Draw for the FIBA World Cup [Manila, Philippines, Apr 29]

[Steadysoul]

But it was problematic in Brazdeikis case even when Canadas federation gave him permission to play for Lithuania

Our federation ended up naturalising Brazdeikis.He is born in Lithuania,both parents are Lithuanians,but he is considered *on paper of law* as naturalised player.


If miracle will happend in nearest future and ltu federation would decide to go easy way like most federation did and naturalise some american guard LTU NT will have to make choice Brazdeikis or american

He didn't have Lithuanian citizenship at the time. Citizenship is always the first factor they consider.

[tonia]

According to FIBA eligibility rules:
"A player who has competed in an official FIBA competition after reaching age 17 is tied to that country. Those who played for one country before turning 17 may play for a different country if both countries' federations agree, with the FIBA Secretary General deciding if the federations do not agree. FIBA has an exception that allows the Secretary General to authorize a nationality change to a player's "country of origin" (i.e., a country where the player has recent ancestral roots) if it is "in the interest of the development of basketball in the country"".