Team Australia has formally announced its 12-man roster for the 2019 World Cup, and the group features six NBA players.
Aron Baynes (Suns), Joe Ingles (Jazz), Patty Mills (Spurs), Matthew Dellavedova (Cavaliers), and Jonah Bolden (Sixers) are part of the 12-man squad. So is former No. 1 pick Andrew Bogut, who is technically back under contract with the NBL’s Sydney Kings, but was part of the Warriors team that appeared in the NBA Finals this spring.
Australia’s roster is rounded out by NBL players Cameron Gliddon, Chris Goulding, Nathan Sobey, and Nicholas Kay, along with Jock Landale and Xavier Cooks. Landale currently plays for Lithuanian club Zalgiris Kaunas, while Cooks is a member of SIG Strasbourg in France.
Although Team Australia has a strong roster, there are no guarantees that the squad will make a deep run in next month’s event. The Boomers finds themselves in Group H, which features a handful of tough competitors — Lithuania, Canada, and Senegal. Only the top two teams will advance to the second round.
Remember Dante Exum? Lol yea me either
Bolden should be playing here. He needs to refine his game more.
In a frontcourt that includes Embiid,Horford,Harris,Scott and O’Quinn,he has a better shot at playing time and exposure there.
What is with Australian Basketball and their obsession with Chris Goulding…it’s like his mum is on the selection committee .