Philadelphia 76ers Fans Finally Meet Rookie Power Forward Dario Saric

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Sep 26, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric (9) shoots around during media day at the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric (9) shoots around during media day at the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

More Than Integrity

Let’s be honest to ourselves. Integrity is great, but it comes down to NBA proficiency in this league. Proficiency like that of… Dario Saric. To reveal this, we turn to our good friends over at basketball-reference.org.

What we find is a young man who has improved each season.  In fact, his latest competition found his shooting up to 50 percent from the floor – with 55.2 percent on field goals and 40.3 percent from three point range.  That’s the type of player this team needs on the roster.

SeasonLeague(s)GGSMPFGFGAFG%3P3PA3P%2P2PA2P%eFG%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS
2011-12Euroleague4150.83.80.20.31.50.1670.52.30.2220.2330.30.50.51.33.34.50.50.30.331.52
2012-13Eurocup117260.333010250.40.33300134200344
2013-14Eurocup1032.8510.30.4850.41.30.3084.690.5110.5052.53.20.7812.95.48.32.710.93.12.712.9
2014-15Euroleague2724.43.47.80.4330.72.30.3062.75.50.4860.4792.43.40.7071.64.76.42.30.70.41.929.9
2015-16Euroleague2422.54.38.60.51.230.4033.15.60.5520.571.920.9391.54.35.81.50.50.51.52.511.7
6624.33.88.20.4610.82.30.34435.80.5080.512.12.70.7831.74.56.31.90.70.522.310.4

In fact, The Sixer Sense’s own Josh Wilson wrote a nice piece about Saric impressing head coach Brett Brown.

But we could have learned all of this.  What have we learned since his arrival? Well we know he is impressed so far.  In fact, if you want to catch all of the 76ers taking over on Media day, check out FanSided’s Friendly Bounce with Matt Rutkowski:

And why not? He’s arrived to a state of the art training facility. The gauntlet of excellence has been thrown at his feet. But the trick question, is a hot dog a sandwich?

But what other revelations have we learned about our Croation Sensation? Well, we know he was already at an Eagles game, and he has already “gotten” the fanbase.

But there is still more.