Shai Gilgeous-Alexander visits his hometown of Toronto as the enemy with the Oklahoma City Thunder taking on the Raptors.

However, he is already looking forward to this summer when he will have the opportunity to suit up for Team Canada at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

The dynamic Thunder guard said that the Canadian team can be “as good as we wanna be” and said he knew he wanted to play from the jump:

There is still work to be done, however. Canada must qualify by winning a last-chance qualifier in June. They will host a six-team tournament and must win it in order to secure a berth in Tokyo (via The Canadian Press):

Canada's quest to qualify for the men's basketball tournament at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will take place at home.

FIBA announced Friday that Canada will play host to one of the four final Olympic qualifying tournaments. Victoria, B.C., and the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre will be the site of the six-team tournament which takes place Jun. 23-28, 2020.

Canada finished 21st at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, but Gilgeous-Alexander and a host of other NBA players were conspicuously absent from that roster.

Gilgeous-Alexander was a highly-touted high school prospect out of Hamilton Heights Christian High School in Tennessee before attending the University of Kentucky. He made the All-Rookie Second Team last year with the Los Angeles Clippers prior to being traded to the Thunder in exchange for Paul George.

The 21-year-old has capitalized on his increased playing time with the Thunder, averaging 19.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists ahead of Sunday night's game. he is also playing 35.2 minutes a night while shooting 45.1 percent from the field, 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 80.6 percent from the free-throw line.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is highly touted as the next big star in OKC, as he is currently being mentored by Chris Paul.