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In this pdf it says that there will be two spots for 2015 FIBA Americas teams plus the host country (Brazil) and the 2014 FIBA World Cup winner (USA):
http://corporate.olympics.com.au/fil...Basketball.pdf
Hard to say who will be able to involved at this point. Joseph has been national team player for the last few summers and Thompson in 2013, while Wiggins, Bennett, and Ennis were participants in FIBA junior tournaments going back a few years.
The chance to play in the Olympics may motivate some to play. The NBA has helped pay the insurance for NBA participants involved in FIBA tournaments in the past but with all those lottery pick contracts of Wiggins, Stauskas, Bennett, Thompson, and Olynyk, the insurance cost will will be considerable for Basketball Canada. The financing of these things is never too clear to those not close to the inner dealings of the national team program.
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