Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse — who'll also helm the Canadian basketball team as they try to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics — spoke about the recent commitments of Jamal Murray, RJ Barrett, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Per Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun, Nurse is ecstatic about the additions of the up and coming stars. The Raptors coach also realizes that they're going to face very good teams.

Canada has yet to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. In the 2019 FIBA World Cup, only the top seven out of the 32 teams made their berth for Tokyo 2020.

The Canadians fell short, but they still have a chance to qualify as they finished well enough to qualify for one of four FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments next June. It will be their final chance to qualify.

There will be four Olympic Qualifying Tournaments taking place from June 23-28, 2020. This will determine the final four countries that will participate in the 12-team Olympic basketball tournament in Tokyo. Per Josh Lewenberg of TSN, Nurse shared his thoughts on the draw:

“I think it's a challenging group but it should be. There's only a couple teams that get a free pass to the Olympics every year. Most of them have to really earn it and we're going to have to earn it. It's a hell of a goal and a worthy thing to accomplish”

Will Canada sneak its way into the Olympics? Will their new additions, coupled with Nurse's leadership enough to power them thru?