NBA Boomers ready for Paris Olympics after sour World Cup

"The talent's as good as it's ever been in Australian basketball," Josh Giddey says. Video via AAP.

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00:00Number 3, Josh Deere

00:05I mean it's always a fun time coming back and playing in green and gold

00:08and especially these major tournaments, they happen once every four years

00:11so we know the sour taste that the World Cup left in our mouths after that

00:16and to finish the way it did wasn't good for any of us

00:20so we're very happy to be able to go to Paris now

00:23with another chance to get up on that podium with a gold medal

00:26so it's exciting, we've got a great group of guys

00:29you can tell it's as good as it's ever been in Australian basketball

00:32and we're excited to get to Paris

00:34from top to bottom I think, you look at the veterans that run this program

00:37and then the kids that are coming through

00:39we're having draft picks every year

00:41whether that's lottery picks, second round picks, whatever it is

00:44Australia's proven to be a real pipeline to the NBA

00:47and I think we're seeing it now on a global stage

00:50so the development that the kids get in this country is world class

00:54and it's really showing up in the NBA draft