The 16 teams that qualified for the second round of the 2023 Basketball World Cup were defined. The next phase of the World Cup will begin on Friday and will be organized in four groups of four teams each. The other 16 that were eliminated will seek a place in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Total, 45 NBA players traveled to Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines to play in the 2023 Basketball World Cup, but there are six that will not continue in the tournament. The most curious thing is that four of them belong to the same team and two play for the same team in the American league.
JORDAN CLARKSON IN THE PHILIPPINES
Jordan Clarkson He was the great figure of one of the host nations of the Basketball World Cup. However, her great performance was not enough for the Philippines to qualify for the second round. The Utah Jazz guard averaged 24 points, the third-highest mark in the tournament, along with his 5.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game.
Without a doubt, it was the great baptism in a FIBA tournament for one of the best sixth men in the NBA. Behind him was his outstanding game against the Dominican Republic, in which he finished with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. His team lost all three games, although he showed a good image.
LAURI MARKCANEN NOT FROM FINLAND
Lauri Markkanen He arrived at the Basketball World Cup as a figure of one of the revelation teams of the FIBA Qualifier. It was expected that Finland would be one of the teams that would advance to the second round, and that the Utah Jazz intern could stand out as one of the best in the tournament, but in the end it did not happen.
In the ‘Group of Death’, the Nordics lost to Australia on their debut, suffered an upset defeat against Japan and were thrashed by Germany in the third game. Markkanen scored 12, 27 and 19 points, respectively, registering 58.6% on doubles, and getting 12 rebounds against the Japanese, although it wasn’t enough. The Finns suffered from inexperience against more solid teams.
FRANCIA CON GOBERT, FOURNIER, NTILIKINA Y BATUM
France was the great disappointment of the 2023 Basketball World Cup. With a team with several figures, the team that finished third in the 2019 Basketball World Cup and second in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games could not get past the first phase and is crying out for renewal .
Despite not having Joel Embiid nor with Victor Wembanyamathe French arrived in Asia with four NBA players on their roster: Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves), Frank Ntilikina (Charlotte Hornets), Evan Fournier (New York Knicks) y Nicolas Batum (Los Angeles Clippers).
The team of Vincent Collet he appeared tired, lacking confidence and having difficulty making decisions at critical moments. In the first meeting he fell to Canada by 30 points and lost in surprise to newcomers Latvia before beating the underdog Lebanese national team.
It was probably the last dance with the French team for Gobert (31 years old), Fournier (30 years old) and Batum (34 years old), who were part of a competitive litter that always fought in the final rounds, but who could never be crowned.
THE PROCESS OF FRANCE AND ITS NEW LITTER
This process of change may have as protagonists the NBA star, Joel Embiid, and the teenager who revolutionized the league, Victor Wembanyama. In addition, it has an interesting nucleus of young talents such as Zachary Perrin, Melvin Ajinça y Romain Parmentelotfigures from the U-19 team that reached the final of the World Cup in the category where they lost to Spain.
2023-08-31 01:59:06
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