FIBA World Cup [USA vs. TUR: 9/3, 8:30 AM EST (ESPN+)]

[trickybilly]

DRAW OUT TODAY!!!

As an Aussie, pretty shattering to be drawn with Canada and Lithuania. One of the unluckiest teams on the planet. Senegal won't be a pushover either.

US has a CRAZY easy group, and nice seeding. Should be a cakewalk to the final.

Anyway, I'm heading to the Guangzhou area for the first week. PM me if you want to catch up and find weird food!

Sidenote: Spain, Iran, France, Germany are all playing first round in the greater Guangzhou area.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Still hoping that the FIBA committee allows Jordan Clarkson to play for the Philippines.

So far, he's classified as a naturalized player, even though he has Filipino lineage, and only one is allowed per team, I believe, and in our case, it's Andray Blatche.

[MattyIce]

Still hoping that the FIBA committee allows Jordan Clarkson to play for the Philippines.

So far, he's classified as a naturalized player, even though he has Filipino lineage, and only one is allowed per team, I believe, and in our case, it's Andray Blatche.

me too! I can't wait til 2023 to watch this in PI

[rondofan1255]

https://twitter.com/FIBAWC/status/1165281623790759936



https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1162808236858150912

Team USA World Cup schedule

Team USA is in Group E for pool play, along with the Czech Republic, Japan and Turkey. They will play each team one time, with the top-two teams in the group advancing to the second round.

All times U.S./Eastern

Sunday, Sept. 1
First round: Team USA vs. Czech Republic, 8:30 a.m. (ESPN+)

Tuesday, Sept. 3
First round: Team USA vs. Turkey, 8:30 a.m. (ESPN+)

Thursday, Sept. 5
First round: Team USA vs. Japan, 8:30 a.m. (ESPN+) 

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/team-usa-basketball-schedule-how-to-watch-group-stage-games-of-2019-fiba-world-cup-dates-start-times-tv-channel/

[droopdog7]

They clearly are looking for a C (or maybe D) level team so who the heck knows.

[Evantime34]

I believe Lowry is pulling out too, so I think Smart will make the team as a guard because they are thin there.

Jaylen should have been on the team above Kuzma, but I think he's the only one left off from the group.

[Surferdad]

I didn’t vote for Brown b/c there’s good competition at the wing (Middleton, Barnes).  In my biased opinion, the other 3 Celtics should make the team.

[Fierce1]

If it's true Lowry pulls out then only Jaylen Brown, among the 4 Celts, will not make the team.

[SHAQATTACK]

Yabu ?

available I would think

[Surferdad]

Yabu ?

available I would think

He's a French National.  Would he make their team?

[pearljammer10]

Current training camp roster

Kemba Walker
Kyle Lowry
Donovan Mitchell
Jayson Tatum

Khris Middleton
Kevin Love
Paul Millsap
Harrison Barnes
Kyle Kuzma
PJ Tucker

Andre Drummond
Myles Turner
Brook Lopez

Latest additions:

Marcus Smart
Thaddeus Young
Jaylen Brown
Julius Randle

I bet Lowry and Milsap pull out so I see this as the 12 man roster:

Kemba/Smart
Mitchell/Brown
Middleton/Tatum
Love/Barnes/Young
Turner/Drummond/Lopez

[saltlover]

Poirier is on the French roster.

https://www.talkbasket.net/44565-france-announced-the-preliminary-roster-for-the-2019-basketball-world-cup

It is also expected (if it hasn’t been announced and I just couldn’t find it) that Theis will be on the German roster.

[Somebody]

Every Celtic in the training camp roster.

[rondofan1255]

Poirier is on the French roster.

https://www.talkbasket.net/44565-france-announced-the-preliminary-roster-for-the-2019-basketball-world-cup

It is also expected (if it hasn’t been announced and I just couldn’t find it) that Theis will be on the German roster.

TP, thanks, I should have specified USA in the poll.

 I think Ojeleye was originally on the training camp roster for Nigeria, did he decide to play?

[ederson]

Yabu ?

available I would think

He's a French National.  Would he make their team?

he is not even in the preliminary team