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Team Canada roster: Meet the biggest threat to Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics

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Team Canada roster: Meet the biggest threat to Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Although the United States is considered the best basketball team in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Canada offers very intriguing competition.

Team USA (-650) is currently the favorite to win the tournament, per BetMGM. Canada (+1000), however, has the next-best odds. France (+1400) and Serbia (+1600) are considered other likely candidates after the two North American national teams.

Led by head coach Jordi Hernandez — recently named head coach of the Brooklyn Nets — Canada’s roster will return many of the players that defeated Team USA and won bronze at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Our neighbors up north also have nearly a full roster of players with NBA experience, including two real backcourt stars with Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver’s Jamal Murray.

They will officially begin the tournament against Greece on July 27. Here are the players that will suit up for Canada:

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NBA TEAM: Denver Nuggets

POSITION: Guard

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NBA TEAM: Oklahoma City Thunder

POSITION: Guard

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NBA TEAM: Houston Rockets

POSITION: Forward

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NBA TEAM: Toronto Raptors

POSITION: Forward

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NBA TEAM: Dallas Mavericks

POSITION: Big

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NBA TEAM: Toronto Raptors

POSITION: Big

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NBA TEAM: Oklahoma City Thunder

POSITION: Forward

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NBA TEAM: Sacramento Kings

POSITION: Forward

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NBA TEAM: Indiana Pacers

POSITION: Guard

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NBA TEAM: Minnesota Timberwolves

POSITION: Guard

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PRO TEAM: Bàsquet Girona (Spain)

POSITION: Big

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PRO TEAM: Unicaja Málaga (Spain)

POSITION: Forward

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