For Matthew Dellavedova, what happened this summer has been a huge blow. The veteran point guard faced the 2022-23 campaign with his sights set on the 2023 Basketball World Cup. After playing for the Sacramento Kings, he returned to his native country to join Melbourne United. There, in Australia, he had planned to prepare the national team meeting. However, he ended up being left out of the list of players for the tournament.
The 33-year-old does not hide his disappointment. His desire was to defend the team’s jersey. aussie and it was a hard blow to be left out of a call for which he felt prepared. In any case, this has not made him discouraged, but rather made him even more motivated to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
«For me, the Boomers They are the best. I have never taken it for granted that I would be. I know how lucky I have been to represent Australia. I still feel like my best basketball is yet to come, so I definitely want to be a part of the Boomers The most time possible. The objective is to try to help United win a championship and do everything possible to be part of the Paris team,” he warns in statements to Olgun Uluc of ESPN.
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After the World Cup, which Germany won, these eight teams have already secured their place for next summer’s Olympic event: France, South Sudan, Canada, United States, Japan, Serbia, Germany and Australia. The remaining four tickets will be decided in a pre-Olympic tournament divided into four venues.
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2023-09-27 06:00:00
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