Attention, Knicks fans: Please rise for your new national anthem.
That’s right: For the next week, P&T is going Canadian in honor of our favorite young Canuck, RJ Barrett. Team Canada is vying for a berth in the Tokyo Olympics this week in a six-team qualifying tournament being held in Victoria, Canada. Here is the roster:
Canada is well-represented in the NBA these days, but as you can see, this roster in pretty thin, particularly in the frontcourt. Big men like Kelly Olynyk, Tristan Thompson and Chris Boucher are all sitting out for various reasons.