#aday-mara

#aday-mara

It might seem like a reach, but if the Chicago Bulls don't jump in the Draft Lottery, I could absolutely see them using their top-10 pick on Michigan big man Aday Mara. At 7'3", Mara showed all the right qualities during Michigan's national championship-winning season. He's arguably the best shot blocker in the nation, a great rim runner, and, to nobody's surprise, has the ability to win nearly every rebound and jump ball that comes his way.

Aday Mara turned 21 minutes after achieving something unprecedented in Spanish sports: winning the NCAA and doing so as a key player on both offense and defense for the Michigan Wolverines.

The Chicago Bulls have a problem. An addiction. An addiction to... the second round of the NBA draft. And it's gotten bad. In the days leading up to the trade deadline, the Bulls traded just about everything they had - and, in the process, added nine (9!) second-round picks. That brings their future total to fourteen (14!) second-rounders, two of which are in the 2026 NBA Draft. Enough to build an entire roster made up exclusively of second-round picks.