The Utah Jazz are one of the few teams with five players in the FIBA World Cup, and one is getting ready to make his international debut on Monday, Aug. 8, 2023. While Lauri Markkanen, Kelly Olynyk, Jordan Clarkson, and Simone Fontecchio are also gearing up to play for their respective teams, none are playing for Team USA.
Markkanen is the star of Team Finland, while Olynyk will be a major player for Team Canada, while Clarkson and Fontecchio are going to be the leaders of Team Philippines and Team Italy respectively.
But none of them will be suiting up for Team USA when the squad takes on Puerto Rico in a warmup game for the upcoming FIBA World Cup.