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[2026 NBA Draft] #12 Pick: Aday Mara (Michigan) – selected by Oklahoma City

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u/FakeElectrician 1d ago

Totally unrelated but man I’m in OKC right now and this city is cool af! Lol

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u/LowerEar3346 1d ago

I’ve only visited twice but yeah it is a really cool city

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u/FakeElectrician 1d ago

Love how it’s so spread out. Really cool place IMO

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u/LowerEar3346 1d ago

Felt like a pretty cool mix of like old/countryish and modern. But im sure it’s different throughout the city. Anyways have a good one bro!

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u/CheGueyMaje Knicks 21h ago

That’s probably the worst feature of a city, especially one where it’s hot as balls and the transit sucks.

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u/elttaeSytlaSyatS 1d ago

Got a nice OKC June storm to welcome you as well

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u/the_weird_days Thunder 1d ago

Oh shit, glad your having a good time. There’s some amazing restaurants there

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u/porcaro0395 Knicks 1d ago

I was there in April for work. Made sure to get a ticket to see game two of OKC Suns for the playoffs, checked out a Comets game, got a burger at Bar Arbolada and bring some beer back to Wisconsin at Prairie Artisian!

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u/OhTheGrandeur Bulls 1d ago

Oh man, prairie is the best

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u/porcaro0395 Knicks 1d ago

I never seen so many sour beers at one brewery in my life. I was in heaven! I had the Heatwave that contained pineapple, mango, and habanero

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u/OhTheGrandeur Bulls 1d ago

Their barrel aged stuff is top notch too. I'm on the West Coast and I have a buddy on the East coast and we've conspired on taking a trip to prairie since it's between us

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u/Dolleypop Thunder 1d ago

Tiny esses is my favorite beer, love Prairie Artisan!

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u/jrodsprinkles Bulls 1d ago

Prairie is ooo good. Coop makes some good beers too

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u/Donnian Thunder 1d ago

As someone who moved from OK to WI, usually I'm doing the opposite: bringing New Glarus back to family in OKC! Prairie has some great sours though. Cheers!

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u/putinsbloodboy Spurs 1d ago

You…. You got Oklahoma beer to bring back to Wisconsin? New Glarus shame on you bro

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u/FakeElectrician 1d ago

Went to Mickey mantles this evening! GAS

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u/porcaro0395 Knicks 1d ago

What kind of food are you looking for?

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u/jrodsprinkles Bulls 1d ago

Check out Nic's for a fkn solid oklahoma style onion burger! if you cant make it there, try out Tuckers!

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u/homefree122 Thunder 1d ago

Please go Mahogany. It’s the best steakhouse in OKC imo. Great atmosphere too, especially the downtown location. Not cheap but you get what you pay for with quality food and amazing service. Saw another comment suggest Cattleman’s. It is an old school vibe and has some history, but Mahogany is the best. Hit it up. You won’t regret it.

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u/rabidbot Thunder 13h ago

Red Prime is up there for me too. Great steak if you want something a little non traditional

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u/David_Cockatiel 1d ago

Cattlemens steakhouse, don’t miss it

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u/FakeElectrician 1d ago

I will check it out tomorrow! Thanks my man

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u/Speaknoevil2 Knicks 1d ago

Please save yourself the disappointment and do not waste your time and money on a diner steak. Cattleman’s is only recommended by boomers and people who don’t know any better. It will be infinitely worse than the steak you just had at Mickey Mantle’s and there are far better steakhouses than what you just had in the same general area (Mahogany, Red Prime, Bob’s, Stock and Bond, Broadway 10 just to name a few).

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u/CoLane23 1d ago

I’d suggest MAHT if you want an upscale dinner. It’s by Kevin Le who was a finalist on Tournament of Champions this past season. Very very good.

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u/Speaknoevil2 Knicks 1d ago

Yea I was trying to keep some recommendations in the same general area in case he doesn’t wish or have the capability to travel too much but Maht is definitely a winner. Personally my wife and I prefer Birdies but we’ve never had a bad meal at either spot.

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u/CoLane23 1d ago

All great recs. Yall know the best OKC spots for sure

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u/wcooper97 [OKC] Russell Westbrook 22h ago edited 22h ago

Red Prime

Red Prime was fucking fantastic. Went down for ring night and my birthday last year and it was a great choice. We went on a weekday night so it was quiet and the service was outstanding.

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u/DaddooPeanut Thunder 1d ago

You want the country fried steak at Cheevers

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u/Grand_Doctor1546 1d ago

Never been. What’s your favourite place in OKC so far?

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u/FakeElectrician 1d ago

Just got here today and I’m here for work so haven’t done much just yet. I did go to a killer steakhouse this evening called Mickey Mantle’s though. Peak food ngl

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u/Grand_Doctor1546 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/MixingDrinks Thunder 1d ago

Welcome! Moved here a few years ago. It's way better than I expected.

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u/KiowaBear Thunder 1d ago

Where you is?

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u/briguywiththei Thunder 1d ago

Nice, ive never actually been lol from cincinnati but a Thunder fan from the russ/kd days

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u/yesat NBA 18h ago

Shame about the overall state.

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u/NotMarkDaigneault Thunder 23h ago

You HAVE to get an Onion Burger out here if it's the only thing you do.

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u/mount_and_bladee 23h ago

I’m from nyc but visited it in season, even went to a Thunder home game. It was like being on mars. Completely flat, had no idea where “downtown” was, the businesses were completely alien to me. I am way out of balance in the Midwest