Vitals
- Position: Center · Height: 7-2 · Weight: 255
- Draft: 2026, Round 1, Pick 12 by the Oklahoma City Thunder
- Experience: 0 seasons · Nationality: Spain
- Contract: TO-2028; TO-2029; RFA-2030. Oklahoma City drafted Mara 12th overall in the 2026 NBA Draft out of Michigan. He signed a multi-year rookie deal with team options for 2028 and 2029 before restricted free agency in 2030.
Stats
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 55.0 | 75.0 |
Per-game averages, 2026-27 season. Stats as of October 30, 2026. Sources: Basketball-Reference, cross-checked against ESPN.
Before the NBA
| Season | School | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | UCLA | 28 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 44.2 | 70.0 | |
| 2024-25 | UCLA | 33 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 59.0 | 57.7 | |
| 2025-26 | MICHIGAN | 40 | 12.1 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 66.8 | 30.0 | 56.4 |
| Career | 101 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 58.0 | 11.9 | 60.6 |
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Role
Mara is a rookie 7-2 center starting his career on the deep bench. Oklahoma City drafted him 12th overall in 2026 out of Michigan for his size and touch. He is a long-term developmental project behind Hartenstein and Holmgren.
How he got here
Oklahoma City drafted Mara 12th overall in the 2026 NBA Draft out of Michigan. He signed a multi-year rookie deal with team options for 2028 and 2029 before restricted free agency in 2030.
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Roster and contract details via RealGM, October 2026. Stats are per-game points, rebounds and assists.