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FUTURE AS A PROSPECT
The end of this long path in the maze of the story of the most awaited Roja‘s prospect has to be connected with a conclusive perspective about his future.
What does it take for the Zaragoza’s scion to become the king of the Kingdom of Aragon?
The rumors we collected, those that we mention already a few times, said clearly that he’s unanimously considered in the top 3/4 prospects born in 2005. His future is undoubtedly the NBA Draft, but, with his unique body, it really depends on where he’ll end up.
Considering the kind of player he is, the matter is if he’ll find the appropriate franchise, where they could develop his talent. There are front offices that believe particularly in this sort of athletes and that, with the right fit, can select him even using a very high pick, but obviously there could be teams not so much committed in his possibilities.
Something similar it’s told by Eric Guilleminault for NbaDraft.net, in his opinion “Mara is a traditional center for an NBA that has become very selective about drafting traditional centers“, so now we can’t have really precise indications about what it could be his ‘stars and stripes’ destiny.
Looking up briefly to some American websites, they project him in the first round of 2024 Draft, at the very least in early second. Nba Draft Room talks about the 10th pick, The Resource Nexus mention the 19th pick, while NbaDraft.net puts him at 35th.
So his future will depend first of all on the context, but, even more, on the physical aspect, which concerns how good he and who works with him will be in building a competitive physicality, with also a decent dose of dynamism, for the NBA level. Our sources insist on the fact that this argument will decide how’s gonna end up his career, but they’re also quite comfortable in saying that, even if he wouldn’t be able to evolve this aspect in the right way for the NBA, Mara’s career at the highest level in Euroleague is almost locked. He has too much talent.
In any case, it’s true that there are some voices a bit hesitant regarding his possible endurance outside FIBA basketball, playing in a much bigger court – both because of the floor size and because it’s even larger with the more frequent use of the outside shooting – and again with a different physical and athletic toughness.
But they’re also as much voices those underline this golden boy willingness to work.
“Time will tell which is the ceiling of his ambitions, but with his character, his manners, his humbleness and his way of working, it’ll be high and in this generation he has to be one of the best.”
Javi Zamora, from Diario AS
In fact, in addition he’s evaluated a fundamental part of an intriguing young generation, the one of the Spanish teenagers. These youngsters represent a great hope for the FEB, and so they’re closely observed. The Roja selection looks towards them as a new brood of champions that, starting with Mara, includes Langarita (2005), but also and especially Izan Almansa (2005) and Hugo Gonzalez (2006).
Talking about Spain, we can also come back in talking about the present, and consequentially his near future.
In his Casademont now, what can Mara’s ambitions be? He can of course enter in coach’s rotation, he’s already doing that and quite permanently. Even using the correct caution in the modulation of the demanded effort, it’s possible that he can establish his playing time between 10-12 minutes per game, which could allow him to have better confidence with the ACB. The graduation is requested not only for the desire to not overexpose him, but also for the necessity to work on his stamina, his ability to perform on the court for more minutes, that is a growth area pointed out even from scouts in the past.
The one he’s playing could be a sort of interlocutory season, in which he can carve out his own role in a team that has had some troubles, but that’s trying to get back, and then maybe he could have serious responsibilities next year, that will be to one before the pivotal date of the Draft and that will tell us more about how much wide his ceiling his.
Mara, the Big Smily Giant. It could have been a Roald Dahl’s book, we hope it will be the most classic of the happy ending novels!
Photo credit: fiba.basketball, Casademont Zaragoza Facebook
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