The FIBA Americas tournament starts Monday in Mexico City (Mexico) with two favorites to start the Crown of the Continent large (with the permission of the United States) to the current champion and host, Mexico: Canada and Argentina.
The US team arrives at Aztec country with a level never seen before. With a team of nine NBA players, they will try to win the first championship in its history (runners-up in 1980 and 1999), which the South Americans have managed twice.
The championship also serves to give two seats for the next Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016. From the third to fifth-placed play the tournament. Brazil and the United States have already qualified automatically.
Andrew Wiggins, rookie of the year in the American League, is the spearhead of a Canadian runners in the last Pan American Games and have only dropped two of its last nine games. Brazil was his executioner on both occasions snatching the gold in the final of Toronto.
Ricky companion is not alone in this adventure to glory: Cory Joseph, Ejim, Nicholson, Stauskas, Bennett, Olynyk, Powell and Sacre are the other NBA who have come to call Jay Triano. The former coach of the Toronto Raptors managed in his second spell at the Canadian bench a team like never before seen in the North American country. Although it lacking one of its main stars: Tristan Thompson.
The power forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers negotiates a new contract with the franchise and did not want to risk an injury that cut its economic outlook.
