Last week, we introduced the Transatlantic Tracker, a regular feature that will serve to provide statistical analysis, news updates, highlights, and more on the performance of 2014 first-round pick Dario Saric as well as several other international players with ties to the Sixers. With a handful of games in the books, let’s take a closer look at three standout performers...

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On Wednesday, NBA.com released its annual GM Survey, in which all 30 General Managers in the league anonymously fill out a questionnaire that features 56 questions about various teams, players, and coaches. One of the questions required the GMs to name the best player in the world NOT currently competing in the NBA. Seven players received votes, but Dario Saric tied for first place after garnering 32.0% of the votes.

The Croatian national is one of the most highly regarded international prospects in recent memory. Standing 6’10” and weighing 240 pounds, the 20-year-old couples the strength and toughness of a power forward with the vision and playmaking ability of a point guard, earning comparisons to Toni Kukoc, Boris Diaw, and Lamar Odom, among others.

Saric signed a multi-year contract with Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball League just days before the Sixers completed a draft night deal with the Magic to acquire his rights. After being a healthy scratch in his first two games with Efes, he started at power forward twice before coming off the bench in an 82-75 Euroleague win over Dinamo Banco on Friday. In that game, he scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting to go along with two rebounds and two assists in 13 minutes of action. On the season, he’s averaging 9.0 points (63.2 FG%), 2.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 16.0 minutes per game. Per 36 minutes, that equates to 20.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 5.2 assists.

Unlike the other four international players whose rights are held by the Sixers, Jordan McRae is unique in that he was born in America. Selected with the 58th-overall pick in June’s draft, the Tennessee alum competed with the Sixers at Summer League in Las Vegas in July, earning Second Team honors at the conclusion of the tournament. He signed a contract with Melbourne United of Australia’s National Basketball League in order to better hone his skills before hopefully joining the Sixers at a later date.

So far, McRae has turned heads in Australia. Through four games, he leads the NBL in points per game at 20.3 (44.2 FG%) and is also averaging 5.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.3 blocks in 29.8 minutes. But perhaps most impressive is the way in which the 6’5” shooting guard is scoring.

The sharpshooting 23-year-old has struggled from beyond the arc early in his United career, converting on just six of his 20 attempts (30.0%) from long distance so far. Despite the early cold streak, he’s been an efficient scorer for Melbourne by getting to the free-throw line nearly twice as often as any other player on his team. He averages 7.3 attempts from the stripe per game, and his 81 points on the year have come on just 43 field goal attempts.

The Sixers acquired the rights to Turkish forward Furkan Aldemir last summer in a deal with the Houston Rockets. Standing 6’9” and weighing 230 pounds, the 23-year-old uses impressive technique and a relentless motor to put up gaudy rebounding numbers despite his lack of overwhelming physical gifts. After pulling down 18 rebounds in a game for Galatasaray last week, Aldemir notched 10 points (4/7 FG) and 12 rebounds in a 71-64 Euroleague win over Valencia Basket on Thursday. Through three games, he’s averaging 9.0 points (58.8 FG%) and 11.7 rebounds (5.7 offensive) in 25.7 minutes per game. Per 36 minutes, he’s averaging 12.6 points and 16.4 rebounds.