Australia will be without Patty Mills - and two other NBA stars - for their crucial qualifying games for the 2016 Rio Olympics amid concerns about the San Antonio Spurs point guard's shoulder injury.
Mills was not available for the Boomers' upcoming European tour so was axed from the 12-man side to play Slovenia and Lithuania, as well as New Zealand at next month's the Oceania Championships.
"We are obviously disappointed that Patty can't join us on the European tour, and as a result, has been omitted from the team for this campaign - but we understand and respect his position," said national coach Andrej Lemanis.
"As difficult as it is for us to leave Patty out of the team, at the start of our planning for this Rio qualification, the coaching staff agreed that it is vital that we undertake preparations for the Oceania Championships as a team to better understand how, as a group, we can embark on a successful campaign in Rio.
"The tour to Europe, playing against quality opposition, is critical in our preparations to beat New Zealand in August."
Andrew Bogut, however, will make his first appearance for the Boomers since the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Mills' former Spurs teammate Aron Baynes, who last week signed a three-year deal with the Detroit Pistons, will also miss the campaign following recent ankle surgery.
Baynes said he was very disappointed to be missing out on the series agains the Tall Blacks on August 15 and 18, with the winner to directly qualify for next year's Games.
"My priority is ensuring that I am 100 per cent healthy for the Olympics next year, so I made the tough decision to get my ankle cleaned out this off season," said.
Basketball Australia also confirmed Joe Ingles will miss Boomers duty, having decided in March to rest after a tough rookie NBA season with the Utah Jazz.
Boomers: David Andersen, Cameron Bairstow, Andrew Bogut, Ryan Broekhoff, Matthew Dellavedova, Dante Exum, Adam Gibson, Chris Goulding, Nate Jawai, Damian Martin, Brock Motum and Brad Newley.
