Two NBA superstars will face off in Greece this weekend to keep their country's Olympic hopes alive. Giannis AntetokounmpoI will take it on Luka Doncic Greece and Slovenia are in the semifinals of one of four ongoing Olympic qualifying tournaments (link via ESPN). The winner of Greece vs. Slovenia will face the winner of Croatia vs. Dominican Republic for a spot in the men's basketball Olympic tournament in Paris.
In total, there are still four Olympic berths remaining. The other semi-final matchups in the Olympic qualifying tournaments around the world are as follows:
- Riga, Latvia:
- Latvia vs Cameroon
- Brazil vs Philippines
- Valencia, Spain:
- Spain v Finland
- Bahamas vs Lebanon
- San Juan, Puerto Rico:
- Puerto Rico vs Mexico
- Lithuania vs Italy
While the other teams competing for the Olympics don't have annual MVP candidates like Antetokounmpo or Doncic, they do have a number of NBA players competing in the qualifying tournament, including All-NBA center Jason McGregor. Domantas Sabonis Lithuania and Deandre Ayton, Buddy Hieldand Eric Gordon Representing the Bahamas.
Here are some of the latest updates from the world of international basketball.
- Former NBA draft pick Jerome Robinson Robinson signed with the Saint-Quentin Buffaloes in France, the team announced officially (via Twitter). The 13th overall pick in the 2018 draft, Robinson played in 135 NBA regular season games, including 22 games with Golden State last season under a two-way contract with the Warriors.
- According to ESPN's Olgun Wolk, the Australian national team has finalized its 12-man roster for the Olympics, with eight current NBA players on the roster. Josh Giddy, Josh Green, Dante Exum, Jock Landale, Duop Reece, Dyson Daniels, Patty Millsand Joe Ingles He was selected along with a former NBA guard. Matthew Dellavedova. Trail Blazers forward Matisse Thybulle That's the most surprising omission, Uruk added.
- Team Canada has not yet decided on its Olympic roster, but will narrow it down a bit on Wednesday. O'Shay Brissett Among those cut was Brissett, who, coming off a championship season as a reserve for the Celtics, asked to leave the team to focus on NBA free agency, according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca (Twitter link). As Lewenberg noted in another tweet, there are 10 guaranteed NBA players on Canada's national team, with two spots still open.
- Nigel Hayes DaviesThe former NBA forward, who was a member of the U.S. Select Team and was rumored to be attracting NBA interest this spring, has re-signed with Fenerbahce, inking a three-year contract with the Turkish team, according to a press release.
