By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Olimpia Milano‘s Dairis Bertans, Baskonia‘s Janis Timma, Olympiacos‘ Janis Strelnieks and Barcelona’s Rodions Kurucs are the four EuroLeague players that are included in the 24-man preliminary roster of Latvia for the World Cup Qualifiers.
Dairis Bertans has already announced that he won’t participate in the games (vs Turkey on the road and Sweden in Riga) held during the FIBA Windows of November.
Latvia’s full list:
| Vārds, uzvārds | Poz. | Dz.g. | Aug. | Klubs’2017 | Spēles | Punkti | EČ+OK |
| Jānis Strēlnieks | 1. | 1989 | 191 | Olympiacos (GRE) | 103 | 855 | 4+1 |
| Aigars Sķēle | 1./2. | 1992 | 192 | BK Ventspils | 27 | 120 | 1+1 |
| Dāvis Lejasmeiers | 1. | 1991 | 192 | Krosno (POL) | 5 | 8 | |
| Ingus Jakovičs | 1./2. | 1993 | 186 | BK Ventspils | 16 | 48 | 0+1 |
| Dairis Bertāns | 2. | 1989 | 193 | AX Olimpia Milan (ITA) | 105 | 997 | 4+1 |
| Jānis Blūms | 2. | 1982 | 190 | Zaragoza (ESP) | 153 | 1121 | 7+1 |
| Artūrs Ausējs | 2. | 1990 | 192 | Pieno žvaigždes (LTU) | 6 | 15 | |
| Rihards Lomažs | 2. | 1996 | 190 | BK Ventspils | |||
| Mārtiņš Laksa | 2./3. | 1990 | 198 | Rio Natura Obraidoro (ESP) | 11 | 27 | |
| Haralds Kārlis | 2./3. | 1990 | 196 | BK Jūrmala | 13 | 30 | 1+0 |
| Jānis Timma | 3. | 1992 | 201 | Baskonia | 50 | 419 | 2+1 |
| Žanis Peiners | 3. | 1990 | 203 | Lietkabelis (LTU) | 28 | 149 | 2+- |
| Rodions Kurucs | 3. | 1998 | 202 | Barcelona (ESP) | |||
| Artūrs Strautiņš | 3. | 1998 | 196 | Capo d’Orlando (ITA) | |||
| Ojārs Siliņš | 3./4. | 1993 | 204 | Trentino (ITA) | 6 | 49 | 0+1 |
| Rolands Šmits | 4. | 1995 | 207 | Fuenlabrada (ESP) | 25 | 139 | 1+0 |
| Mareks Mejeris | 4. | 1991 | 207 | VEF Rīga | 75 | 310 | 3+1 |
| Rolands Freimanis | 4./5. | 1988 | 208 | Gaziantep (TUR) | 94 | 670 | 4+0 |
| Andrejs Gražulis | 4. | 1993 | 202 | Parma (RUS) | 17 | 77 | 1+0 |
| Iļja Gromovs | 5 | 1994 | 208 | VEF Rīga | 6 | 8 | |
| Andžejs Pasečņiks | 5. | 1995 | 215 | Herbalife Gran Canaria (ESP | 7 | 61 | 0+1 |
| Ronalds Zaķis | 5. | 1987 | 207 | BK Ventspils | 38 | 203 | |
| Mārtiņš Meiers | 5 | 1991 | 208 | Unics (RUS) | 91 | 619 | 4+1 |
| Klāvs Čavars | 5. | 1996 | 205 | VEF Rīga |