Dario Saric

BIOGRAPHY

Dario Šarić was born on April 8, 1994, in Sibenik, Croatia.  He is a forward in the NBA.

He was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. He also represents the senior Croatian national team. 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). 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). He also 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).

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, and progressed to the Final Four of the tournament, where his team eventually won. 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. In January 2015, he was named the 2014 FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year, his second consecutive award.

On 15 July 2016, Šarić signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. On March 2, 2017, he was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in February. On 3 April 2017, he was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for the second straight month. Following the season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and finished second in NBA Rookie of the Year. On 12 November 2018, Šarić was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and made his debut for the Timberwolves two days later, scoring nine points in 20 minutes. On July 6, 2019, Šarić was traded to the Phoenix Suns, completing a draft day trade.