The 2025 FIBA EuroBasket Championship is set to tip off on Wednesday as 24 teams begin the group phase of the tournament across four cities.
The 2025 FIBA EuroBasket Championship is set to tip off on Wednesday as 24 teams begin the group phase of the tournament across four cities through Sept. 5.
The preliminary round of the 42nd edition of the flagship event will take place in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland, with teams placed into four groups of six. The top four teams after five games will advance to the round of 16, beginning on Sept. 6.
The knockout phase will be hosted in Latvia, culminating with the semifinals on Sept. 12 and the championship game on Sept. 14 at Arena Riga. Spain, placed in Group C, will look to defend its title after winning the last tournament in 2022.
The field of teams finalized their 12-man rosters in the lead-up to the tournament, with some of the top names in the NBA and other role players set to play. Rookie Wire examined each roster and the current players in the league set to represent their national teams.
Group A
Czechia: Vit Krejci (Atlanta Hawks)
Latvia: Kristaps Porziņģis (Atlanta Hawks)
Portugal: Neemias Queta (Boston Celtics)
Serbia: Bogdan Bogdanović (LA Clippers), Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets), Nikola Jović (Miami Heat), Tristan Vukcevic (Washington Wizards)
Türkiye: Adem Bona (Philadelphia 76ers), Alperen Şengün (Houston Rockets)
Group B
Finland: Lauri Markkanen (Utah Jazz)
Germany: Tristan da Silva (Orlando Magic), Dennis Schröder (Sacramento Kings), Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic)
Lithuania: Jonas Valančiūnas (Denver Nuggets)
Montenegro: Nikola Vučević (Chicago Bulls)
Sweden: Pelle Larson (Miami Heat)
Group C
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Jusuf Nurkić (Utah Jazz)
Georgia: Goga Bitadze (Orlando Magic), Sandro Mamukelashvili (Toronto Raptors)
Greece: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
Italy: Simone Fontecchio (Miami Heat)
Spain: Santi Aldama (Memphis Grizzlies)
Group D
France: Bilal Coulibaly (Washington Wizards), Zaccharie Risacher (Hawks), Alex Sarr (Washington Wizards), Guerschon Yabusele (New York Knicks)
Israel: Deni Avdija (Portland Trail Blazers)
Slovenia: Luka Dončić (Los Angeles Lakers)
This article originally appeared on Rookie Wire: EuroBasket 2025: Every NBA player set to suit up in European tourney
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