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Warriors’ Mychal Mulder accepts 2021 training camp invite for Team Canada

Mychal Mulder will join fellow Golden State Warriors teammate Andrew Wiggins at training camp for Team Canada’s 2021 squad.

After an early entrance to the offseason, some members of the Golden State Warriors are shifting their focus towards the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

While it’s still unclear if Steph Curry and Draymond Green will suit up for Team USA in the summer games, a pair of players will represent the Warriors at Team Canada’s 2021 training camp.

On Thursday, Team Canada announced their 21-player training camp roster for the lead into the Olympics that included Golden State’s Mychal Mulder and Andrew Wiggins.

While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jamal Murray and Chris Boucher were left off due to injury, the training camp roster includes other NBA players like RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks, Khem Birch, Lu Dort, Brandon Clarke and Kelly Olynyk.

Before punching a ticket to the Olympics in Tokyo, Team Canada will need to seal a victory in a qualifying tournament in Victoria, BC in June.

Via @CanBball on Twitter:

Coming off his first full season with the Golden State Warriors, Mulder played in 60 games, averaging 5.6 points on 44.9% shooting from the floor with one rebound in 12.8 minutes per contest.

Shooting 39.7% from beyond the arc on 3.6 attempts from deep per game, Mulder will bring his sharpshooting skillset to Team Canada.

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Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins commits to play for Team Canada in 2021

In the run to the 2021 Olympic games in Tokyo, Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has committed to play for Team Canada.

After back-to-back losses in the Western Conference play-in tournament, Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins is turning his attention to the 2021 run to the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

On Tuesday, the former No. 1 overall draft pick committed to playing for Team Canada on Instagram. Wiggins hasn’t suited up for Team Canada since 2015.

Wiggins will likely play a key role in Canada’s Olympic campaign alongside potential teammates Shai Gilegous-Alexander, RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks, Lu Dort, Kelly Olynyk, Tristian Thompson and Brandon Clarke.

Starting in late June, Team Canada will need to qualify for a spot in the Olympics with a tournament in Victoria, B.C. If Canada can win their qualifying tournament against a field that features China, Czech Republic, Greece, Turkey and Uruguay, the team will clinch their first spot in the Olympic basketball tournament since the 2000 summer games in Sydney.

Via @22wiggins on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CPRqlGItI2X/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Via @wigginsenterprise on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CPRsb1IFpsp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Wiggins is coming off an impressive first full season in the Bay Area, averaging 18.6 points on 47.7% shooting from the field and 38% from long distance. The Kansas Jayhawk product added 4.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 blocks and 0.9 steals in 33.3 minutes per contest.

The 2021 edition of the Olympics is slated to start on Friday, July 23 in Tokyo.

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