Ben Simmons e altri 9 giocatori NBA nella lista dell’Australia per le Olimpiadi
I Boomers hanno un roster fortissimo sulla carta
L’Australia ha annunciato la lista dei 24 atleti da cui saranno scelti i 12 che parteciperanno alle prossime Olimpiadi.
Agli ordini di coach Brian Goorjian ben 10 atleti tuttora impegnati in NBA, guidati dalla star Ben Simmons e dai veterani Patty Mills e Joe Ingles.
La lista completa:
Australian Men’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Squad
Athlete’s Name Current Club
1 Deng ADEL Hawks (NBL)
2 Aron BAYNES Toronto Raptors (NBA)
3 Ryan BROEKHOFF NBA Free Agent
4 Xavier COOKS Sydney Kings (NBL)
5 Mitch CREEK South East Melbourne Phoenix (NBL)
6 Matthew DELLAVEDOVA Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
7 Dante EXUM Houston Rockets (NBA)
8 Josh GIDDEY Adelaide 36ers (NBL)
9 Chris GOULDING Melbourne United (NBL)
10 Josh GREEN Dallas Mavericks (NBA)
11 Isaac HUMPHRIES Adelaide 36ers (NBL)
12 Joe INGLES Utah Jazz (NBA)
13 Nick KAY Real Betis (Spain)
14 Jock LANDALE Melbourne United (NBL)
15 Mitch McCARRON Melbourne United (NBL)
16 Will McDOWELL-WHITE Rio Grande Valley Vipers (NBA G League)
17 Will MAGNAY New Orleans Pelicans (NBA)
18 Thon MAKER NBA Free Agent
19 Patty MILLS San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
20 Brock MOTUM Galatasaray (Turkey)
21 Mitch NORTON Perth Wildcats (NBL)
22 Duop REATH Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
23 Ben SIMMONS Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)
24 Matisse THYBULLE Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)
Australian Men’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Coaching Team
Name Title Current Club
Brian GOORJIAN Head Coach Hawks (NBL)
Matthew NIELSEN Head Assistant Coach Austin Spurs (NBA G League)
Adam CAPORN Assistant Coach Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence
David PATRICK Assistant Coach University of Arkansas
Jacob JACKOMAS International Scouting Coordinator Hawks (NBL)