Dario Šarić

Dario Šarić
Player information
birthday	8th April 1994 (age 26)
place of birth	Šibenik , Croatia
size	208 cm
Weight	104 kg
position	Power forward
NBA draft	2014 , 12th Pick, Orlando Magic
Club information
society	Phoenix Suns
league	NBA
Jersey number	20th
Clubs as active
000002009 KK Zrinjevac 2010–2011 → KK Dubrava 2011–2012 KK Zagreb 2013–2014 KK Cibona 2014–2016 Anadolu Efes SK 2016–2018 Philadelphia 76ers 2018–2019 Minnesota Timberwolves Since 2019 Phoenix Suns 0
National team
Since 02013	Croatia

Dario Šarić (born April 8, 1994 in Šibenik , Croatia ) is a Croatian basketball player . He is currently under contract with the Phoenix Suns in the NBA .

Youth player in Croatia

Šarić in 2012

The then 17-year-old already attracted attention in 2011 at the Euroleague basketball Nike International Junior Tournament . He won the cup with KK Zagreb and was elected MVP of the tournament. In 2012 he was invited to the Nike Hoop Summit and led a junior world selection to victory over an American junior selection. He scored 13 points, got 14 rebounds and distributed five basket assists.

After a failed move to Bilbao Basket , he signed with KK Cibona in autumn 2012 .

It was speculated that Šarić would sign up for the 2013 NBA draft . After signing up, however, shortly before the draft, he withdrew his application to stay in Croatia for another season.

With Cibona, he won the national cup in 2013 and was named the best player in the final. He also won the championship of the Adriatic Basketball League with Cibona and was named MVP of the season and the final tournament . He brought it in the league to 16.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He was also awarded the FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award 2013 .

Šarić signed up again for the NBA draft in 2014 . He did not withdraw this time, but signed a three-year contract with Anadolu Efes SK a few days before the draft . This made an early move to the NBA impossible.

NBA

In the 2014 NBA draft , Šarić was selected twelfth by the Orlando Magic . However, his rights were transferred to the Philadelphia 76ers for Elfrid Payton shortly thereafter .

In the summer of 2016, Šarić signed a contract with the 76ers. In his first year of play in Philadelphia he scored an average of 12.8 points per game in 81 main round appearances and increased this value in the 2017/18 season when he recorded 14.6 points per game. In November 2018, it was transferred from Philadelphia to NBA competitor Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a player swap.

National team

Šarić played for Croatia in the U-16 European Championship in 2010. He led his team to the title and was then named best player of the tournament. He scored 24.3 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, which he led the tournament in points and rebounds and was second in the assists.

In 2011 he took part in the U-19 basketball world championship and finished eighth with Croatia.

In 2012 he won the U-18 basketball championship with Croatia and was then elected MVP of the tournament. He led the tournament with 25.9 points per game, he also got the second most rebounds with 10.1 per game. In the final he scored 39 points against Lithuania .

At the European Championship 2013 Šarić reached fourth place with the Croatian team .

Achievements and Awards

society

• Croatian Cup (2013)
• Croatian champion (2013)
• Champion of the Adriatic Basketball League (2014)

National team

• U-16 European Champion 2010
• U-18 European Champion 2012

Individually

• MVP of the Croatian Cup Final (2013)
• Season MVP and Final Four MVP of the Adriatic Basketball League (2014)
• NBA All-Rookie First Team (2017)

Web links

Commons : Dario Šarić  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Dario Šarić - player profile on NBA.com
• Dario Šarić - player profile on basketball-reference.com
• NBADraft.net profile
• Profile on abaliga.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NIJT Barcelona (day 3 final): KK Zagreb, the champion; Saric, the MVP
2. ↑ Nike Hoop Summit 2012 Recap: World Select Tops Team USA, 84-75
3. ↑ Cibona inks Dario Šarić ( Memento from October 22, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
4. ^ Agent: Dario Saric to exit draft
5. ↑ The ideal five of the 2013/14 season selected ( Memento from April 21, 2014 in the web archive archive.today )
6. ↑ Saric is 2013 Young Men's POY
7. ^ Dario Saric Signs 3-Year Deal with Turkey Basketball Team; Loaded NBA Draft Gets Thinner
8. ↑ 2014 NBA Draft: Orlando Magic select Dario Saric at No. 12, trade to 76ers
9. ↑ 76ers sign 2014 Draft pick Saric to deal. NBA.com, July 15, 2016, accessed July 16, 2016 . 
10. ↑ Dario Saric. Retrieved December 17, 2018 . 
11. ^ Sixers agree to blockbuster trade for All-Star forward Jimmy Butler. November 10, 2018, accessed December 17, 2018 . 
12. ↑ Saric Heads All Tournament Team ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
13. ↑ MVP Saric Heads All Tournament Team ( Memento of the original from January 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.