At the trade deadline, the Thunder acquired Dario Saric from the Suns for Darius Bazley. It was a move done to shore up the front-court after Mike Muscala was shipped out earlier in the day.
I had expected for Saric to play in the Thunder’s game against the Pelicans but the Croatian did not play. Coach Daigneault chose to bring Jeremiah Robinson-Earl back into the rotation after a long spell on the sidelines due to injury. This meant that Saric did not make his debut and we are yet to see him in Thunder Blue.
Dario came into the league as this coveted, highly anticipated young talent who had spent two years playing for Anadolu Efes Istanbul in Turkey.