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Here’s the latest iteration of the LA2028 Olympic Boomers Roster Tracker 🇦🇺🦘🏀
Prior to Johnny Furphy’s season ending knee injury, he had become a justifiable lock. Given his age, it seems far more likely than not that he’ll bounce back from the injury & earn a spot on the 2028 LA Roster. Perhaps it’s somewhat out of desperate optimism, but I have kept him in as a lock 🤕🙏🏻.
Rocco Zikarsky also moves up into the “Pretty Likely” category after a truly impressive G-League campaign. It’s clear he’s put on some size & strength, but it’s his shooting that’s really taken a leap. Rocco is becoming a genuine stretch 5, and at 7’4, that is scary! Whether Rocco has developed into the force we hope he becomes by 2028 - or not, it would be silly not to include him, even just from a development perspective. Whether he’s the 2nd big or a developing 12th man, he should be included.
Dante Exum takes a tumble down the list, purely due to injuries & uncertainty of where his body will be at age 33. If he’s healthy & doesn’t lose a step, it’s difficult to think he wouldn’t have a spot on this roster - but that’s a huge maybe.
For very different reasons, Luke Paul, Nick Kay & Mitch Creek have all jumped up into the “On the Cusp” category. Luke Paul’s trajectory puts him on a path similar to Giddey in 2021 & Simmons in 2016 - a very young guard with a lot of potential but very limited experience. He will likely be battling for the spot with vets like Exum, Armstrong & Will Hickey. If this was Brian Goorjian, I would say Paul has next to no chance - but it’s not, and we could see Caporn take a different approach. Nick Kay is a player that proves time and time again that he’s loyal to the soil and can fit in on any team. It’s not to say he’s a shoe in, or even likely at age 35, but it would be wrong for me to count him out. Mitch Creek will be 37, and for a player who started his career with a dependency on athleticism, you would think his time playing for the Boomers had passed. However, Creek has developed into a knockdown shooter & is arguably in the best form of his career. I suspect his inclusion in the next Boomers qualifying roster is representative of his recent play - and a forcing of their hand to get him in the mix.
HERE’S THE LIST:
🔒 Locks:
• Josh Giddey - 25
• Dyson Daniels - 24
• Jock Landale - 32
• Tyrese Proctor - 24
• Johnny Furphy - 23 ⬆️🤕
🔓 Almost Locks:
• Jack Mcveigh - 32
📈 Pretty Likely:
• Lachlan Olbrich - 24
• Rocco Zikarsky - 21 ⬆️
🌟 On The Cusp:
• Nick Kay - 35 ⬆️
• Mitch Creek - 37 ⬆️
• Dante Exum - 33 ⬇️
• Luke Paul - 19 ⬆️
• Oscar Cluff - 26
• Austin Rapp - 23
• Angus Glover - 29
• Dash Daniels - 20
• Xavier Cooks - 33
• Taran Armstrong - 26
• Duop Reath - 32
• Josh Green - 27
• Jack White - 31
• Luke Travers - 27
• Will Magnay - 30
• Alex Toohey - 23
• Matisse Thybulle - 31
• Jaylin Galloway - 25
• Alex Condon - 23
• Reyne Smith - 25
🤔 Unlikely Right Now, But Maybe:
• Jordan Hunter - 31
• Alex Ducas - 27
• Will Hickey - 29
• Dejan Vasiljevic - 31
• Ben Henshall - 23
• William McDowell-White - 30
• Elijah Pepper - 27
• Max Mackinnon - 24
• Jai Fa’ale - 19 ⬆️
🧬 Too Old but Not Impossible:
• Matthew Dellavedova - 38
• Brock Motum - 37
• Chris Goulding - 39
🌱 Too Young but Not Impossible:
• Che Brogan - 22
• Jacob Furphy - 22
• Roman Siulepa - 22
• Alex Dickerson - 20
• Jongkuch Mach - 20
• Will Hamilton - 19
• Antonio Browne - 18
• Ajak Nyuon - 21
• Luke Fennell - 22
🎯 It’s A Long Shot:
• Owen Foxwell - 25
• Sam McDaniel - 32
• Isaac Humphries - 30
• Sam Froling - 30
• Josh Bannan - 26
• Keanu Pinder - 33
• Jonah Bolden - 32
• Anthony Dell’Orso - 25
• Harry Wessels - 25
• Akoldah Gak - 25
• Tom Wilson - 31
🚫 Never Say Never… But Never:
• Patty Mills - 40
• Kyrie Irving - 36
• Ben Simmons - 32
• Bryce Cotton - 36
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