Since the bj-league was enveloped under the umbrella of the Japan Basketball Association last year, there have been casual talks regarding who from the league could play for the national team.
Tokyo Apache guard Cohey Aoki is one of the few names that comes up in those discussions.
It's true that some say he's too short at 167 cm and can't play defense. But Team Japan hasn't earned a spot in an Olympics for 35 years.