Canada Basketball

[Scraptor]

Huge congrats to Dwight Powell for making the Rising Stars World all-star team! (Wiggins too, but he was a given)

2016 NBA All-Star
#BBVARisingStars World @44Bojan @CapelaClint @threekola @emmanuelmudiay @RaulTogni @kporzee @DwightPowell33 @22wiggins M.Hezonja & N.Jokic
12:02pm - 27 Jan 16

https://www.twitter.com/NBAAllStar/s...22379428040704

[rightsideup]

Huge congrats to Dwight Powell for making the Rising Stars World all-star team! (Wiggins too, but he was a given)



https://www.twitter.com/NBAAllStar/s...22379428040704

yeah and lyles has been getting some burn and playing well

[guyroch]

Parker could miss Olympics for birth of child

San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker could miss the Olympics because of the expected birth of his second son.

Parker told French radio station RMC that his wife is due at the end of July, shortly after France's Olympic qualifying tournament from July 4-10. The Olympic basketball tournament in Rio de Janeiro will be held from Aug. 6-21.

Parker says he has yet to decide whether his wife's pregnancy will force him to cancel his commitments with the national team.

Parker says "this is big news. I will need to talk with the France team. And negotiate with my wife, too. The schedule is very, very difficult."

[Joey]

yeah and lyles has been getting some burn and playing well

Trey Lyles has been named the replacement for Mirotic. Awesome!

Trey Lyles Added to 2016 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge

Details: https://t.co/2KtliyUPOh pic.twitter.com/iYcgoQXm6k

— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) February 3, 2016

[Scraptor]

That makes three Canucks on the World team. Pretty sweet.

[Primer]

that makes three canucks on the world team. Pretty sweet.

world domination!!!!!!!

[rightsideup]

That makes three Canucks on the World team. Pretty sweet.

if wolves could close out some games andrew would have been on the west roster

[rightsideup]

Trey Lyles has been named the replacement for Mirotic. Awesome!

Trey Lyles Added to 2016 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge

Details: https://t.co/2KtliyUPOh pic.twitter.com/iYcgoQXm6k

— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) February 3, 2016

anyone with league pass been checking trey out ..... if so how is he looking

[Joey]

anyone with league pass been checking trey out ..... if so how is he looking

When he was starting in place of Favors recently, he was looking really good... for a 20 year old kid anyway.
Had a 9 game stretch where he averaged 11.5ppg and 6.5rpg.

[guyroch]

When he was starting in place of Favors recently, he was looking really good... for a 20 year old kid anyway.
Had a 9 game stretch where he averaged 11.5ppg and 6.5rpg.

Is there a senerio that Anthony Bennet will not even crack the team Canada roster ?

[Joey]

Is there a senerio that Anthony Bennet will not even crack the team Canada roster ?

I don't think so, because he's shown he's fully capable of producing on the international level. He had a great summer. And for some reason it just hasn't translated.

[MACK11]

Is there a senerio that Anthony Bennet will not even crack the team Canada roster ?

Yes. Right now Dwight Powell, TT, Lyles, Nicholson, Olynyk are all better than Bennet.

[rightsideup]

Yes. Right now Dwight Powell, TT, Lyles, Nicholson, Olynyk are all better than Bennet.

that could change with injuries and player confidence changing we are still young and growing in maturity at the larger positions

[Primer]

Watching the Kentucky - Florida game right now and wooooo boyyy Murray looks really freaking good. Might end up being the best Canadian player by the time Olympics roll around.

[KeonClark]

Watching the Kentucky - Florida game right now and wooooo boyyy Murray looks really freaking good. Might end up being the best Canadian player by the time Olympics roll around.

Wiggins will still be the best player this summer