The 15 most interesting players at the 2023 FIBA World Cup Kevin Pelton crunches the numbers on this Team USA roster to project how this crew would do if it competed against other NBA teams. Read more.Ĭould this version of Team USA win an NBA title? The former Brooklyn Net has been off NBA radars for a few years, but re-emerged at the FIBA World Cup looking a lot like a former Lakers star. How Rondae Hollis-Jefferson reinvented himself as a Kobe clone for Jordan The 23-year-old All-Star has often been overlooked while playing in smaller markets, but his play so far at the FIBA World Cup is changing that. Team USA's Haliburton ready to take Pacers into primetime
Looking at the players who have benefited and been hurt the most by competing in the World Cup or Olympic cycle. The impact of FIBA and Olympic tournaments on NBA players Read more.īrian Windhorst picks his first and second teams from the World Cup, including South Sudan's Carlik Jones. Why Team USA failed to medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cupįrom lack of size to defensive letdowns, Kevin Pelton breaks down the reasons behind Team USA's disappointing FIBA World Cup finish. Team USA's 12-player squad, which featured NBA stars such as Anthony Edwards, Jalen Brunson and Austin Reaves, lost three times, including in the semifinals, 113-111, to Germany, which knocked Steve Kerr's team out of gold medal contention. They will be joined by World Cup finalists Germany and Serbia, who were the top two finishers from Europe. South Sudan, Japan and Australia also earned Olympic spots based on their finishes in the 2023 World Cup. This year's United States squad improved on its disappointing seventh-place finish in 2019, but still failed to medal after losing to Canada in overtime, 127-118, in the third-place game.īoth Team USA and Canada guaranteed a berth in the 2024 Olympic Games by being one of the top two finishers from the Americas region in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The Germans' previous best finish was bronze in 2002, when the tournament was held in the United States. The 2023 FIBA World Cup is complete, and Germany has won its first gold medal, defeating Serbia in the championship game, 83-77.
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