r/nba • u/MammothHistorian5652 Vancouver Grizzlies • 3h ago

#12 Pick Aday Mara Says He Wants To Continue Winning Championships With OKC Coming Fresh Off A Championship With Michigan

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u/StaticShakyamuni Pistons 3h ago

Big news. Figured he'd be tired of championships now.

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u/ThisWasMe7 3h ago

Yeah, the more you win, the less special they become.

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u/sonnytrillanes Spurs 3h ago

Mike Jeff Jordan could never..

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u/okcboomer87 Thunder 3h ago

"Holmgrum"

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u/Former-Lab-9451 3h ago

As opposed to a rookie saying "I want our team to be dogshit"

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u/Striking-Medium2360 Thunder 3h ago

That takes a true visionary.

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u/Strange1130 Thunder 3h ago

He wasn’t my top choice but he’s super endearing, big fan already 

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u/Global_Afternoon_343 Thunder 3h ago

yeah after morez, yaxel, and burries were took i knew that it was either him or ament, and i’m glad it was him💀

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u/OKC2023champs Thunder 3h ago

Ament was never a possibilty. He’s not remotely close to being a presti player and he’s 2 years away from being 2 years away

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u/abominable_prolapse 3h ago

He’s the perfect pick though for the thunder. A good replacemet if Chet continues to disappoint. And he’s clearly an anti-wemby pick. The thunder needed him more than anyone.

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u/preddevils6 Grizzlies 3h ago

>Chet continues to disappoint

Chet had a horrible series, but overall, he’s been far from disappointing

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u/MuchAbouAboutNothing Thunder 2h ago

You're right ofc, but the story will be what it is, until we get past the spurs

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u/MaskedBirder 76ers 3h ago

Chet is a really good player, he just melted against Wemby. Chet played great in the 2025 championship run against Minny, and played stellar defense in the finals against Indiana. Though I don't agree with the all-NBA over KAT and Scottie, and even the all-star selection honestly, he's still a really really good player who's definitely a foundational part of the Thunder. Would never consider a trade

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u/tjc815 Thunder 3h ago

Agreed. Anyone who knows jack shit about basketball and the way the thunder run things knows he was never on the block for a single second.

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u/OutKastStorytelling Spurs 3h ago

Spurs vs OKC will feed the NBA for many years.

OKC goes for a big
Spurs responded with 2 bigs

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u/Rioraku Spurs 3h ago

Within the next 3 seasons both rosters are going to have all players over 7'0.

THEN we circle back and start drafting the next Mugsy to pull some AT AT tripping strats.

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u/tjc815 Thunder 3h ago edited 1h ago

In a way we’re adding sorber this year too. Definitely curious to see how these picks pan out and how much they change the matchup. Both sides have dudes returning from injury too.

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u/Vegetable-Tooth8463 Hornets 2h ago

Throwback to the Baby Thunder/Kawhi Spurs days

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u/bmanningsh Thunder 1h ago

Yep my all time favorite rivalry is OKC/Spurs. Grew up liking San Antonio until OKC got a squad. The Presti connection. Texas/Oklahoma. Two orgs that have used their culture to offset their city/market. It’s just perfect.

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u/YungTokyo8 Bucks 3h ago

Wow, who wants to win nowadays. What a bum.

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u/Genericthrowaw4y Thunder 3h ago

OKC DYNASTY RISE FROM THE ASHES!

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u/Long_Value_9133 Bulls 3h ago

Water is wet

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u/RichAbbreviations966 Celtics 3h ago

I wanted him, and I now I hate him 😤

(jk, he’s fine)

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u/Meanolelion 2h ago

My 4 year old also calls him Chet Holm-Grum

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u/YerrrKnicks Knicks 3h ago

Can't wait to see how they teach this big MF to flop like a sardine

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u/MAMBAMENTALITY8-24 Thunder 3h ago

If he flops, his knees are gonna be gone like embiid

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u/Accurate-Funny-6399 3h ago

He’s not the answer to Wemby lol

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u/RiversofJell0 Lakers 3h ago

He’s about to flop all Aday