There Canadian Basketball Federation unveiled its pre-selection for the Paris Olympic Games, and the big surprise is the presence ofAndrew Wiggins. The Warriors winger has always skipped rallies since 2015, but this time, he will be there. “ We'll see what happens. Stay tuned and we'll see what the future holds » he said three weeks ago.
For the moment, it is only a pre-selection but the squad is substantial since we find the crème de la crème of Canadian basketball with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray, Dillon Brooks and even RJ Barrett and Lu Sleeps. Third in the last World Cup, after beating the United States, Canada is one of the favorites for a new medal, but Jordi Fernandez's players will already have to leave Group A in which they will face Australia and the winner of the TQO in Spain (Spain, Angola, Lebanon, Bahamas, Finland, Poland).
In the pre-selection, we will also note the presence of Andrew Nembhard, Zach Edey and NBA champion Oshae Brissett.
PRE-SELECTION CANADA
Kyle Alexander, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, RJ Barrett, Trae Bell-Haynes, Khem Birch, Oshae Brissett, Dillon Brooks, Luguentz Dort, Zach Edey, Melvin Ejim, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Mfiondu Kabengele, Trey Lyles, Jamal Murray, Andrew Nembhard , Kelly Olynyk, Dwight Powell, Phil Scrubb, Thomas Scrubb and Andrew Wiggins.
