Report: Sixers In Talks To Lure Dario Saric For Upcoming Season
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --- They said it couldn't be done!
According to international pro basketball reporter David Pick, the Philadelphia 76ers are trying to lure Dario Saric for the 2015-16 season. Saric, the 2014 12th overall pick of the Sixers via the Magic, signed a three-year deal to play in Turkey with the with the Anadolu Efes before he was drafted. The deal has a player option in the final year, and is reportedly worth $1.2 million.
The Sixers would be able to pay a maximum of $625,000 in a potential buyout due to a restriction in the NBA's collective bargaining agreement. If the Sixers do sign Saric to an NBA contract this year, they can offer him 20-percent more than the $1.8 million figure slotted for a 12th overall NBA draft pick.
Saric, 21, is currently playing in the Turkish Basketball League playoffs, averaging almost 18 points and 11 rebounds per game.
Through 8 TBL Playoff games, per 36 Dario Saric is averaging…
— max (@MaxOnTwitter) June 9, 2015
17.9 PTS
10.9 REB
4.3 AST
54.3 FG%
36.7 3P%
(26.4 MPG)#TrustTheProcess
This report, combined with Scott O'Neil admitting there is a "slight chance" Saric comes to the U.S. for this upcoming season, has given Sixers fans some hope.