Kristaps Porzingis leads Latvia's extended list for 2023 FIBA World Cup / News - Basketnews.com

Janis Strelnieks was excluded from the preliminary roster due to his ongoing recovery from an Achilles injury back in March.

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The Latvian national team will compete in the 2023 FIBA World Cup for the first time in the country's history.

One month before the start of the competition, the Latvian Federation announced a revamped extended list of candidates following the first cuts.

Boston Celtics star center Kristaps Porzingis headlines the list alongside his NBA compatriot Davis Bertans. EuroLeague's Rolands Smits and Arturs Kurucs are also included on the list.

Most of the players last played for teams in Spain, Lithuania, Poland, and Italy.

Latvia will compete in Group H in the World Cup together with Canada, Lebanon, and France.

Latvia's 16-man roster:

Rodions Kurucs (SIG Strasbourg) Mareks Mejeris (Hapoel Jerusalem) Kristaps Porzingis (Boston Celtics) Davis Bertans (Oklahoma City Thunder) Dairis Bertans (Real Betis Baloncesto) Janis Timma (Grises de Humacao) Rolands Smits (Zalgiris Kaunas) Arturs Strautins (UnaHotels Reggio Emilia) Klavs Cavars (Start Lublin) Aigars Skele (Stal Ostrow Wielkopolski) Andrejs Grazulis (Dolomiti Energia Trento) Anzejs Pasecniks (Real Betis Baloncesto) Toms Leimanis (Movistar Estudiantes) Arturs Kurucs (Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz) Arturs Zagars (Nevezis Kedainiai) Kristers Zoriks (VEF Riga)

Cuts:

Artis Ate (VEF Riga) Janis Berzins (Legia Warszawa) Janis Strelnieks (AEK Athens) Rihards Lomazs (Baskets Oldenburg) Martins Laksa (CBet Jonava) Marcis Steinbergs (BAXI Manresa) Karlis Silins (BK Liepaja) Roberts Berzins (VEF Riga) Thank you for reading us! We have even more content for you.