The Philadelphia 76ers are currently in a great spot. They just added reinforcements off their bench to prepare for what they hope will be a title run and they made a bold move to help the team on an overall scale.
While Joel Embiid is at All-Star weekend in Chicago to represent the Sixers on Team LeBron, he was asked about a former teammate of his: Dario Saric.
Saric was with the Sixers for a little over two seasons before being sent to the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with Robert Covington, in the Jimmy Butler trade in November of 2018. Saric was known to have a funny personality and was one of the better team players for them in terms of chemistry.
“Dario is my guy,” said Embiid. “He’s probably one of the funniest guys I’ve ever been around. We miss him. I was kind of sad when we traded him, but it’s basketball. It’s business. He was a great teammate, just a hard worker, and a fun dude to be around.”
The NBA at the end of the day is a business. Moving Saric to Minnesota to bring Butler in was a move that helped the team right away. Obviously, Butler isn’t here any longer, but the move was a no-brainer at the time for general manager Elton Brand and company.
Saric is now with the Phoenix Suns where he is averaging 9.6 points and 6.0 rebounds. He is dealing with an ankle injury right now that has limited him a little bit. [lawrence-related id=25856,25888,25880]