D’ Tigers’ coach Alex Nwora says he will only go to the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup in China in August with the best players.
Nigeria had been drawn against Russia, Argentina, and South Korea in Group B of the World and the team has to perform to the best of their abilities if they want to make it out of the group.
While speaking on the chances of the team at the World Cup, Nwora said the competition is for the best and established players, not an avenue to try new ones
“You have to take your best players to the World Cup. It is not a competition you attend with just any player.
“However, with interest being shown by many Nigerian players in the NBA, G-League and across Europe, selecting the best will be a priority task for the coaching crew.’’
The coach also said he would try to get some good new players in the NBA to beef up the team.
“We have to go through our list, see each position and see who is going to be best for each position.
“There are so many young players in the U.S. and the NBA that we want to integrate into the system.”
He concluded that every good player would be given a fair opportunity to compete for a place in the team during camping exercise.
“To be in those camps, we will reassess those players who played in the different windows and that will give us a good chance to see other new players we will be taking to the World Cup and will use in the future.”
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