Team Canada GM Gets Honest About Dillon Brooks

Canada Basketball GM Rowan Barrett spoke on former Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks

During a recent interview with Michael Grange of Sportsnet, Canada Basketball GM Rowan Barrett spoke extensively on Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks.

"I think Dillon Brooks can play," Barrett told Grange. "Let's not ever lose sight of that. Like, I don't know what people are writing. But he can play … and if you're Canadian and you want to play for your country, our arms are open, man. I called Dillon after the season, and we spoke because the guy I saw on TV, and all the things that people were writing, I mean, I was like 'What is going on? Because this is unrecognizable to me. This is not the guy that I know.' And we spoke and he let me know really from the very beginning that he was in, that he was going to be there, and that he was good. And that's all I needed to know. And Dillon was at the national training centre from Day 1 every single day religiously working on his shooting, working on his body. He deserved this result, he worked like crazy, that's why the guys were so happy for him. … Whatever happened during the NBA season, it's very clear that (this summer) he was refocused and ready to go."

While the outside perception of Brooks became very negative towards the end of his time with the Memphis Grizzlies, Barrett got honest about his work ethic and approach to the game that helped Canada outperform expectations in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

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