Aday Mara is 7’3” and a 7’7” wingspan. This video shows his exceptional court vision and you could see him hitting cutters all day in Kerr’s system.
Offense: shot 75% in half court offense. Extremely soft touch with great hook shots and angles. Excellent offensive rebounder. Court vision you can’t teach. Universally viewed as a very high IQ skilled offensive player.
Defense: Strong rim protector averaging over 2.5 bpg.
Cons: no range, bad free throw shooter. Cannot defend on the perimeter (naturally). Needs to get stronger with better conditioning.
Player comps: less physical Zach Edey, Donavan Clingan who can’t shoot.
Fit for the Warriors: this team loves high IQ players and Mara is exactly that. His passing will fit like a glove in Kerr’s system, and when he’s in the game teams won’t kill us with offensive rebounds and flying to the rim.
He won’t be a 35mpg player for a few years (if he ever is), but you can see how he could be immediately useful for 15mpg with the ability to change the momentum of games when he’s in.
I’ve always been enamored with centers, and Mara seems uniquely fitted to the Warriors needs and strengths.