Dario Šarić

Dario Šarić
Šarić in 2012
No. 9 – Philadelphia 76ers
Position Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1994-04-08) April 8, 1994
Šibenik, Croatia
Nationality Croatian
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009 Zrinjevac
2009–2012 Zagreb
2010–2011 →Dubrava
2012–2014 Cibona
2014–2016 Anadolu Efes
2016–present Philadelphia 76ers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Croatia
European U-18 Championship
2012 Latvia
European U-16 Championship
2010 Montenegro

Dario Šarić (Croatian: [dâːrio ʃǎːritɕ]; born April 8, 1994) is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the senior Croatian national team. He was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.

Professional career

Early years

Šarić began his professional career in 2009 with Zrinjevac. After joining Zagreb mid-way through the 2009–10 season, and spending much of the 2010–11 season on loan with Dubrava, Šarić won the Città di Roma EuroLeague (IJT) in May 2011, alongside teammates, Mario Hezonja and Dominik Mavra, and progressed to the Final Four of the tournament, where his team eventually won.[1] After he had registered a triple-double in the final game with 19 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, in addition to 10 drawn fouls, he was named the MVP of the tournament.[2][3]

In 2012 and 2013, Šarić was nominated for the FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year Award.[4][5]

In 2012, he was selected to play for the World Team, for the second year in a row, at the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon.[6] In the all-star game, the international players of the World Team beat the US team, with Šarić scoring 13 points and leading in rebounds (14) and assists (5).[7][8]

He signed with Bilbao Basket and was loaned to Split in 2012. However, due to a sanction by FIBA, forcing the Spanish team to pay a buyout of €550,000, he didn't sign with Bilbao.[9] After that, he trained with Split, but was not playing games with them.

Cibona Zagreb (2012–2014)

In November 2012, he signed a four-year contract with the Croatian club Cibona.[10]

Again, in 2013, he was nominated for the FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award, finishing second.[11]

Šarić had initially decided to declare for the 2013 NBA draft on April 4, 2013.[12] However, two days after the initial declaration, he decided not to participate in it and had planned to play for KK Cibona for at least one more season.[13] Šarić would, however, officially declare himself for the draft once again on April 14, 2013.[14] Finally, Šarić withdrew from the draft altogether, because of his desire to stay in Europe for another year, to gain experience.[15][16]

In 2013, he won the Croatian National Cup and Croatian League championship with Cibona, and won the MVP award for the Croatian finals.[17]

He was named the 2013 FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year in February 2014.[5] In April 2014, he was selected into the ideal team and also named the MVP of the Adriatic League, averaging 16.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in the regular season.[18][19][20] In the Final Four of the competition, Cibona eventually won the league championship, and Šarić was also proclaimed the MVP of the final four.[21] He was also named the ABA League Top Prospect for the 2013–14 season.[22]

Anadolu Efes (2014–2016)

On June 24, 2014, he signed a 2+1 contract with the Turkish team Anadolu Efes.[23][24] Cibona also received US$1.2 million in the name of buyout from Anadolu Efes, as Šarić was still under contract with them. He signed the offer days before the 2014 NBA draft commenced.[25][26] The Orlando Magic selected Šarić 12th overall in the 2014 draft, but his rights were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for Elfrid Payton on draft night.[27] After the draft, Šarić stated that he planned on playing in Europe for at least one more year, but promised that he would eventually play in the NBA.[28]

At the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Šarić's father criticized Efes's head coach, Dušan Ivković, for not putting Dario in the roster for the Turkish Super League games, openly threatening possible termination of the player's contract, if the situation didn't improve.[29] He was named the EuroLeague 2014–15 season's MVP of the Month for the month of November, becoming the youngest player in EuroLeague history to win the monthly MVP award.[30] Over 4 EuroLeague games in November, he averaged 15.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.

In January 2015, he was named the 2014 FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year, his second consecutive award.[31]

Anadolu Efes finished their participation in the EuroLeague season, after they lost their quarterfinal playoffs series to Real Madrid, by a 3–1 series result.[32] Over 27 EuroLeague games played in 2014–15 season, Šarić averaged 9.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.[33] In May 2016, he finished second, for the second straight season, in the EuroLeague Rising Star voting.[34]

Philadelphia 76ers (2016–present)

On 16 July 2016, Šarić signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.[35] In just his third NBA game on 1 November 2016, Šarić scored 21 points in a 103–101 loss to the Orlando Magic.[36] On 3 December 2016, he had a second 21-point game in a 107–106 loss to the Boston Celtics.[37] On 9 February 2017, he had a 26-point effort in a 112–111 win over Orlando.[38] On 17 February 2017, he participated in the Rising Stars Challenge during the All-Star Weekend. On March 2, 2017, he was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in February, after his injured teammate, Joel Embiid, had won each month prior.[39] On 9 March 2017, he had a 28-point effort in a 114–108 overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.[40] Three days later, he scored a career-high 29 points in a 118–116 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[41] He surpassed that mark on 24 March 2017, scoring 32 points in a 117–107 win over the Chicago Bulls.[42] On 3 April 2017, he was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for the second straight month.[43] Following the season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team[44] and finished second in NBA Rookie of the Year voting, behind Malcolm Brogdon.[45]

On 7 November 2017, Šarić scored a then season-high 25 points in a 104–97 win over the Utah Jazz. It was the 76ers' fifth straight win, their longest since the 2011–12 season.[46] On 18 December 2017, he scored 20 of his 27 points in the second half of the 76ers' 117–115 loss to the Chicago Bulls.[47] Three days later, he had a near triple-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in a 114–109 loss to the Toronto Raptors.[48] On 31 December 2017, he tied a season high with 27 points in a 123–110 win over the Phoenix Suns.[49] In Game 4 of the 76ers' second-round playoff series against the Celtics, Šarić scored a game-high 25 points in a 103–92 win, helping Philadelphia cut the series deficit to 3–1.[50] The 76ers went on to lose to the Celtics in Game 5, despite Šarić's 27 points and 10 rebounds in a 114–112 loss.[51]

National team career

Šarić at the 2014 World Cup

While playing with Croatia's Under-16 national team, Šarić was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in a unanimous vote, after leading the tournament in scoring (24.3 ppg) and rebounding (11.5 rpg), and finishing second in assists (5.8 apg).[52] He registered a triple-double (30 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists) in the final, becoming only the second player to do so (after Ricky Rubio in 2006).[53]

He won a gold medal with Croatia's Under-18 national team in the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he finished first in scoring (25.6 ppg) and second in rebounds (10.1 rpg).[54] Soon after scoring 39 points to lead Croatia to victory in the gold medal game against Lithuania, Šarić was voted unanimously as tournament MVP.[55]

Šarić also played with Croatia's Under-19 national team in the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he finished fourth in scoring (18.1 ppg)[56] and third in rebounds (10.1 rpg),[57] despite being one of the youngest participants at 17 years of age. He also played at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he averaged 20.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists per game, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.[58]

Šarić represented the senior men's Croatia men's national basketball team at a major FIBA tournament for the first time at EuroBasket 2013, where he averaged 5.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game.[59] He then played with Croatia's senior men's team at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, where he averaged 11.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.[60]

He also played with Croatia at the EuroBasket 2015,[61] where they were eliminated in the eighth finals by Czech Republic.[62] Over 6 tournament games, he averaged 9.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game, on 44.7% shooting from the field.[63]

Šarić played with Croatia at the 2016 Olympic games, where they were eliminated in the quarter finals by Serbia. Over 6 tournament games, he averaged 33.1 minutes, 11.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, on 43.1% shooting from the field.[64]

Šarić represented Croatia at the EuroBasket 2017. Croatia was eliminated in the round of 16 by Russia. Over 5 tournament games, he averaged 32.4 minutes, 14.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game, on 37.4% field goal shooting.[65]

Personal life

Šarić is the son of basketball-playing parents, Predrag and Veselinka.[66] His nicknames include "The Homie", "Super Dario" or "Šiši" (pronounced "she-she").[67][68][69]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Philadelphia 813626.3.411.311.7826.32.2.4.712.8
2017–18 Philadelphia 787329.6.453.393.8606.72.6.3.714.6
Career 15910927.9.431.355.8206.52.4.3.713.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Philadelphia 101032.9.421.385.8507.33.51.0.417.2
Career 101032.9.421.385.8507.33.51.0.417.2

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2011–12 Zagreb 4315.0.200.167.5004.5.5.3.32.0.8
2014–15 Anadolu Efes 272224.4.433.306.7076.42.3.7.49.912.6
2015–16 Anadolu Efes 241822.4.500.403.9395.81.5.5.511.713.5
Career 554322.9.457.350.7836.01.8.6.410.112.1

Awards and accomplishments

Club honours

Junior club honours
Senior club honours

Individual

Junior honours
Senior honours

See also

References

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