Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: April 8 at Philadelphia 76ers
By Ti Windisch
Player To Watch: Dario Saric
Malcolm Brogdon‘s main competition for Rookie of the Year honors, Dario Saric has been forced to step up since most of the rest of his team is gone now, and to his credit he has done so in recent weeks.
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Saric is averaging 12.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game this season with Philly, but his recent numbers are all more impressive since he’s had to take on more of the scoring burden in Philadelphia.
Over the SIxers’ last 15 games, Saric is averaging 17.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. The scoring is where the biggest increase has been, since Saric has been rebounding and dropping dimes even when Embiid and other Sixers were healthy.
Maybe the most impressive part about Dario Saric this season isn’t what he does per game. It’s that he plays in every game. No 76ers has played more games than Saric, who has logged minutes in all 79 of Philly’s contests this season. That’s huge for this young, injury-ravaged team.