By: Brandon Apter, managing editor 
Bryan Colangelo, the Sixers new president of basketball operations, was a guest this morning on TCN's Breakfast on Broad and mentioned that he and head coach Brett Brown will travel to Turkey to meet with Dario Saric, his agent and his family to determine his status for the upcoming 2016-17 season. Colangelo believes that who the Sixers draft and the shape of the roster will be a deciding factor as to whether or not Saric comes to the states.
Colangelo believes the shape of the roster, including who the Sixers select in the draft, could have an impact on Saric’s decision.
“We think this is good timing for him,” Colangelo said. “We hope that he does have a desire to be here.”
Towards the end of April, Saric reportedly told his teammates from Anadolu Efes that he intended leave Turkey and join the Sixers for the 2016-17. The Sixers traded for Saric's rights from the Orlando Magic during the 2014 draft in exchange for Elfrid Payton. Brett Brown has been in touch with the Croatian forward on a regular basis and is excited about what he brings to the table.
In addition to wanting Saric to work on his three-point game, Brown summarized his take on him this season as, “Shooting, stretch-the-court threes, improved free throws, continued toughness, continued ability to pass, continued ability to rebound and lead a break. But it’s wrapped up in a more refined player, especially shooting.”
“Watch the last six minutes of NBA playoffs and look who’s on the floor,” Brown said. “It’s people like him. It’s do-alls.” [CSNPhilly.com]
Although some signs may point to him joining the Sixers, staying overseas for another year would remove him from the NBA's rookie pay scale and give him the ability to earn more money.
Saric has made a lot of improvements this year and it shows in his numbers. His field goal percentage went up from 43.3 percent to 50 percent and his three-point shooting took a jump from 30.6 percent to 40.3 percent. In 22.5 minutes per game, Saric is averaging 11.7 points and 5.8 rebounds. That equals out to 18.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per 36 minutes.
