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Minnesota Timberwolves head coach/president Tom Thibodeau made his first public comments Monday since the franchise traded All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler to the Philadelphia 76ers, and he says forwards Robert Covington and Dario Saric are going to fit in well with the team. The Timberwolves host the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. Robert Covington, Dario Saric […]

When it comes to winners and losers in the Philadelphia 76ers’ blockbuster trade for Jimmy Butler, the Washington Wizards come out as the NBA’s biggest losers. When the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled the trigger on the trade with the Sixers, the Wizards missed out on an opportunity to escape from their early-season struggles. Instead, it’s the […]

Heading into the 2018 offseason, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown pledged the franchise was going star-hunting. Though the Sixers aimed to sign LeBron James or Paul George, they instead wound up signing Mike Muscala and trading for Wilson Chandler, which, um, isn’t quite the same thing. But after getting off to a sluggish start […]

The trade fiasco around Jimmy Butler finally ended Saturday when the Minnesota Timberwolves shipped the disgruntled All-Star to the Philadelphia 76ers. Interestingly, a Reddit user actually proposed the exact players included in the Butler trade a month ago. CoolScales, the username of this Redditor, proposed some different trade scenarios for Butler, including a deal involving […]

For players, getting traded is definitely one of the most difficult things they will experience in their career. The same holds true for the teammates they leave behind. This is certainly the case for Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid who recently admitted that he got emotional upon hearing the news about the blockbuster trade that […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have exercised options on point-forward Ben Simmons, guard Markelle Fultz and small forward Dario Saric, according to Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Ben Simmons is making $6.43 million this season. He’ll earn $8.11 million during the 2019-20 season and has a qualifying offer worth $10.55 million for the 2020-21 season. If […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric seems to imply that if he were to do it all over again, he would have probably spent more time playing in the NBA. However, the Sixers are happy with the player he is today. In an interview with Paul Hudrick of NBC Sports, Saric spoke about how his decision […]

The Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs completed a trade Wednesday that sent Kawhi Leonard north of the border in return for DeMar DeRozan. The deal also included Danny Green, Jakob Poeltl and a first-round pick. At one point just a few weeks ago, it looked like the Philadelphia 76ers could be the team that […]

Maybe the Philadelphia 76ers don’t need Kawhi Leonard after all. According to stats compiled by Andy Bailey of the Hardwood Knocks podcast via NBAMath.com, not only was the frontcourt of Joel Embiid and Dario Saric the second most effective big man tandem in the league last season, but the starting five of Embiid, Saric, Robert […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric might be best known for being a part of a dynamic nucleus in the City of Brotherly Love, but he’s an avid yeller in the streets. I kid. This will make sense in a second. As it is for several NBA players, Saric is spending his offseason rooting for his […]

News broke back in May that superstar power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves are “not in a good place internally.” This was reported by ESPN’s Zach Lowe on The Lowe Post. His colleague Brian Windhorst asked Lowe to share his thoughts on Towns and the Timberwolves. Here is what Lowe said via Hoops Hype’s […]

The Philadelphia 76ers seem to be aggressive in this year’s draft. Reports say that they want to move into the Top 5 but are not willing to offer two of their key players. As reported by Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated, the Sixers are arranging trade packages with hopes of moving up to the Top […]

The most controversial rebuild in NBA history shifted into phase two last season. Equipped with top-tier young talent, versatile role players, and a solid mix of wily veterans, the Philadelphia 76ers were ready to push some chips to the middle of the table. Not many expected things to come together so quickly. The Sixers reeled off […]

The Phoenix Suns were the big winners of last week’s 2018 NBA Draft Lottery when they were announced to have won the right to select the first overall pick. There’s no question that the Suns are the envy of just about every NBA team these days, as they have the luxury of picking the best […]

In Underpants Gnomes nomenclature, the Philadelphia 76ers’ rebuilding strategy over the past half-decade looked something like this: PHASE 1: Tank to acquire young superstars via the draft PHASE 2: ??? PHASE 3: Win championship(s) With their opening-round knockout of the Miami Heat, the Sixers appear ready to fast-forward through the second phase of that plan. […]

Dario Saric is only a game away from moving onto the Eastern Conference semifinals, as the Philadelphia 76ers boast a 3-1 lead on the Miami Heat with a chance to put the finishing touches on the series tonight in his own home court. The Croatian forward called this a “golden opportunity” to make this series […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric noted the absence of Joel Embiid during the Sixers’ 113-103 loss to the Miami Heat, as the team lacked the intimidation factor the 7-footer brings to the table, now having missed the last 10 games after sustaining an orbital bone fracture against the New York Knicks at the end of […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were looking to capitalize on their Game 1 victory over the Miami Heat by securing home-court advantage before hitting the road. They looked to be well on their way to another impressive victory after a stellar play involving point guard Ben Simmons and power forward Dario Saric. The Heat were able to secure […]

It has been quite the 2017-18 NBA season for the Philadelphia 76ers. Not only have they solidified a spot in the playoffs, but point guard Ben Simmons looks every bit the franchise player they hoped he would be. Ben Simmons established himself early and often as the league’s best rookie. According to Tom Moore of the Bucks […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been on a roll over the last couple of weeks working their way up the standings on a current 10-game win streak. It has pushed them into the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference standings in position to possibly secure home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. They have […]

Across computer screens and coaching whiteboards, ink—both digital and real—has been spent chronicling the rise of these Philadelphia 76ers. And even at this early stage of the process, one would have to read for quite a while before coming across Dario Saric. Nov. 7, 2017 — Philadelphia 76ers vs. Utah Jazz Holding the Jazz at […]

After being sent home during the Philadelphia 76ers’ morning shootaround on Tuesday due to illness, Dario Saric will still play on the night, and will start against the Indiana Pacers. The development has been confirmed by Keith Pompey of the Philly Inquirer, who took to his Twitter account recently to share the news. .@dariosaric will […]

There was a time when both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers were powerhouses at the same time. The two franchises have been known for excellence almost since the moment they joined the NBA. Back in 1982, the Lakers and the Sixers faced off in an epic duel for the NBA championship. When […]

The Philadelphia 76ers made one of the more splashier signings of the buyout season signing Ersan Ilyasova who was bought out from the Atlanta Hawks, as they continue their push for the playoffs. He was a starter with the Hawks this season, but that won’t be the case with the 76ers. The Sixers will bring […]

During a break in the action at Thursday morning’s shootaround in Boston, several members of the Philadelphia Sixers, including Cameroonian big man Joel Embiid and Croatian power forward Dario Saric, were seen honing their soccer skills — with a basketball. Embiid, Saric, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, and a member of the Sixers’ coaching staff formed a juggling […]

On Saturday, the Philadelphia 76ers were able to extend their current winning streak to three games following a convincing victory over another up-and-coming-team in the Milwaukee Bucks. The final score was 114-94, and their social media team wanted to make sure they rubbed it in further to their opponents on the night. The Sixers’ Twitter […]

Friday’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Philadelphia 76ers went officially insane. Two overtimes were not enough to decide this game and just when you think this contest can’t get any more crazier, reigning NBA MVP Russell Westbrook ran the fastbreak at one point in the third overtime and punctuated the play with […]

Jahlil Okafor’s days of suffering on the pine in Philadelphia have finally come to an end. According to ESPN’s Zach Lowe, the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed with the Brooklyn Nets on a deal that would send the third-year center to New York for Trevor Booker. Philly will send Okafor, Nik Stauskas, and a second-round pick […]

Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric might want to consider the idea of wearing goggles during games. According to Derek Bodner of The Athletic, Saric is being evaluated after hurting both his eyes during practice. Dario Saric has a left eye laceration, and was poked in the right eye, both during practice. He's currently being evaluated. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have established themselves as one of the more promising up-and-coming teams in the NBA today. Not only are they led by budding superstars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, but the Sixers have done an excellent job of acquiring the right supporting cast around them through the NBA Draft over the last few years. […]

The upstart Philadephia 76ers have a premier matchup against Golden State Warriors on Saturday night at home. It didn’t take long for the 76ers make a strong impression during the game on the defending champions as big man Dario Saric made a huge one-hand block on reigning NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant early in the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers recently decided on the future of some of their young and promising players. It has been reported that the team will pick up their options on Ben Simmons, Dario Saric, Justin Anderson and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot for next season, according to their official release via Jessica Camerato of NBC. Sixers picked up options […]

Just because the Philadelphia 76ers have been the biggest joke in the NBA these past few seasons doesn’t mean they can’t dish out gags themselves. Proving that it’s very possible to be the butt of jokes and jokesters at the same time, Sixers players gamely participated in several rounds of Bad Joke Telling by Whistle […]

Dario Saric was one of the big bright spots for the Philadelphia 76ers last season. The Croatian finally came over to the NBA after being drafted 12th overall in 2014, and had a very good rookie season. He averaged 12.8 points and 6.3 rebounds in 26.3 minutes per game as he finished second in the […]

Last season, the Philadelphia 76ers became one of the NBA’s surprise teams as they won the most games over their last four campaigns. They planned to build on the momentum they gained by adding key pieces to their lineup this summer, highlighted by the selection of Markelle Fultz as the top pick in the draft, […]

Both of the Philadelphia 76ers’ representatives at EuroBasket, Croatia’s Dario Saric and Turkey’s Furkan Korkmaz, were knocked out on Sunday in the round of 16. Saric’s Croatia was routed by Russia, while Korkmaz’s Turkey succumbed to Spain. Both Sixers played well during the tournament, though, and as Sixers.com beat reporter Brian Seltzer notes, head coach […]

Philadelphia 76ers power forward Dario Saric has shined in the EuroBasket 2017 for his native Croatia this past offseason after a stellar rookie year. Saric has made it a point to play for his national team in events such as these ever since he was a teenager. In fact, Saric is so heavily invested in playing […]

Croatia is still unbeaten in the ongoing EuroBasket tournament following their win against Montenegro, 76-72. Despite leading throughout the game, it was not a stroll in the park for the Croatians as their opponents were very pesky and even almost stole the match from them in the final minute, bringing down the lead to just […]

In his rookie year last season in the NBA, Philadelphia 76ers big man Dario Saric made a good account of himself by displaying his impressive all-around game. Despite most of the attention being on Joel Embiid, the 23-year-old Croatian showed everyone that he is also a rising star in the league, and will be one […]