Rockets players Dillon Brooks, Jock Landale expected to compete in 2024 Paris Olympics

As of today, the Houston Rockets expect two representatives at the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer: forward Dillon Brooks and center Jock Landale. The contest begins in late July.

Brooks is expected to compete as a defensive ace for Canada, while Landale will be part of the big-man rotation for Australia. In most games at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Brooks started at small forward for the Canadians during their bronze-medal run.

This year, Canada and Australia are among eight teams in the men’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Olympics. The others are the United States, France, Germany, Japan, Serbia, and South Sudan, which is coached by current Rockets assistant Royal Ivey.

Young prospects Jabari Smith Jr. and Amen Thompson are part of USA Basketball’s training camp for the Olympics, though their participation is on a Select Team that is tasked with helping prepare the Olympics group during practices and scrimmages.

Barring injury, neither Smith nor Thompson will be a consideration to actually play for the U.S. men’s team at the Olympics.

In 2023, Landale injured his ankle during a game in August while competing for Australia’s national team, and his fitness was compromised during the early stages of the ensuing 2023-24 NBA season. The hope is obviously for better injury luck this time around.