Canadians have made their mark in the NBA in the last few years with superstars like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray. What has been impressive this season has been the depth of the Canadian talent as the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend showed.
Canada has long been the most represented country in the NBA outside of the United States, with a record 25 players on opening night rosters this season. In fact, two of them are set to face the Raptors in Toronto this week: Portland Trail Blazers’ Shaedon Sharpe on Tuesday, and Chris Boucher of the Boston Celtics on Sunday.
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