What coaches and players say about roles, minutes, gameplans and development.
Duren's next step is playing through the elbows as a passer with shooters around him.
โThat's where the next step is for him. โฆ Understanding how good of a passer he is, then what it looks like when you put the ball in his hands at the elbows, and now you've got shooting all around.โ
Spoelstra sets expectations for Joviฤ.
โIt's really about your approach when things don't go necessarily how you want them to go, and that's true for all of us.โ
Mara has shown a commitment to consistent unseen work over a short span.
โhis 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.โ
Mara's deep outlets have the Thunder running the floor and looking for him on rolls.
โIt'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.โ
Veterans are feeding rookie Aday Mara in the post unprompted.
โeven 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.โ
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