Will Canada's men's Olympic team be its strongest team ever?

TSN NBA analyst Jevohn Shepherd joins SC with Jay Onrait to share his reaction to Canada drawing into a group with Australia for the 2024 Paris Olympics, and if he expects the Canadian team to be stronger than the group that won bronze at last year's FIBA World Cup.

[@user-sn8sw2vi8z]

As long as every player shows up,

[@user-sn8sw2vi8z]

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[@brendanpardy7329]

Edey is built for international basketball. Hope he gets a chance

[@secondthoughtsecondthought3187]

Canada has 27 NBA players at the beginning of 2023-2024 season!

[@djfee]

A little surprised that they didn't mention Andrew Wiggins.

[@Juno-to6ms]

Or Anthony Bennett

[@jaytse2269]

Cause Wiggins is back to being irrelevant. He had 1.5 impactful years since joining G State and this year certainly isn't one of them

[@babbs286]

Why? I cheer for Wiggins but when has he shown any support for Canada's national team?

[@shtrvens]

contrary to their proudness of being able to turn down nba players ... for the first time ever... they need wiggins

[@babbs286]

He has been invited for years. He just has other priorities. Something in his personal life has happened and he has been off his game since. @@shtrvens

[@Russeljohnson776]

Team Canada will have the best backcourt in the entire tournament lol

[@shtrvens]

steph curry and either Kyrie irving, booker ,ant, mitchel isn't too bad either....

[@Virtuoso191]

SGA and who?

[@Russeljohnson776]

@@Virtuoso191you live under a rock or something? SGA and NBA Champion Jamal Murray.

[@shtrvens]

@@Virtuoso191 jamal murray

[@rawbhd4477]

@@shtrvens they say wiggs cant fit but a 3 and d with athleticism and can gaurd at least 3 positions is exactly what the team is build around lol

[@RyanSheppard-tq4pg]

Easily. Half the players could quit and it would still be the best.

[@rawbhd4477]

OMG ITS JAY ONRAIT FROM SHORESY I CANT BELIEVE THEY MADE HIM A REAL PERSON

[@user-sn8sw2vi8z]

SGA, Murray, Wiggins, Dort, Brooks, Olynyk, Barrett, Nembhard, Alexander- Walker, Joseph and Powell I believe will be the players participating in the Olympics for team Canada. Lyles, Edey, Brissett and others extras.

[@kenmacleod7225]

The Olympic team will be taken mostly from the World Cup team, plus Jamal Murray. Murray signed a three-year commitment May 2022 -- along with 13 other players -- to play for Canada in the qualifying rounds to help the team qualify for the Paris Olympics. I think Melvin Ejim might be the only European-based player from the list that makes the Olympic team and Zack Edey should also make the roster, with the rest being NBA players. But anyone not on the 14-player list is on the outside looking in and may not receive an invitation to training camp. That includes players like Andrew Wiggins, Andrew Nembhard, Bennedict Mathurin, Trey Lyles and Shaedon Sharpe.

[@user-sn8sw2vi8z]

@@kenmacleod7225 if Wiggins decides he wants to participate Canada wont say no.

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@@kenmacleod7225 only 12 players only

[@kenmacleod7225]

@@user-sn8sw2vi8z Yes, only 12 can make the roster. Basketball Canada's summer commitment list was signed by 14 players and the winter commitment list was signed by 15 mostly international players. In all, 27 players played for Canada throughout qualifying.

[@kenmacleod7225]

@@user-sn8sw2vi8z Maybe. Oshae Brissett and Cory Joseph made the three-year commitment but weren't picked for the World Cup team. Wiggins' participation in the Paris Olympics is far from certain, as is Nembhard's. Basketball Canada does owe some loyalty to the players who got them to Paris.

[@pablobrioso7922]

Let's see if they will make a win with USA Team.

[@AidanXavier988]

Who is our best Centre folks? Y'all think vets like Powell should start? Small ball with Kelly? Maybe Edey who is excelling for Purdue? Will Brandon Clarke be healthy by then? Our front court is my primary concern

[@CABNoLimit]

My guess is Kelly will start most game pending match up

[@jaytse2269]

I wish Clarke would commit but he's never been interested. Have to ride Olynyk

[@andresarredondo24]

Som other names - Chris Boucher, Tristan Thompson

[@shtrvens]

I thinkj they should 110% try and use edey (Edit: at least sometimes). i know some people might think thats crazy, but they have nothing to lose, everything to gain from the experience, and someone who sizes up to almost anyone

[@shtrvens]

powell should absolutely not start

[@kiroolioneaver8532]

Is water wet? lol

[@makesmartTROYces]

Canada is for sure Frances biggest competition for who gets the silver medal🔥🔥🔥

[@AngelSanchez-xc5ue]

Hey Canada could get gold US has old beat allstars squad Canada beat US lebronze Steph AD are retiring soon who do you have next time?

[@shtrvens]

its a good sign of being able to turn down nba players... for the first time ever... but they need wiggins

[@tallesttreeintheforest]

one time during school, we had basketball in our gym class.. one of the worst and most boring days in my life. waste of a gym class, that could have been used for floorball or even soccer.

[@RyanSheppard-tq4pg]

Hahaha

[@shtrvens]

shut up haha