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Memphis Grizzlies rookie center Zach Edey has removed himself from the process to earn a spot on the Canadian men's basketball team for the upcoming Summer Olympics in Paris.
Edey released a statement on the matter and revealed that he made the decision to prepare for his first NBA season with the Grizzlies, who selected him with the No. 9 overall draft pick on Wednesday.
Rowan Barrett, the national team's general manager, also released a statement.
"Canada Basketball was recently notified by Zach of his intention to remove himself from consideration to represent Canada at this summer's Olympic Games.