Tristan Thompson can't commit to the Canadian national team due to his pending free agency in the NBA. (loung_s)
was non-committal about his status with the Canadian men’s national team when asked about it Monday — perhaps because he has to be.shot around at Scotiabank Arena ahead of their Monday night encounter with the Toronto Raptors, the Brampton, Ont., native fielded a few questions about Canada Basketball and the forthcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Victoria in late June.
“It’s good that guys are finding times in their schedules to play for the national team,” Thompson said of the wave of commitment seen on social media and beyond from Canadian NBA players. “We’ve got a lot of pros and we’ve got more coming every year, so the fact that guys are stepping up and making themselves available to play is huge, and it’s great for Canada Basketball.”
Thompson is in a trickier situation than most of the players who have said they’ll be there in Victoria — such as Jamal Murray and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. This is because he’s slated to become an unrestricted free agent in the summer, meaning when the qualifying tournament is happening he will be stuck in a limbo of sorts as a player without a contract and no way to sign one until free agency officially opens, unless he gets an extension done with the Cavaliers — or is traded and signs an extension with whatever that new team might be — before the end of the season.
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