Indiana Pacers guards Bennedict Mathurin and Andrew Nembhard will be with Team Canada this summer according to head coach Rick Carlisle.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers guards Bennedict Mathurin and Andrew Nembhard are expected to be involved with Team Canada this summer, according to Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle.
Canada qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, but they have not released their roster for the event yet. It is possible that Nembhard and Mathurin could be with Team Canada and not on the official Olympic squad — which"Andrew Nembhard, I believe, is going to be with Team Canada. That's going to be a great honor for him," Carlisle said after the Pacers season ended. "I think Mathurin will not be cleared to play for Team Canada, but he will be with the team.
"You're seeing a young player that is tough minded, resourceful, and highly competitive that is fearless and that has embraced these challenges. It's not any accident that Team Canada has been trying to get him on board for the last two summers," Carlisle said of Nembhard early last week. Last season, the Pacers made history as the first NBA team to start three Canadian players in the same game when Nembhard, Mathurin, and Osahe Brissett were all in the opening five for a game against the Toronto Raptors. "It also speaks to what's happening in Canada in terms of the development of great young talent. Pretty amazing, pretty breathtaking,". "They've got Nick coaching the national team. That thing is in great hands. Really impressive.
The Pacers made it to the Eastern Conference Finals faster than they thought. What does that mean in the offseason?Tony East is the Publisher of AllPacers. He has previously written for Forbes Sports, the West Indianapolis Community News, WTHR, and more while hosting the Locked On Pacers podcast.
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