Marc Stein: Today @CanBball announced its 21-man roster for 12 spots on the Nick Nurse-coached squad aiming to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Golden State’s Andrew Wiggins is in, but injury has ruled out two of Canada’s best: Denver’s Jamal Murray and OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: pic.twitter.com/WUawCvYKLr
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 07/12/98
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:180 lbs. / 81.6 kg.
Salary: $4,141,320
Born: 07/12/98
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:180 lbs. / 81.6 kg.
Salary: $4,141,320
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander passes on playing with Canada
Brandon Rahbar: SGA announces he won’t be able to play with the Canadian national team this summer, which he was looking forward to. This should put an end to anyone accusing OKC of faking Shai’s injury for tanking purposes. Canada is still the odds on favorite to win the gold because Lu Dort. pic.twitter.com/gjOd8cOdC4
Brandon Rahbar: Sam Presti: “I thought Shai took a tremendous jump this season. Our season took a significant turn when Shai had a significant injury.” Presti says before SGA’s injury, he felt the team showed they could compete with any team.
