This week, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors tip off a seven-game series that will decide the NBA’s 2015 champion. But across the globe, Dario Saric and Anadolu Efes are gearing up for a Finals run of their own.

On Wednesday, Efes completed a 3-0 sweep of Trabzonspor in the Turkish Basketball League Semifinals, propelling them to their 23rd Finals appearance in their 39-year history. In the coming days, a best-of-five series between Fenerbahce Ulker and Pinar Karsiyaka that is currently knotted at 1-1 will conclude, and Efes’ Finals opponent will be determined. That series will be a best of seven and will begin some time in the middle of June.

It’s been a fantastic season for Anadolu Efes, who went 22-8 in the regular season en route to a #2 seed and have won five of the six games its played in the postseason. And Dario Saric, in his first season with the Istanbul-based club, has been one of the key contributors to their championship run.

Playing 25.2 minutes per game in head coach Dusan Ivkovic’s “Spursian” rotation, Saric has averaged 12.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 53.8% from the floor, 39.1% from long range, and 68.8% from the free-throw line. His 62.5% effective field goal percentage and 64.4% true shooting percentage are both outstanding and, for the sake of context, would have ranked second and third in the NBA this season, respectively.

In Efes’ three-game sweep of Trabzonspor in the Semifinals, he averaged 15.4 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per 36 minutes. And while his conversion rate from the field (40.1%) took a dip as a result of an increased focus on perimeter shooting against Trabzonspor (50.0% of his attempts came from distance versus 34.9% in the opening round), he turned the ball over just once in three Semifinals games.

As Anadolu Efes looks to notch its 14th TBL Championship this month, Dario Saric figures to be a major factor in their run. We’ll be here to document it all, so make sure to check back regularly for more Transatlantic Tracker updates.