I'd be putting Kay and Bogut (if keen and has the faintest step available) in over Bolden/Maker.

Thybulle technically isn't a Boomer - he can be obviously, but I don't think we can assume it.

Not sure about Exum.

I wouldn't put Exum in any serious Boomers team he wouldn't even be a star player in the NBL.

These lists are going to be an exercise in futility because of the ways that the NBA will impact the Olympics, seeing that the end their finals literally the day before Olympics start.

If athletes are expected to undergo two-weeks quarantine, you can count out everyone who played in the finals series. Then you need to have some time with the team, so you can almost count out anyone who played the conference finals.. with maybe a few exceptions. The best bet for us is if athletes need only get tested on arrival and don't need quarantine, that would give players from the conference finals two weeks to quickly acclimatize themselves to the Boomers setting.

For me, the Boomers two most important players are Aron Baynes and Patty Mills. You can replace everyone else to some extent, but those are the guys whose roles and abilities have no equivalent in our depth charts. Lose either of them and it's lights out for me.

So what are the Raptors and Spurs chances for the coming season? That's going to be super important.

Others might say Simmons, but he's never really played for the team so I make no assumption he will now. If 76ers go late into the finals, kiss Broekhoff and Thybulle goodbye as well.

The squad is probably going to be an extended squad to accommodate all of the unknowns. The Boomers are lucky, though, in that they're not starving for depth.

Ben Simmons
Patty Mills
Joe Ingles
Jock Landale
Aron Baynes
Matthew Dellavedova
Dante Exum
Bryce Cotton
Mattise Thybulle
Ryan Broekhoff
Chris Goulding
Mitch Creek
Deng Adel
Thon Maker
Nick Kay
Andrew Bogut
Isaac Humphries
Jonah Bolden
Mangok Mathiang
Brock Motum
Nathan Sobey
Josh Green
Will Magnay

That's 22 players that could easily come into an Olympic team and play an important role.

If you're really hard up you might pepper in the next tier of players in postions 8-12 on the team and hope you never have to rely on them, including.

Kouat Noi
Josh Giddey
William McDowell-White
Josh White
Angus Brandt
Brad Newley
Mitch McCarron
Cam Gliddon (gulp)
Jason Cadee (best of a bad situation at point guard)
Todd Blanchfield
Mitch Norton

Luckily we'd have to fall pretty far and I think it's unlikely we look at any of those guys all that deeply when the time comes. But the point is, moreso, that we should have an extremely strong Boomers squad no matter how the finals shake up.

I like the list from Anon #p822485. His list;
Simmons / Dellavedova
Mills / Cotton / Thybulle
Ingles / Broekhoff
Landale / Maker / Bolden
Baynes / Bogut
Bogut is always a worry (for me) on both stamina (age) and injuries (history). Love him in there though. However, with Simmons in as a PG, easy to play him as a 4, then Landale, Maker and Bolden can easily cover if....

On paper, that line-up would be rated as 2 overall. I can only see the USA having a better depth and, of course, that depends on the NBA finals for both. More so for them than us as you (I) expect the best players to be involved in finals will be predominantly Americans. Other nations may have, will have, better players in some positions but no-else will be able to match our depth. Remember, that at the WC's, a lesser Boomers outfit only just missed out on medalling, some think Gold, cos key players were exhausted at the pointy end. Lose some-one or 2 or 3 of these guys above and there is plenty of incredible talent sitting on the sidelines with "kick-it-to-me" hopes ready.
Lose any during the Games, injury, foul trouble, etc., and we can cover with the versatility above.

As for the bunch who will miss out, not just on the Games but also our best ever chance of medalling for the fist time (in mens, thanks women), silly of you to be this good right now!

Didn't NIck Kay have a good last world championships? Sometimes teams just need a hard worker or two. And before others comment, I've never met the guy, don't like Perth and aren't making money off this post.

I forgot Duop Reath and Xavier Cooks in my first squad so you literally have 24 players - 2 Boomers teams - in your first tier. We're looking pretty healthy.

How was Xavier Cooks a disappointment? He was doing what he was expected to do on a team that already had multiple scoring options. He would play a similar role on the Boomers.

"Anyone know if Mojave Ķing will be a future Boomer or a Tall Black?'

He's said he wants to play for Australia even though his father is in the NZ coaching team.

"NBA playoffs will affect many above.
Cadee keep training we may need you."

I've just outlined 24 players the Boomers can call in before you even need to look at a Cadee.

Chances of so many Aussies going so deep in the playoffs is fairly minimal.

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Without Simmons

Dellavedova, Exum
Mills, Cotton, Green
Ingles, Broekhoff
Landale, Maker, Kay
Baynes, Bogut

If Simmons is in then Exum is out.
Not convinced about Bogut which opens the door for someone like Magnay.
People forget Ingles can also be a ball handler."

If the playoffs are why you lose Simmons you also lose Broekhoff.

why are people picking Bolden, walked out on the team and where is he playing now ?

Green plays! He's a long term prospect, similar to Mills in Athens. Assuming absolutely every Australian (or soon to be Aussie) put their hand up, i'd love to see:

C: Baynes / Bogut
PF: Landale / Maker
SF: Ingles / Thybulle / Broekhoff
SG: Mills / Cotton / Green
PG: Simmons / Delly


-Exum: Bigger upside than Delly, one good season and he's in (unlikely tbh)
-Kay: First inclusion if a tall goes down.

-Mathiang - Backup C/PF
-Adel - Backup SF
-Goulding - Backup SG/PG

Kay was just so impressive at the WC's. He should be first in if any-one goes down.

If we include Cotton as an Aussie (hopefully), I would (hopefully) include Bogues as a change-of-mind-er, just in time for selection. He'll get the gig, if he puts his hand up, and I don't think he'll put his hand up if he isn't ready. I've got him in.