I am guilty of letting 76ers fans convince me that Dario Saric was going to be a beast the second he stepped on an NBA court. I admit it. Guilty as charged. I wanted to believe, and they wanted to believe, everyone wanted to believe, and people posted the highlight videos…
How could anyone not be swayed by their compelling arguments and evidence? Of course Saric was going to be good; why else would he spend extra time in Europe?
Well, he’s here, and he’s not the worst rookie ever. Not the best, but not the worst. He’s very, uh, rookie-ish. Shows a bunch of flashes of what he could be, then spends most of his time not being effective on the court. Like most rookies. The NBA game is tough, and I SWEAR this is the last year I let pre-draft hype videos convince me of ANYTHING. Okay? Only rational rationality from here on out.
Speaking of that, did you see those latest Lonzo Ball highlights? HOLY FRICK.