LA Lakers transfer target and NBA stars converge to bring the Bahamas to the Olympics
Buddy Hield, DeAndre Ayton, Eric Gordan and Kai Jones have all committed to playing for the Bahamas basketball team in the upcoming KV Americas Olympic qualifiers.
The Bahamas will face Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Panama, Uruguay and the US Virgin Islands in August, for a place in the final qualifying round next year. There is only 1 slot for the winning team.
The Bahamas team invested heavily in the tournament taking place in Argentina, when they invited Golden State Warriors coaching staff member Chris De Marco to be the head coach.
One of the mainstays of the central American team is Buddy Hield. He first ate at Centrobasket 2014 and has just made important contributions in the recent FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
Hield just spent his second season with the Indiana Pacers, averaging 16.8 points and achieving a 42.5% long throw, achieving a career high in steals, averaging 1.2 times per game.
The 30-year-old is currently a transfer target for the Los Angeles Lakers as the team searches for their 18th championship in history. He was in the sights of the Yellow-Purple team a few years ago, but then they chose Russell Westbrook.
DeAndre Ayton has returned to the team after 7 years. At just 18 years old, he had a stellar performance at Centrobasket 2016 averaging 18 points, 11 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game.
Besides the names in the NBA, the Bahamas team promises to attract more talents who are competing at the university level in the US to serve Olympic goals.
