Canada Basketball and the Senior Men’s National Team program revealed Tuesday the summer core roster ahead of the upcoming third window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifier. Fourteen of the country’s top players from across the NBA, NCAA and international leagues have committed to representing Canada between now and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Source: Sportando
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Adam Mares @Adam_Mares
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✅ Is this year’s all-NBA a changing of the guard?
✅ Jamal Murray, Team Canada
✅ Scouting report on Dalen Terry
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We are live for an all-NBA edition of the @DNVR_Nuggets live show. Come join.
✅ Is this year’s all-NBA a changing of the guard?
✅ Jamal Murray, Team Canada
✅ Scouting report on Dalen Terry
youtube.com/watch?v=R_qeWY… – 3:30 PM
Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Going live right now with @Adam Mares and @DLineCo:
– All-NBA teams
– Jamal Murray on Team Canada?
– Why the Nuggets could be interested in Dalen Terry
youtube.com/watch?v=R_qeWY… – 3:29 PM
Going live right now with @Adam Mares and @DLineCo:
– All-NBA teams
– Jamal Murray on Team Canada?
– Why the Nuggets could be interested in Dalen Terry
youtube.com/watch?v=R_qeWY… – 3:29 PM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray among 14 players to represent Canada until Paris 2024
sportando.basketball/en/shai-gilgeo… – 2:09 PM
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray among 14 players to represent Canada until Paris 2024
sportando.basketball/en/shai-gilgeo… – 2:09 PM
Harrison Wind @HarrisonWind
Tim Connelly will likely sign five different players to max contracts in a six-year span. That has to be a record.
– 2018 Nikola Jokic ($148M)
– 2019 Jamal Murray ($170M)
– 2021 Michael Porter Jr. ($207M)
– 2022 Karl-Anthony Towns ($211M)
– 2023 Anthony Edwards (?) – 9:29 PM
Tim Connelly will likely sign five different players to max contracts in a six-year span. That has to be a record.
– 2018 Nikola Jokic ($148M)
– 2019 Jamal Murray ($170M)
– 2021 Michael Porter Jr. ($207M)
– 2022 Karl-Anthony Towns ($211M)
– 2023 Anthony Edwards (?) – 9:29 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
As a Tuesday pick me up, just ran a 2k simulation where SGA wins Finals MVP, Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren both put up over 20 points and 10 rebounds in the close out game six in Boston in 2024. #ThunderUp – 3:04 PM
As a Tuesday pick me up, just ran a 2k simulation where SGA wins Finals MVP, Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren both put up over 20 points and 10 rebounds in the close out game six in Boston in 2024. #ThunderUp – 3:04 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Knicks’ R.J. Barrett, OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Jamal Murray headline Canadian World Cup qualifying team.
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@Josh Newman
@NBACanada – 11:19 AM
Knicks’ R.J. Barrett, OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Jamal Murray headline Canadian World Cup qualifying team.
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@Josh Newman
@NBACanada – 11:19 AM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Canada Basketball’s core for this summer’s FIBA World Cup qualifiers: Jamal Murray, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks, Kelly Olynyk, Cory Joseph, Dwight Powell, Lu Dort, Khem Birch, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Oshae Brissett, Kevin Pangos, Zach Edey, Melvin Ejim – 10:07 AM
Canada Basketball’s core for this summer’s FIBA World Cup qualifiers: Jamal Murray, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks, Kelly Olynyk, Cory Joseph, Dwight Powell, Lu Dort, Khem Birch, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Oshae Brissett, Kevin Pangos, Zach Edey, Melvin Ejim – 10:07 AM
Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
Canada Basketball has announced a summer core group that has agreed to a 3-year commitment to the program ahead of Paris 2024. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jamal Murray Barrett Dillon Brooks, Dort, Birch Dwight Powell Zach Edey, Joseph, Olynyk, Pangos Melvin Ejim Oshea Brissett NAW – 10:07 AM
Canada Basketball has announced a summer core group that has agreed to a 3-year commitment to the program ahead of Paris 2024. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jamal Murray Barrett Dillon Brooks, Dort, Birch Dwight Powell Zach Edey, Joseph, Olynyk, Pangos Melvin Ejim Oshea Brissett NAW – 10:07 AM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
i hereby demand the NBA goes back and overrules that offensive foul call on Jamal Murray when he dunked DJ Wilson into middle earth. – 11:33 PM
i hereby demand the NBA goes back and overrules that offensive foul call on Jamal Murray when he dunked DJ Wilson into middle earth. – 11:33 PM
David Duke @daviddukejr
That’s worse than the one that was called on Jamal Murray a while ago – 11:20 PM
That’s worse than the one that was called on Jamal Murray a while ago – 11:20 PM
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