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Of the 20 invited gamers, 11 performed within the NBA championships, 8 gamers performed in Europe and one basketball participant, Zach Edey, performed within the NCAA championships and can search to be referred to as within the NBA draft this yr.
The crew’s most outstanding stars on the roster embody Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the chief of the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and final yr’s World Collection, Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray and Golden State Warriors ahead Andrew Wiggins. The final two basketball gamers didn’t compete on the planet championships final yr.
On the Olympic Video games in Paris, the Canadian males’s basketball crew will play in Group A, the place they are going to meet with the Australian crew and the winners of the Olympic qualifiers of Spain and Greece.
The complete record of candidates for the Canadian males’s basketball crew:
Defenders: Shai Gilgeousas-Alexanderis (Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder), Jamalas Murray (Denver Nuggets), Lu Dortas (Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder), Dillonas Brooksas (Houston Rockets), Nickeilas Alexanderis-Walkeris (Minnesota Timberwolves) , Andrew Nembhardas (“Indiana Pacers”), Deliver Stunning-Hayenesas (Saragos “Casademont”), Philas Scrubs (Stambol “Bahčešehir”).
Forwards: RJ Barrett (Toronto Raptors), Andrew Wiggins (Golden State Warriors), Trey Lyles (Sacramento Kings), Melvin Ejim (Unicaja Malaga), Kyle Alexander (Hapoel Tel Aviv) , Thomas Scrubb (Obradoiro of Santiago de Compostela).
Midfielders: Kelly Olynykas („Toronto Raptors“), Zachas Edey („Purdue Boilermakers“), Khemas Birchas (Žironos „Basquet“), Mfiondu Kabengele (Venecijos „Umana Reyer“).
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