How to watch Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Team Canada in FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will lead Team Canada in two FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying games over the next week.

The Canadians enter the fourth window of World Cup qualifying with a perfect 6-0 record. Canada, No. 18 in the FIBA rankings, is well on pace to qualify for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, which will tip-off next summer in host countries Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Gilgeous-Alexander is Canada’s top player on a team that features plenty of NBA talent including RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks, Kelly Olynyk, Dwight Powell, Oshae Brissett, Khem Birch and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who is SGA’s cousin.

Thunder guard Lu Dort, from Montreal, is in training camp with Team Canada but will not play in the qualifying games. Dort underwent shoulder surgery in March. He’s expected to be at full health when NBA training camp starts next month.

Gilgeous-Alexander isn’t the only Thunder player who will be representing his national team this week in the fourth window of World Cup qualifying. Thunder guards Theo Maledon (France) and Vit Krejci (Czech Republic) are also expected to play.

In fact, France and the Czech Republic will face off at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Paris.

All FIBA World Cup qualifying games can be streamed, with a subscription, on Courtside 1891. 

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How to watch Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Thursday, Aug. 25: Canada vs. Argentina, 9:40 p.m. (Victoria, Canada)

• Gilgeous-Alexander will play against former Thunder teammate Gabriel Deck.

Monday, Aug. 29: Canada vs. Panama, 7:10 p.m. (Panama City) 

• Canada has outscored opponents by an average of 33 points through its first six qualifying games.

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How to watch Theo Maledon in FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Wednesday, Aug. 24: France vs. Czech Republic, 1:30 p.m. (Paris)

• Tomas Satoransky is the biggest name in Czech basketball. Meanwhile, Rudy Gobert anchors the French.

Saturday, Aug. 27: France vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1 p.m. (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

• Maledon isn’t the only Frenchman with Oklahoma connections. Former Thunder wing Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and former Sooner Amath M’Baye are on the roster.

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How to watch Vit Krejci in FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Wednesday, Aug. 24: Czech Republic vs. France, 1:30 p.m. (Paris) 

• Krejci made eight starts in 30 games for the Thunder last season. Krejci was back playing in Summer League after having arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in April.

Saturday, Aug. 27: Czech Republic vs. Hungary, 11:15 a.m. (Chomutov, Czech Republic)

• The Czech Republic’s Jan Vesely was the No. 6 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. Vesely didn’t stick in the NBA, but he’s still playing for his national team.

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