Team Canada Basketball Thread V2.0

marcwagz · Post #1401 » by **marcwagz** » Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:44 pm

so he won't play even though his Dad is the manager?
That kind of blows

frumble · Post #1402 » by **frumble** » Thu Jun 20, 2019 5:05 pm

Hair Canada wrote:An article on JR Barrett, but also with some speculation on the Canadian team for the WC.

Highlights:

"If Canada is to qualify for Tokyo, it will have to do so without Barrett. As is common practice with rookies looking to play internationally, NBA responsibilities are the priority, namely Summer League."

"Rowan Sr. announced earlier this week that Andrew Wiggins will play at the World Cup, while going on to say that no one he has asked to play has said no yet. Presumably, that would mean Jamal Murray, Cory Joseph, Tristan Thompson, and Kelly Olynyk, all established NBA players, are in."

https://www.app.com/story/sports/nba/2019/06/19/nba-draft-knicks-rj-barrett/1483285001/

I guess the fact that no one has yet said "no" is a good thing. But how many have said "yes"?

And, since we don't know which players Barrett Sr. has asked, its a completely empty statement.
No one I have asked to play has said no yet either.

Re Barrett's participation, we knew it would be in doubt because incoming rookies rarely play, but citing summer league? Summer league will be long over before the World Cup games (or even the exhibition games) start.

TheFutureMM · Post #1403 » by **TheFutureMM** » Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:58 pm

marcwagz wrote:so he won't play even though his Dad is the manager?
That kind of blows

Not really that big a surprise.

Anyways, he just got drafted and gave a pretty touching interview with his dad. Happy for him and hope the Knicks take care of this kid.

Snowwy · Post #1404 » by **Snowwy** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:28 am

When is the team announced?

TheFutureMM · Post #1405 » by **TheFutureMM** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:34 am

Nickeil Alexander-Walker finally off the board. Cool haul for for New Orleans:

PF/SF - Zion
C - Hayes
PG/SG - Alexander-Walker

Should be interesting to see if he can get minutes... With the recent trade New Orleans back-court is loaded with young players who will be looking for minutes (Ball + Hart) and experienced returning players (Holiday + Moore). Maybe he'll get looks at the 3?

TheFutureMM · Post #1406 » by **TheFutureMM** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:33 am

There it is. Kabengele goes late 1st, he's on his way to the Clippers, and that's a Canadian record 4 players drafted in the first round. LAC now has Shai and Kabengele.

mojo13 · Post #1407 » by **mojo13** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:28 am

TheFutureMM wrote:
marcwagz wrote:so he won't play even though his Dad is the manager?
That kind of blows

Not really that big a surprise.

Anyways, he just got drafted and gave a pretty touching interview with his dad. Happy for him and hope the Knicks take care of this kid.

That article and writer has no inside information at all. We all know it is common practice for rookies not to play FIBA but it is not always the case. And RJ is different with his connection to basketball Canada.

Ignore that article. There is nothing new or insightful there. We don’t know if he is playing or not and it is still a coin toss to me.

frumble · Post #1408 » by **frumble** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:08 am

I am somewhat surprised Dort has slid this far.

TheFutureMM · Post #1409 » by **TheFutureMM** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:12 am

frumble wrote:I am somewhat surprised Dort has slid this far.

Same - also shocked Iggy was drafted in front of him.

Ell Curry · Post #1410 » by **Ell Curry** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:22 am

TheFutureMM wrote:
frumble wrote:I am somewhat surprised Dort has slid this far.

Same - also shocked Iggy was drafted in front of him.

Iggy could be a decent bench guy maybe. He's comfortable and aggressive in hitting the 3 and attacking closeouts and he wasn't bad on D for a (old) freshman, has the right size to guard 3s and 4s without getting killed. Never passes, though. Maybe a TJ Warren type if it works out for him?

aminiaturebuddha · Post #1411 » by **aminiaturebuddha** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:26 am

And now Shayok in front of Dort as well. I'm actually relatively high on Shayok and his ability to stick in the league, but this is still a surprise.

frumble · Post #1412 » by **frumble** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:50 am

TheFutureMM wrote:
frumble wrote:I am somewhat surprised Dort has slid this far.

Same - also shocked Iggy was drafted in front of him.

Seems that one 6'6" white Canadian guy out of Michigan wasn't enough for Sacramento.

TheFutureMM · Post #1413 » by **TheFutureMM** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:52 am

Still shocked that Dort didn't get drafted. I remember a couple years back my friends and I were shocked when Myck Kabongo (rightfully) didn't get drafted after DraftExpress had him going somewhere early-mid second round. This, in my opinion, is a much bigger surprise - I feel for Dort and his family.

Cross-over · Post #1414 » by **Cross-over** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:59 am

Did Dort hire an agent or can he go back to school same question with SImi ?

bozothepope · Post #1415 » by **bozothepope** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:00 am

frumble wrote:
TheFutureMM wrote:
frumble wrote:I am somewhat surprised Dort has slid this far.

Same - also shocked Iggy was drafted in front of him.

Seems that one 6'6" white Canadian guy out of Michigan wasn't enough for Sacramento.

Iggy is on his way to the Knicks.

Mattd97 · Post #1416 » by **Mattd97** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:16 am

Iggy is out of the league in no time. He has no NBA level skill. He'll go get his Lithuanian passport and play there. Dort is shocking. Shittu was expected but I think they're sleeping on some real talent. Happy for shayok- NBA loves shooters

mojo13 · Post #1417 » by **mojo13** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:39 am

Mattd97 wrote:Iggy is out of the league in no time. He has no NBA level skill. He'll go get his Lithuanian passport and play there. Dort is shocking. Shittu was expected but I think they're sleeping on some real talent. Happy for shayok- NBA loves shooters

Dort signs a two way with the Thunder.

Don’t be two surprised with Dort. Agents will often push 2nd round players to go undrafted in order to get them to a team of their choosing. Could easily of happened with Dort as his agent warded off teams from drafting him to get him to the Thunder.

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Better to go undrafted than in the 45-60 range. Freedom of choice.
Recall Justin Jackson didn’t even get an NBA deal last year after being drafted by the Magic.

Mattd97 · Post #1418 » by **Mattd97** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:05 pm

Any word on brissett? I thought the Twitter buzz after those camps was that some teams liked him

Hair Canada · Post #1419 » by **Hair Canada** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:01 pm

Mattd97 wrote:Iggy is out of the league in no time. He has no NBA level skill. He'll go get his Lithuanian passport and play there. Dort is shocking. Shittu was expected but I think they're sleeping on some real talent. Happy for shayok- NBA loves shooters

Disagree about Iggy. I think he has special mental makeup that would help him stick in the league. We'll see.

BilboBanginz · Post #1420 » by **BilboBanginz** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:07 pm

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