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The first quarter against Uruguay belonged to Melvin Ejim, who will be attending training camp with Orlando this fall after spending his first professional season in Italy. He had to step in after Kelly Olynyk picked up two early fouls — he did the same in the second half, basically giving him the night off — and broke open what was a reasonably close game at the time. He had nine points, and ate for a month on the offensive glass.

In the second quarter, the maligned Nicholson took over. As this tournament has gone on, Triano basically relegated Nicholson to 12th-man status. He had just 13 points in the tournament’s first five games, troubling for a player whose defence can sometimes be theoretical. He responded with 12 points in the second quarter against Uruguay, with a pair of three-pointers and a hook shot on the baseline that was the heart of his game when he excelled at this tournament two years ago. He finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds, a team high. (Plus, he had a block and drew a charge, both of which are likely more important to Triano than the second.) In other moments, it has been Brady Heslip and Dwight Powell propelling Canada.

Wiggins took over in the third, and the rest of the game was incidental.

“Look at tonight: You see the scoring, it’s balanced, we have like seven guys in double figures and nobody’s really getting worn out,” said Nik Stauskas, who added 14 points in just 19 minutes. “Everyone’s playing balanced minutes and the ball’s moving all the time. There’s not one guy who’s really dominating.”

For a long time, the Canadian brain trust has talked about how meaningful it will be when the team has to cut an NBA player. It already sort of happened this year, as Utah’s second-round pick, Olivier Hanlan, who will play in Lithuania this year, failed to make the squad — and that was without Milwaukee’s Tyler Ennis and Utah’s Trey Lyles in camp. While that day is surely coming, and will be spiritually significant when it arrives, it might not matter: Canada’s depth is already for real.