By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor 
The wait is over. Dario Saric is officially a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. After two years playing with Anadolu Efes, the Croatian forward will join the Sixers for the upcoming season.
“We are thrilled to finally announce the highly anticipated signing of Dario Saric to an NBA player contract with the Philadelphia 76ers,” said Sixers President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo in a team press release. “Our basketball team stands to benefit from both the on-court development and physical maturation of Dario as a professional player in Croatia and Turkey over the last few years.”
Saric, 22, was recently named the Most Valuable Player of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He averaged 14 points, 10 rebounds and two assists. In the final game of the tournament, an 84-78 overtime win for his native Croatia, Saric scored 18 points, grabbed 13 rebounds while also dishing out two assists and tallying two steals.
Philadelphia acquired the rights to Saric in the 2014 NBA Draft from the Orlando Magic in exchange for No.12 pick, Elfrid Payton.
This past season, Saric averaged 11.7 points and 5.8 rebounds for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League. He shot 50 percent from the field and 40.3 percent from beyond the arc, which is a huge jump from the 30.6 percent from the 2014-15 season.
