His thoughts are on the NBA Finals but Golden State Warriors center Zaza Pachulia is included on the preliminary 17-man list for the Georgian national side.
National team coach Ilias Zouros has revealed a list that has also included Toko Shengelia, Giorgi Shermadini, naturalised point guard Michael Dixon and injured Victor Sanikidze.
While Pachilia has normally declared his availability for Georgia, it remains unclear when he will join the team for camp due to his involvement in the NBA Finals.
Georgia are one of the emerging basketball nations at the moment, ranked 47 in the world. They were eliminated at the second round stage at Eurobasket, two years ago but went out with their heads held high despite the eventual 85-81 defeat to Lithuania.
This summer, Georgia are housed in Tel Aviv where they will face off in Group B against Ukraine, Lithuania, Italy, Germany and hosts Israel.
The full team list:
Beka Burjanadze, Beka Bekauri, Levan Patsatsia, Manuchar Markoishvili, Duda Sanadze, Giorgi Tsintsadze, Giorgi Sarabidze, Anatoli Boisa, Kakha Jintcharadze, Michail Berisvili, Goga Bitadze, Otar Pchakadze, Michael Dixon, Toko Shengelia, Giorgi Shermadini, Victor Sanikidze and Zaza Pachulia.
