With the championship on the line tonight, it’s the perfect opportunity to dive deeper into one of the storylines that has been present throughout the last stage of the playoff run. For back-to-back years, there have been four Canadians playing in the finals. This year, three of those are starters.
While a fairly big moment for Canadian basketball, this hype has been building for years now. Some recent developments have demonstrated just how much the program is growing: A bronze medal in the summer of 2023, an appearance in the Paris Olympics, and another Canadian winning the NBA MVP.