Official Team Canada Basketball Thread

[MikelArteta]

Canada begins its group play schedule on Tuesday, June 29 at 7:05 p.m. ET when it takes on a Greece team that features former NBA players Nick Calathes and Georgios Papagiannis as well as a current NBA player in Kostas Antetokounmpo.

On Wednesday, Canada will take on China at 7:05 p.m. ET.

Each game will be broadcast by the CBC across its various platforms, both on television and online, as well as streamed on DAZN. Stick with NBA.com for more coverage on the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, as Canada's Men's team looks to qualify for the Olympics for the first time since 2000.


cbc showing games

 

[MikelArteta]

I can't wait

Soccer is up, basketball is up, bout time we stop being a friggin laughingstock

 

[MikelArteta]

This year's coaching staff is also probably way better than anything we've had too. Nurse, Bjorkgren, buncha current and former raptors assistants, David Blatt etc

thats not the cavs david blatt is it?

 

[trick]

thats not the cavs david blatt is it?

Yes, it is

 

[Box Factory]

thats not the cavs david blatt is it?

Yeah apparently him and Nurse have been friends for a long time and he's a consultant with the coaching staff.



They released the 12 man roster now. I don't get why they'd pull Edey from the under 19 team right before their world championship and then not dress him.

 

[MikelArteta]

bennett looks in shape

 

[MikelArteta]

id go with a powell, wiggins, barret, dort and joseph lineup with lyles, alexander-walker, mulder and then one of the nicholson/bennett

no one else needs to play
if i see doornekamp or bell-haynes i'ma barf

 

[CJ]

Bennet looking like he might average 50 pts/game

 

[MikelArteta]

Bennet looking like he might average 50 pts/game

only nation that can have two number 1 picks in the draft on the floor at the same time

 

[CJ]

only nation that can have two number 1 picks in the draft on the floor at the same time

Shame about Boucher's knee. Woulda been great.

 

[Box Factory]

Bennet looking like he might average 50 pts/game

Played for Canada in February and his jumper still looks good . Got the game winning assist too

 

[MikelArteta]

Shame about Boucher's knee. Woulda been great.

im pissed Dillon brooks declined

 

[thatrapsfan]

im pissed Dillon brooks declined

I still dont get why he didnt show Look at Team USA. We got guys in the playoffs right now or just got eliminated confirming they'll play (Durant, Booker, CP3, Middleton)

Id still take him if we win this tournament. By then Olynk and Birch may be signed too.

 

[EarlyEarly]

im pissed Dillon brooks declined

I'm in a big group chat with a bunch of coaches from Canada and Mike George his agent is in it and he said he straight up told Brooks and Brissett not to play.

 

[thatrapsfan]

I'm in a big group chat with a bunch of coaches from Canada and Mike George his agent is in it and he said he straight up told Brooks and Brissett not to play.

Why?