A fairly weak squad unfortunately. Simmons is the only one with a real future with the Boomers.

Best team would be

Gibson/Hadzio
Madgen/Gliddon
Goulding/Wagstaff
Petrie/Simmons
Nevill/Johnson

I think the squad is quite strong when you consider who's missing. Any successful national program needs to have strong depth, and developing that is what this camp is all about.

Not sure they'll put Simmons in just yet. This camp is more about getting him exposed to Lemanis' system right from the start, as I'm sure they'd have his name pencilled down for 2016. Plus also keeping him in shape for possibly addition to the under-19's world champs team.

Also, I think Bairstow and Jois may be the surprise packets of this group, not necessarily straight away, but in the future. Lemanis is a big fan of mobile power forwards.

My pick for China

Gibson
goulding
Madgen
Petrie
Nevill

Cadee
Hadziomerovic
Gliddon
Simmons
Wagstaff
Johnson
Bairstow

I guess its not terrible when you consider they dont have the following players

Matty Dellevadova
Patty Mills
Dante Exum
Joe Ingles
Brad Newley
Ryan Broekohff
Hugh Greenwood
Anthony Drmic
Joe Ingles
David Barlow
Mark Worthington
Todd Blanchfeild
Nathan Jawai
Brock Motum
David Anderson
Aaron Baynes
Andrew Bogut
Thon Maker
AJ Ogilvy
David Anderson

We are missing literally the countrys top 20 players.

and the others..

Kickett
Khazzouh
Maric
Bose

Khazzouh could play for Lebanon not sure if that's true.

And Bose too

Bose playing for Kazakhstan that is.

Just seen some game tape of Jackson Aldrige.. Looks pretty good whats his deal?

Havent bose and Kazzouh both not played for australia last year in the China games already meaning themselves in-eligible to represent anyone else?

I'm not entirely certain of the rules Daneo, but I think it is much easier to switch countries if you havent represented your original country at either an Olympic games, FIBA World Championship or FIBA Zone Championship (including junior FIBA events). In this case you would need permission from your original countries governing body (in this case Basketball Australia). Though, as Khazzouh and Bose have not played for Australia at any of the listed events, I think the swap is pretty straight forward. In all honestly, it's not like these guys are locks for the Boomers best 12, so BA most likely would agree to let them go if thats what they really wanted to do.

My top fives
Pg: dellavedova (future captain)
Mills (combo guard)
Exum (future starter)
Greenwood
Gibson (holds spot until younger guys come through)

Sg: Ingles (can play 3spot)
Newley
Drmic
Madgen
Hadziomerovic

SF: Broekhoff
Worthington
Barlow
Simmons (will climb list and play combo forward)
Blanchfield

Pf: Baynes (can play 5)
Jawai (see Baynes)
Motum
Kickert
Duncan

C: Bogut (pending availability)
Andersen (2014 likely his finale)
Ogilvy
Maric
Maker ( hope he ends up a boomer!)

just my opinion

I dont really think Bose or Khazzouh were all that anyway. They probably should have been put in the squad but maybe they have already made there foreign allegiance known?

Does Kazahastan even have a team?

Yes YouknowME, they are currently ranked number 47 in the world, and recently defeated Uzbekistan to win the Central Asian Championship, which I beleive qualifies them to play at the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship.

Borat plays for khazakstan

daneo mentioned Kickert. Can we please have no one mention Kickert. He is a dud.

a dud? Played well last year in the China series and just coming off a solid year in Ukraine.

Better then majority of players in the current Aus Team for this tournament.

Ukraine is hardly a top flight league. Kickert is just another Ben Allen. Hes had his chance, he can bugger off now

Kickert is WAY better than Ben Allen, thats a very poor comparison YouknowME.