Canada's announced their camp invites for this summer's FIBA Worlds, which will be held beginning of September in China.
http://basketball.ca/en/news-article...-team-training
Notably absent is Wiggins, but every other significant Canadian player is on the invite list, including 7 NBA rookies. Nick Nurse will be leading the coaching staff.
Here's my early guess at the roster:
Olynyk, Birch, Boucher
Powell, Thompson, Lyles
Brooks, Ejim
Barrett, Heslip, Stauskas
Murray, Gilgeous-Alexander, Joseph
It would be easy to imagine Wiltjer, Rautins, Pangos, Alexander-Walker or Clarke making the roster, too. Guards and bigs look good, wings are a noticeable weak-spot. Knowing Nurse, I could definitely see him going small, bringing another guard like Pangos or Scrubb, and using 3 guard lineups heavily.
It's going to be a tough start to the tournament, as they'll be slotted in a seeming group-of-death with Lithuania, Australia, and Senegal, needing to finish top 2 to advance. Sounds like Ben Simmons is 'doubtful' to play for Australia, but they're still a really solid squad.
The goal for Canada (beyond, obviously, medaling) is finishing in the top two in teams from the Americas, which would qualify them for the Olympics. That'll be hard, as every other team from the Americas has an easier group than us (including our archrival Venezuela getting the easiest draw in the tournament).