On September 1, Beijing time, Australia will usher in its first opponent in the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup, Canada from North America, and for Australia, the strength of the opponent has weakened a lot. If placed in World Cup qualifiers, Canada should be seen as the most difficult one to deal with in Group H. Because they have Jamal Murray, Olynyk, TT-Thomson, Barrett, Powell, Lyles, Dillon Brooks and a number of other NBA players. However, these players have withdrawn one after another, and today's Canadian men's basketball team, many fans are not optimistic about them.
Canada's final 12-man roster was Ken Birch (Magic), Cory Joseph (Kings), Malvin Ijim, Brady Hayeslip, Kaza Kagami, Owen Klassen, Connor Morgan, Andrew Nimbohard, Kevin Pags, Phil Scroob, Thomas Scroub, Kyle Velzer.
There are only two active NBA players on this list, one is the Magic's bench forward Ken Birch, who joined the Magic in the 17-18 season and has been a substitute on the team, averaging 4.5 points and 4 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game, and he is a no-four player who does not shoot three points.
The other is Corey Joseph, who just signed for the Kings for 3 years and 37 million, who played for the Pacers in 18-19, averaging 6.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, a Spurs-born player who is also a bench role in the NBA.
For fans who do not know the Canadian national team, Canada seems to have exhausted its skills and has no combat effectiveness. But in fact, the lineup they sent out is still very interesting. Many players have played in the Europa League and are strong, including players who have played in the NBA.
Kyle Wilger, who lost the draft in 2016, signed with the Rockets and played 14 games for the Rockets, but only played 45 minutes in total, with 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. As a big pitcher, Wilger didn't get a chance at the Rockets, always being sent down to the development league and coming back to the rhythm, and later received an invitation from the Raptors, but unfortunately was cut.
He became a McDonald's All-American All-Star in 2011, averaging 20.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game and shooting 43.7 percent from three-point range in college.
Melvin Eheem, who lost the NBA draft in 2014, signed a training camp contract with the Magic in 2015 and averaged 9.2 points and 6.8 boards per game in the summer league, but ultimately failed to stay with the Magic and bid farewell to the NBA. He was also a good scorer during his college years, scoring 48 points in a single game, breaking Michael Beasley's personal scoring record in the Big 12th Zone while also grabbing 18 rebounds.
In addition to these two players who have experienced the NBA, Pangos, who serves as an organizational guard, is not idle. He is the strongest Canadian player in the Champions League, averaging 12.7 points and 5.9 assists per game in 2018, shooting 47.5% from three points, making him a second team in the Champions League and in the top 100 players in the Champions League.
Hayeslip, a single-functioning but very good white shooter, is a veteran of the Canadian men's basketball team. He has played for the national team since 2013. In this World Preliminary Tournament, he played ten games and averaged 45.9% of the three-point shooting rate per game, which is an extremely terrible outside killer.
Phil Skroop, who averaged 15 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists in six games in this World Preliminary Tournament, shooting more than 50% from both fields, is Canada's third-largest scorer, has a very strong impact, and is an all-round guard who can shoot suddenly.
However, there is a problem with the Canadian men's basketball team today, due to the absence of TT Thompson, Olynyk, Powell, their interior depth is not enough, the main interior line of Kembard, 2 meters 06, Wilger 2 meters 08, but the space type, their advantage is in the small lineup, impact and three-pointers, is their weapon.
Australia has interior players like Bogut, Baines, Landdale and it will make Canada feel bad. Fortunately, Canada's head coach Nas, has a very high tactical quality, perhaps he can use such a lineup, play its unexpected effect, for Australia, Canada is still a hard bone that is not easy to gnaw, only by preparing for the battle wholeheartedly and not despising the opponent, can it win.