So Kyle Lowry will be an Olympian, as will DeMar DeRozan. They will go to Rio and they will dodge the Zika virus and they will stay on a boat, because USA Basketball is staying on a boat. A Toronto Raptor hasn’t been on a Team USA roster since Vince Carter dunked over the Frenchman. Times have changed, and changed back.
“I think it’s fantastic for them,” Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri says. “Great opportunity, and you know what, I played for Nigeria, and to play for your country is something that you can’t explain. It doesn’t matter about the circumstances, just to play for your country is something different.