Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was completely electrical on the FIBA World Cup, with averages of 24.5 factors and 6.4 assists per sport.
His marketing campaign culminated with a victory over Crew USA within the bronze medal match, and his excellent performances have earned the reward of fellow Canadian Steve Nash.
“I imply, he’s acquired it, proper,” Nash stated. “He has the sport, the texture, the understanding of his accountability within the second. It’s only a lovely factor when you’ve got a participant like that in your arsenal.
“He’s certainly one of my favorite gamers and retains getting higher. It’s going to be enjoyable to look at him play the remainder of his profession and proceed to play in a Canada jersey so long as doable.”
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Nonetheless, Canada has way more expertise as of late (which many attribute to The Carter Impact) they usually nonetheless weren’t at full power in the course of the World Cup simply gone.
Crew Canada may look particularly harmful on the 2024 Olympics in Paris if they’re able to add the likes of Jamal Murray and Andrew Wiggins to the combination.
Different gifted Canadian gamers embody Bennedict Mathurin and Shaedon Sharpe.
Mathurin was drafted sixth general final yr and averaged 16.7 factors in 28.5 minutes per sport for the Indiana Pacers in his rookie season, whereas Sharpe was drafted seventh general by the Portland Path Blazers final yr and averaged 9.9 factors over 22.2 minutes per sport.
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