Ryan Wolstat

Toronto Sun/Postmedia NBA/college and Canadian basketball reporter. With some Blue Jays on the side. 90's hip hop aficionado.

[Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun]

One more time, talked to Fred VanVleet, Dan Tolzman, Danny Green, Adrian Griffin, Masai Ujiri, Phil Handy, Jamaal Magloire, Chris Boucher, Matt Devlin, Wayne Embry, Kevin DiPietro, and more about the Raptors winning it all:

https://t.co/FnRlQYTZ8X

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@RobWong34 They already have a baseball version??

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From yesterday. Canada Basketball starts another new era, minus 2 huge names: https://t.co/XbyRFYlhUQ

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@WitterSR Has all the talent but you need to want it and work too.

[Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun]

From yesterday. Canada Basketball starts another new era, minus 2 huge names: https://t.co/XbyRFYlhUQ

[Baxter Holmes @Baxter]

Breaking: Joseph Sanberg, co-founder of green-banking company Aspiration and charged with defrauding investors out of $248M, was just sentenced to 14 years in prison. Aspiration is at the center of an NBA investigation into the Clippers for salary cap circumvention. Story coming.

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Sad news. Great coach and was great with the media in my limited dealings with him.

[NBA Coaches Assoc. @NBA_Coaches]

The membership of the National Basketball Coaches Association joins the NBA family in mourning the passing of legendary Head Coach and Hall of Famer, Rick Adelman.

Rick Adelman coached in the NBA for 29 years, serving as a Head Coach for 23 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves. Over his coaching career, Rick won 1,042 games (10th all-time), was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021 and received the NBCA Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023. Coach Adelman also enjoyed an eight-year NBA playing career with the San Diego Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Jazz, and Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

Adelman will be remembered not only as a coach and a player, but also as a mentor to so many in the basketball community. Rick was a husband to Mary Kay for 56 years; father to Kathy, RJ, Laura, David, Caitlin, and Patrick; and a grandfather of twelve. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Adelman family during this difficult time.

[Canada Basketball @CanBball]

Legend honoured 🫡

Canadian basketball pioneer Jay Triano named to the 2026 Canadian Hall of Fame (Legacy Edition) 🏆

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Une légende honorée 🫡

Le pionnier du basketball canadien Jay Triano est intronisé au Temple de la renommée canadien 2026 (édition Légende) 🏆

[Canada Basketball @CanBball]

Two legacies cemented forever ⭐️

[Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun]

I do wonder in a hypothetical world where they have a stud big man who is reluctant to commit would they still stick with 3-year rule given needs up front? We'll never know.

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FWIW, I think Canada Basketball is doing the right thing with needing 3-year commitment. Can't start over every year or have fighting about roles. Murray/Wiggins/Sharpe all big-time talents, but they are stacked at G and wing.

[Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun]

Canada went 1-for-2 with this plan. Had Leonard Miller watching last summer and Miller took off down stretch for woeful Bulls and remains a unique talent.

[Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050]

Shaedon Sharpe is the other notable name missing from Canada’s player pool for this Olympic cycle. Also wouldn’t/couldn’t commit. Surprised by this one. He was around the program/in camp as an observer last cycle, plan was to groom him for this one.

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@BCR80 He's part of the pool that committed.

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Team Canada boss Rowan Barrett and new head coach Gordie Herbert

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German captain Dennis Schroder (who had epic tournaments for them) didn't want Isaiah Hartenstein or Maxi Kleber jumping aboard after skipping earlier summers. The players led that for Germany after Herbert had initially put the rules in place, telling him to stick with it.

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Herbert says if Canadian players don’t commit this summer they are “out” for next three years. Points to Germany where some NBA guys declined first year and weren’t invited going forward. “The national team isn’t for everyone, and that’s OK.”

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Fun fact, this introduction came one year to the day of Herbert's initial hiring by Canada Basketball. (Was announced then he'd start in 2026(.

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Rowan Barrett: “No Jamal Murray isn’t committed to the program moving forward.” Lauds Murray for his years of service to the program.

[Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun]

Herbert intends to coach Canada in each window (was just hired in New Zealand but must have an out).

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Was told they went back and forth with Jamal Murray, lots of discussions, but in the end it didn't work out. No hard feelings.

[Truenorth @Truenor23860723]

As recently as a few weeks ago Murray was still featured by Canada Basketball as being involved this summer.

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Craziest part of Canada Basketball roster to me is that Khem Birch and Kyle Wiltjer are still in the mix. I covered them as a young pup (still had hair) at McDonald's All-American Game (along with Myck Kabongo) way back in 2011!
https://t.co/mXyc6tqxY1

[Vivek Jacob @vivekmjacob]

Here is the official 23-man Canada Basketball pool for the summer. There are over 50 players committed including Zach Edey, but these are the players up for selection in the upcoming window.

[Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun]

@Clunk24 He’s out

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Dillon Brooks too

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NAW, Barrett, SGA, Dort, Mathurin, both Nembhards, Olynyk, Birch, KyShawn George, L. Miller in. Others too. Edey in camp but not available to play.

[Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun]

@jaysatur Didn’t commit.

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@cone_headd Edey is in. Sharpe out.

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Jamal Murray too. My bad. Was a lot of names thrown out quickly. Rowan Barrett did say the program has the right to call in players though so there might be more leeway. We’ll clarify.

[Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun]

From that sounds like Andrew Wiggins could be done with the program, amongst others.