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Rockets' Dillon Brooks Eyes Gold Medal for Canada
Shortly after signing with the Houston Rockets last summer, Dillon Brooks represented Canada at the FIBA World Cup in Asia.
Canada surprised many by capturing the bronze medal in a third-place game win against the United States, but Brooks and his fellow Canadians have bigger plans for this upcoming summer in Paris.
"We all think the goal and that’s to win the gold," Brooks said via EuroHoops.net. "We like to pull our end. We have a lot of guys playing right now. We’re not going to lose a step. We’re going together after another a season under our belt. Add a couple of players and do the thing again."
Brooks is expected to compete alongside a roster filled with his NBA peers, including MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and former Rockets center Kelly Olynyk.
The hope is that Brooks will use the experience he gains by training for the Olympics in order to parlay that into a strong performance in his second season with the Rockets. Brooks averaged 12.7 points per game with the Rockets in his first season in Houston, but there's reason to believe there is more to his game as he enters the prime of his career.
The Olympics are set to take place in Paris from July 27 - August 10.
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JEREMY BRENER
Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.