June 5, 2025
Discussions are at present going down for the Toronto Raptors’ Scottie Barnes, the Detroit Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart, and the San Antonio Spurs’ Devin Vassell to hitch the Jamaican staff
The Jamaica Basketball Affiliation is reportedly making an attempt to recruit three NBA gamers to hitch them for an upcoming worldwide match this summer season.
Based on The New York Carib Information, conversations are at present going down for the Toronto Raptors’ Scottie Barnes, the Detroit Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart, and the San Antonio Spurs’ Devin Vassell to compete for the Jamaican staff within the FIBA World Cup Americas Pre-Qualifiers occurring in August. All respective gamers have Jamaican fathers, which makes them eligible to play for the nation in worldwide competitions.
JABA President Paulton Gordon appears enthusiastic about the potential of the three males being part of the staff. He feels their presence offers them a greater probability in opposition to the competitors.
“We’re constructing a staff that may compete on the highest stage, and having gamers like Scottie, Isaiah, and Devin could be transformative,” mentioned Gordon.
The staff already has two different NBA gamers on the roster for the upcoming FIBA World Cup Americas competitors in August: the Los Angeles Clippers’ Norman Powell and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Josh Minott.
There are two different gamers who could also be on the verge of becoming a member of the Jamaican basketball staff.
Twins Amen (Houston Rockets) and Ausar Thompson (Detroit Pistons), whose father is from Jamaica, are at present within the technique of acquiring their citizenship papers from Jamaica. They’ve expressed that they might be involved in taking part in for the nation’s basketball squad.
BREAKING: @HoustonRockets All-Defensive First Group star Amen Thompson & Ausar Thompson of the @DetroitPistons are open to signify 🇯🇲 in future FIBA competitions & presumably the Olympics.
The dual brothers, whose father is Jamaican, have begun the citizenship course of. pic.twitter.com/9POYM5XKNR
— Daniel Blake (@DannyBeegie) Could 25, 2025
The Jamaica Basketball Affiliation is hoping that with this infusion of athletic expertise obtainable to them, they’ll get the possibility to compete within the subsequent Olympic competitors.
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