Who are the key players on Canada’s FIBA World Cup roster. What makes this Canadian team a formidable contender. How does Canada’s roster compare to other top teams. Can Canada win its first FIBA World Cup medal.
Canada Unveils Powerhouse 18-Man Roster for FIBA World Cup
Canada Basketball has announced an impressive 18-man training camp roster for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, showcasing the nation’s deep pool of basketball talent. The roster features a star-studded lineup of NBA players and promising prospects, signaling Canada’s intent to make a significant impact on the international stage.
At the forefront of this formidable squad are NBA stars Jamal Murray and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, whose recent performances have catapulted them into the global basketball spotlight. Their inclusion in the roster has generated considerable excitement among fans and analysts alike, as Canada aims to secure its first-ever FIBA World Cup medal.
Murray and Gilgeous-Alexander: Canada’s Dynamic Duo
Jamal Murray, fresh off an NBA championship with the Denver Nuggets, brings his clutch shooting and playmaking abilities to the national team. The 26-year-old Kitchener native averaged an impressive 26.1 points and 7.1 assists during the NBA playoffs, forming a devastating partnership with Nikola Jokić that proved unstoppable.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, meanwhile, has established himself as one of the NBA’s elite guards. His exceptional scoring ability and court vision make him a perfect complement to Murray in the backcourt. Together, they form a dynamic duo that could potentially rival any guard pairing in the tournament.
Murray’s Commitment to Team Canada
Despite concerns about his availability due to his extended NBA playoff run and injury history, Murray has affirmed his commitment to Team Canada. League sources report that he has expressed excitement about the opportunity to lead Canada on a deep run at the World Cup. This dedication to the national team program bodes well for Canada’s chances in the tournament.
A Deep and Talented Roster
Beyond Murray and Gilgeous-Alexander, the Canadian roster boasts an impressive array of NBA talent and rising stars. The 18-man list includes:
- Dillon Brooks
- R.J. Barrett
- Luguentz Dort
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker
- Kelly Olynyk
- Oshae Brissett
- Cory Joseph
- Dwight Powell
Additionally, the roster features Zach Edey, a standout player from major college basketball, adding further depth and versatility to the squad.
Notable Absences and Team Selection Strategy
While the roster is undoubtedly strong, some notable NBA players are absent from the list. Andrew Wiggins, Bennedict Mathurin, Shaedon Sharpe, and Andrew Nembhard are not included in the training camp roster. The reasons for their absence may vary, but it’s worth noting that Team Canada has implemented a three-year commitment policy for its players.
The Three-Year Commitment Approach
Team Canada has adopted a strategy requiring a three-year commitment from its players. This approach aims to build continuity and ensure that the country is represented by as many NBA players as possible. The policy is reminiscent of the strategy previously employed by Jerry Colangelo for Team USA, which helped create a strong and consistent national team program.
This commitment strategy was put together by Canadian general manager Rowan Barrett and former coach Nick Nurse. Although Nurse has since parted ways with Team Canada after being fired by the Toronto Raptors, the policy remains in place.
Coaching Changes and Team Dynamics
With Nick Nurse’s departure, Canada has appointed Jordi Fernández as the new national team coach. Fernández’s connection to Jamal Murray could prove beneficial for team chemistry. The two worked together in Denver, where Fernández served as an assistant coach under Michael Malone.
This existing relationship between the star player and the head coach could facilitate smoother communication and understanding within the team, potentially translating to better on-court performance.
Canada’s Path to Success in the FIBA World Cup
Canada’s journey in the FIBA World Cup begins with a challenging matchup against France on August 25 in Jakarta, Indonesia. France, known for its strong basketball program, will provide an early test for the Canadian squad.
Qualifying for the Olympics
A strong showing at the World Cup is crucial for Canada’s Olympic aspirations. The tournament serves as a qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics, with the top two teams from the Americas securing automatic berths. Given the talent on their roster, Canada has a real opportunity to clinch one of these spots and return to the Olympic stage.
Expectations and Potential Impact
With such a talented roster, expectations for Team Canada are understandably high. The combination of NBA stars, solid role players, and emerging talents gives Canada one of its strongest national teams in recent memory.
Can Canada secure its first FIBA World Cup medal? While the competition will be fierce, with traditional powerhouses like the United States, Spain, and Serbia in the mix, Canada’s roster certainly puts them in contention. The team’s success will likely hinge on how quickly they can gel as a unit and adapt to international play.
Building for the Future
Regardless of the immediate outcome, this FIBA World Cup campaign represents a significant step forward for Canada Basketball. The commitment of star players like Murray and Gilgeous-Alexander, combined with the depth of talent throughout the roster, suggests that Canada is poised to become a consistent force in international basketball for years to come.
As the team prepares for their training camp opening in Toronto on August 1, basketball fans around the world will be eagerly anticipating Canada’s performance in this year’s FIBA World Cup. With a blend of star power, depth, and emerging talent, Team Canada has the potential to make a significant impact and possibly bring home the country’s first World Cup medal.
Jamal Murray headlines Team Canada FIBA roster alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dillon Brooks, R.J. Barrett
Jamal Murray affirmed his previous commitment to Team Canada, league sources told The Athletic, and is a headliner on the deep, 18-man unit the Canadians listed for their FIBA World Cup run this summer.
Teams can ultimately only take 12 players to the World Cup.
There was some question as to Murray’s availability for the World Cup because of his extended playoff run with the world-champion Denver Nuggets and his injury history, and though Canada creating an extended roster still leaves room for Murray to opt out, league sources said he has expressed to Team Canada his excitement for the opportunity of a deep run at the World Cup.
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On Canada’s extended list are Murray, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Dillon Brooks, R.J. Barrett, Luguentz Dort, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Kelly Olynyk, Oshae Brissett, Cory Joseph and Dwight Powell from the NBA, and Zach Edey from major college basketball.
Team Canada training camp roster for @FIBAWC:
Jamal Murray
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
RJ Barrett
Dillon Brooks
Lu Dort
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Kelly Olynyk
Dwight Powell
Zach Edey
Oshae Brissett
Cory Joseph
Kevin Pangos
Kassius Robertson
Phil Scrubb
Thomas Scrubb📸 @CanBball pic.twitter.com/E6xfGxciVs
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Notable NBA players not on Team Canada’s roster are Andrew Wiggins, Bennedict Mathurin, Shaedon Sharpe and Andrew Nembhard.
Murray, 26, born in Kitchener, Ontario, averaged 26.1 points and 7.1 assists during the playoffs for the Nuggets alongside Nikola Jokić, forming a one-two punch that was ultimately too much for the rest of the NBA to handle. He averaged 20.0 points in 65 games during the regular season — after missing a year and a half due to a torn knee ligament in the spring of 2021.
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Jamal Murray’s arduous path to an NBA title made the long-envisioned moment sweeter
Team Canada is in the midst of a cycle in which it requires three-year commitments from its players, in an attempt to build continuity and ensure the country is represented by as many NBA players as possible.
It’s a page out of the playbook used for years by the former managing director for Team USA, Jerry Colangelo, that the Americans have since gone away from, and a plan put together by Canadian general manager Rowan Barrett and then-coach Nick Nurse, who has since parted ways with Team Canada after being fired by the Toronto Raptors.
Murray, even though he didn’t play last season, made that commitment and attended the Canadians’ training camps last summer.
Additionally, Murray is close with new Canadian national team coach Jordi Fernández, who was an assistant in Denver under coach Michael Malone and worked with Murray for years.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray headline Canada training camp roster
By HoopsHype |
July 13, 2023
Josh Lewenberg: Canada Basketball announces an 18-man training camp roster ahead of this summer’s FIBA World Cup. With the exception of Birch, the roster features the entire “summer core”, which includes SGA, Murray, Barrett, Brooks, Dort, Olynyk, Joseph, Powell, etc. Camp opens in Toronto Aug 1 pic.twitter.com/YtySxlZAAD
Source: Twitter @JLew1050
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Chris Dempsey @chrisadempsey
#Nuggets Jamal Murray on the Canada camp roster — obviously — for the upcoming FIBA World Cup.
pic.twitter.com/80fOr8jPkK – 10:51 PM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
So, Team Canada is pretty good. Jamal Murray, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headline dangerous, deep roster for FIBA World Cup, @TheAthleticNBA theathletic.com/4690388/2023/0… – 9:37 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Former Wildcat, current men’s national team star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at Mattamy Centre to take in UK vs. @CanBball at #GLOBLJAM – 8:14 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
As expected @CanBball men’s roster for @FIBAWC training camp has everyone accounted for: 18 strong, 10 NBA players. Only missing name from ‘summer core’ is Khem Birch who has injury issues. Otherwise? Olynyk, Powell, Murray, SGA, RJ, Brooks, NAW, Dort etc. Elite group. – 8:11 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Canada Basketball announces an 18-man training camp roster ahead of this summer’s FIBA World Cup. With the exception of Birch, the roster features the entire “summer core”, which includes SGA, Murray, Barrett, Brooks, Dort, Olynyk, Joseph, Powell, etc.
Camp opens in Toronto Aug 1 pic.twitter.com/YtySxlZAAD – 7:52 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
We will get word on @CanBball men’s training cap roster for @FIBAWC tonight on @Sportsnet broadcast of GLOBLJAM. (u23 women vs. USA starts 5:30; men vs. USA @ 8 pm). Expectation is ‘summer core’ of 14 will be intact – so SGA, Murray, Barrett, NAW, Brooks etc. – 10:39 AM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
SGA, Giddey and JDub are just gonna be able to close their eyes and lob the ball anywhere near the rim and Chet will dunk it. – 9:31 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
SGA — a man of the people as he spends part of his 25th birthday signing autographs for fans
pic.twitter.com/gvIvGQ22EP – 9:21 PM
Katy Winge @katywinge
Jamal Murray, Comeback Player of the Year pic.twitter.com/Yneat1RRLf – 8:43 PM
Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Jerry West x Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pic.twitter.com/NxQI8T4PvS – 8:15 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Shai gonna turn 26 before this Thunder game starts… – 7:43 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Jaylin Williams on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Instagram post “bro pushin 30”
Truly a great joke and one I made to my sister from the time she turned 22.
pic.twitter.com/IE7x0jKaxM – 3:51 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Shai has showed up pic.twitter.com/Nkq4elMjAl – 6:39 PM
Jamal Murray @BeMore27
Ain’t no way my rating that low! How is that possible?? – 10:07 PM
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Jackson Gatlin: Asked Dillon Brooks how Memphis prepared him for this role in Houston: “I feel like it’s exactly the same team from 3-4 years ago. Jalen is like Ja Morant. Jabari is like Jaren. Young guys that can expand their games to be the best in the league.” -via Twitter / July 11, 2023
Do you agree with the notion VanVleet will be able to get you more efficient shots? Your 3-point percentage slipped last season, but how does playing with someone like VanVleet aid your effectiveness and efficiency? Dillon Brooks: Yeah, for sure. He finds ways to get guys open shots and I just gotta start knocking them down, that’s all. I can’t wait to play with Fred. He’s a crafty guard, loves to find his teammates, but ultimately can find a way to score, too.
I can’t wait to play him and our games mix well. -via The Athletic / July 9, 2023
This is a Rockets team with a ton of young talent but really struggled defensively over these last two, three seasons. Now, you’ve entered the picture fresh off a season where you earned All-Defense honors. What do you bring to the table? Dillon Brooks: Just a lot of grit. A lot of heart, a lot of knowledge, good defensive game as well. And I’m here to teach, you know what I’m saying? I can’t wait to work with Tari (Eason). I feel like he can be a great player in this NBA — especially a great defender — and grow his game, his athleticism and everything. But I can’t wait to work with him. And yeah, pretty much. And just, you know, that just that veteran savvy. -via The Athletic / July 9, 2023
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Football in Canada – more than football?.
Good afternoon, my dear Canadian blog readers.
I thought that if the previous post was about hockey, then this one should be about football, huh? And to sound loud, like in the title. “ Football in Canada is more than football!!!”. Yeah, I was dreaming 🙂
Football in Canada occupies a modest place in the gallery of popular sports. So at the end of the top ten, led by the previously mentioned hockey, followed by baseball, American football, golf, basketball, curling and other very worthy sports.
Football (referred to here as “soccer”) is not offended. Football fields with neatly trimmed grass – please. Children’s teams in full gear – easily. Toronto buzzing during the World Cup (because of the numerical advantage of immigrants) – also please. Don’t mind football. But not in favor either.
But before moving on to the Canadian teams, let’s mention the site Gismeteo.ua, where you can find out what the weather is like in Odessa and other cities around the world (including Halifax, by the way).
Canadian National Football Team
The Canadian National Football Team hasn’t played at the World Cup for a long time and there is no light in sight. How can she compete with the more or less powerful US team, at the very least playing Mexico and other Latin American countries playing in CONCACAF (this is the name of the local continental football federation, an analogue of the European UEFA).
Canadian national football team
And the team leaves a mediocre impression in terms of the game. The basis is made up of players from Norwegian clubs, she often plays games in the USA (there are probably more chances to gather spectators there?) And, if the Maple Leaves team plays in the Russian Premier League, it will be a solid middle peasant, between Krasnodar and Tom.
Canadian women’s national football team
But the Canadian women’s national football team is strong and is sixth in the world ranking. At the last World Cup, of course, they did not impress, 16th place out of 16.
But the class does not fail – after all, the champions of North America last year.
Canadian women’s national football team
Canadian professional football clubs
There are professional clubs, but I don’t know how and what they live with. There are Toronto FC , only its games can be watched on local TV, their league, like the NHL, consists of American and Canadian teams, they play on striped American football fields.
By the way, Toronto FC games are not broadcast in their entirety, amusingly called “an hour’s game”. Yes, that’s right – 60 minutes, including commercials.
In cable football, at least a couple of matches are shown in the Italian Serie A sometimes.
But, I repeat, there are more football fields than in Russia. And children’s teams play on them. And their shape is spot on. And adult uncles chase the ball in the evenings. So don’t complain – let hockey rule here, football is also good here. As my Muscovite wife always says on any occasion: “Well, of course, not Italy!” and here I must agree with her.
But in general – a sin to complain.
And I was inspired to post by the wonderful exit of CSKA from the group in the Champions League. Having passed the qualification, being in last place in the group, it was necessary to win in the final round at the San Siro against the second Inter team and pray for a draw between the Turks and the French. And when it happened, so that everything coincided so. And the decisive goal was scored three minutes before the end of the game, and the rivals parted in a draw. And Slutsky was so tense and then jumped and hugged the boys. Miracle.
I don’t mention Zenith – they played with dignity, losing only to the mighty Cypriot APOEL.
I would be grateful if you share this article with your friends using the social network buttons that you see on the left 😉 Subscribe to blog updates using the RSS button on the left or the email subscription form below, follow the news from Canada.
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Canada – Extended Team | Transfermarkt
team details by position
| Role | ø-age | Cost | ø-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | 27.17 | 7.00 million € | 1.17 million € | |
| Protector | 26.65 | 96.75 million € | 5.69 million € | Midfielder | 27.27 | 34.30 million € | 3.12 million € |
| Forward | 23.86 | 97.75 million € | 6.98 million € | |
| Total: | 26.04 | 235.80 million € | 4.91 million € | |
