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Philadelphia 76ers Destiny – Dario Saric Arrival Up To 99 er 100 Per Cent

By Bret Stuter

Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Dario Saric (Croatia) reacts after being selected as the number twelve overall pick to the Orlando Magic in the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Dario Saric (Croatia) reacts after being selected as the number twelve overall pick to the Orlando Magic in the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 1, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Julius Erving addresses fans during the Moses Malone tribute during halftime of the Philadelphia 76ers against the Los Angeles Lakers at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers won 103-91. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 1, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Julius Erving addresses fans during the Moses Malone tribute during halftime of the Philadelphia 76ers against the Los Angeles Lakers at Wells Fargo Center. The 76ers won 103-91. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

Restoring Our Pride

22 year old Dario Saric, son of Predrag and Vesalinka Šarić, brings something far more valuable to this team and to this city.  He brings the realization that a promise is just that, a promise.  In the modern NBA, the shifting loyalties of free agencies, max contracts, and small ball has blurred our vision and we’ve lost the perspective fought so hard to establish by Wilt Chamberlain, Bobby Jones, Julius Erving, Darryl Dawkins, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, and even Allen Iverson.

There is loyalty yet in this NBA.  The loyalty of Predrag Šarić, and his young son Dario Saric, have a lesson for the fans of the Philadelphia 76ers. If we have forgotten the significance of our team in the NBA, they have not.  This is not about money after all.  After all is said and done, this is about  the honor of donning the jersey of the Philadelphia 76ers jersey and joining a very select and distinguished group of men who have blazed a trail and a market for the NBA and for basketball worldwide.

This is not the team whom the NBA pundits and decriers would have us believe we are.  The Philadelphia 76ers have earned the right to be placed among the top tier of the NBA.   This team has long been the innovative, market making franchise which has brought electrifying  play to the television sets of families across this nation.

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