Dario Saric has no ceiling
The Homie is a work horse!
It goes without saying that the skill-level in Turkey cannot hold a candle to NBA’s greatest talents.
The game is faster, the players are better, sure, but the level of fatigue one faces from traveling coast-to-coast is immeasurable.
It is unfathomable that Dario has maintained his production. It takes a generational talent, work ethic, and mindset for an overseas-born player to adjust to the pace of the NBA game and do so as quickly as Saric has.
Dirk Nowitzki, unquestionably one of the greatest power forwards to step on the court, struggled with his transition to the NBA, Nowitzki said "I was so frustrated I even contemplated going back to Germany. ... [the jump from Second Bundesliga to the NBA] was like jumping out of an airplane hoping the parachute would somehow open."
Dirk played 20.4 minutes per game, averaging 8.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists. He shot .206 from three point range, and .405 from the field. All of these numbers are career lows, even his stats to PER 36. The following year Dirk came in 2nd place for “Most Improved Player” voting.
Saric is almost undeniably a top-five power forward and likely has not sniffed his ceiling. Dario’s awareness is similar to that of Draymond Green. He plays his role and adapts when necessary. He has a similar work ethic to that of Dirk Nowitzki, whom also came from overseas, though an entirely different location, of course, and he will only get better. Don't just take my word for it, though, learn, by the numbers provided.