Canada impressed in their three group stage games after getting placed in the ‘Group of Death.’
Canada went 3-0 and secured the top seed in their group for the first time since 2000. Now, a medal game looks more likely as Canada is led by Toronto Raptors forward RJ Barrett.
The bracket is set and Canada drew France in their quarterfinals matchup. France will be a tough test highlighted by their defensive towers in Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama.
Seeing how things panned out, Canada received a favorable draw as they get to avoid the United States early on, via FIBA.com.
Ultimately, they will not see each other until a potential gold medal game.
However, there are challenges regardless with Germany or Greece looming should Canada make it to the semifinals. However, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and company cannot afford to get ahead of themselves.
First things first is taking care of France, who experienced some struggles through group play. Canada has a 2-6 record against France overall, which prompts a far from guaranteed win.
All in all, this run has featured Canada overcoming adversity by coming out on top of the hardest group in men’s basketball. Now, they get a chance to stack up their recent success against some of the greatest countries.
Canada set to take on France in quarterfinals of Olympic men’s basketball
With teams in the same opening group not being allowed to play in the opening round of the playoffs, Canada was not allowed to play the lower-seeded Australia team.
Meaning, that the Canadians have to take on France, who will provide a tougher challenge than Australia. It will be intriguing to see how the Canadians handle competing against France’s size in Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama.
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