The Canadian team faces a major challenge in the pre-Olympic of Victoria. The hosts are measured to the complicated Greece and china in group A of the qualifying tournament for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, while in group B Turkey, the Czech Republic and Uruguay await.
Nick Nurse, coach of the Toronto Raptors and national coach, will have the following 12 players to face the Olympic challenge that begins tomorrow, Tuesday:
Outsiders: Andrew Wiggins, Mychal Mulder, Luguentz Dort, RJ Barrett, Trae Bell-Haynes, Cory Joseph and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
Interiors: Aaron Doornekamp, Anthony Bennett, Trey Lyles, Dwight Powell, and Andrew Nicholson.
In total, Canada has eight NBA players in its ranks.