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Thunder camp has stressed getting out fast and pushing the ball ahead with unselfish play.
βit comes back to, you know, pretty much our principles and what we've been working on in training camp is, you know, getting out fast and making outlets, getting the ball up ahead. And I think we all play unselfish. We all want to see a person win and succeed.β
Mara has shown a commitment to consistent unseen work over a short span.
βhis commitment level, you know, like I said, in the invisible spaces is a really encouraging sign. Because that's how you improve is your ability to put consistent work in. And he's proven in at least a short span of time that he's capable of that.β
Mara's deep outlets have the Thunder running the floor and looking for him on rolls.
βIt's just interesting to see how the guys have responded to him. They've learned that he outlets the ball deep, so they're getting the ball. They're getting up the floor in the outlets. They're looking for him in the roles. You know, they understand the gravity of somebody that size that's got the hands he does.β
Veterans are feeding rookie Aday Mara in the post unprompted.
βeven like they throw the ball to him in a post, you know, it's just not a lot of like rookie picks that without prompting, you know, like veteran players are throwing the ball into, you know, it's a sign of trust... none of those things are things we've talked about specific to him, and yet the guys are kind of recognizing that, so it's encouraging.β
Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams are held out tonight.
βOKC holding out Chet, Hartenstein and JWill tonight. Will be a lot of fun to watch Aday Mara play with SGA and JDub. Also good news that Bennett Stirtz seems good to go tonight.β
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