The NBA Draft Live crew discuss the high ceiling of Thunder rookie Aday Mara after Oklahoma City selected the former Michigan big man with the twelve overall first round pick.

The Michigan Wolverines took the college basketball world by storm last season, beating the likes of Duke, Florida, and UConn for the national championship. Now, they’ve done it again during the 2026 NBA draft.

Former Michigan stars Aday Mara, Yaxel Lendeborg, and Morez Johnson Jr. showed out on the NBA Draft red before all being selected in the first twelve picks.

National champions Morez Johnson Jr., Yaxel Lendeborg, and Aday Mara made history as lottery locks, fueling a dominant draft night that reunited Johnson with coach Dusty May.

Morez Johnson Jr., Yaxel Lendeborg and Aday Mara were all taken in the first 12 picks.

The best photos from the 2026 NBA draft for Aday Mara, Bennett Stirtz.

Michigan made history as three transfers who won a national title with the Wolverines were selected in the NBA lottery spots Tuesday night.

Michigan basketball produced not one, but three different first rounders in the 2026 NBA Draft, which hits this feat for them.

Aday Mara won his break up with the UCLA Bruins, winning a college national title and is now drafted in the NBA lottery.