7-foot-3 Aday Mara had eye-opening NBA debut as Thunder hold Victor Wembanyama to career-worst game

Source: New York Post

Aday Mara needed just one game to suddenly make the Thunder seem much better suited to handle Victor Wembanyama this season. The Thunder’s 7-foot-3 rookie had a strong debut Tuesday and helped Oklahoma City hold the Spurs’ phenom to a career-worst shooting night in a 116-104 road win in a Western Conference finals rematch. Mara scored seven points while adding two rebounds and one block in 12 minutes, including a pivotal third-quarter sequence where he blocked Wembanyama and then scored on the other end.