The Paris 2024 Olympic Games
Men’s Basketball Tournament is now set as teams gun for that
coveted Olympic gold medal.
As one of the flagship events in
the Olympics, the field is set to arguably the deepest talent pool
in the history of the sport, with teams sending their best of the
best.
After four teams (Brazil,
Greece, Puerto Rico, and Spain) qualified via the FIBA Olympic
Qualifying Tournament, here’s how the pool looks and its respective
groups.
The
#Paris2024 men’s basketball pools are set!Which match-ups from the preliminary round of the men’s tournament
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July 8, 2024
In Group A are Australia,
Canada, FIBA OQT winners Greece and Spain. This group is shaping up
to be the ‘group of death’ in this iteration of the games with
multiple NBA talents playing for each team.
Comprising Group B are FIBA
World Champions Germany, hosts France, Japan, and FIBA OQT winner
Brazil. This figures to be a romp for the European superpowers with
the sheer level of NBA talent they will have over their Asian and
South American counterparts but they should not be counted out that
easily.
Finally, Group C consists of
four-time Olympic gold medallists USA, European basketball
powerhouse Serbia led by NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, FIBA OQT winners
Puerto Rico, and Olympic debutants South Sudan. The USA should be
the overwhelming favorites here with the best NBA players banding
up together for one purpose but expect to see a fight coming from
Jokic and Serbia and underrated teams in Puerto Rico and South
Sudan.
