Top 10 NBA players outside the US team promise to shine at the 2023 FIBA World Cup
A year ago, Lauri Markkanen left a strong mark on the world basketball arena when bursting into the Finnish team.
He and his teammates passed the group stage and reached the quarterfinals of EuroBasket 2022. Here, Finland only stopped after a tense match against Spain, the team was then crowned champion and is currently standing. top of the global FIBA rankings.
In this 2023 FIBA World Cup final, Lauri Markkanen is expected to continue the journey to conquer the top at the team level with a comprehensive skill set in attack.
Not many top stars accept to give up the summer vacation to compete in the FIBA World Cup, but Karl-Anthony Towns has decided to go against the majority to put on the colors of the Dominican Republic.
With Al Horford withdrawing at the last minute due to injury, Towns will be the lonely star at this 2023 World Cup. But it also means he'll have plenty of balls to work with, bombard the opposition's defence, and become an all-around attacking machine.
“Attack can help your team win, but defense makes you king.” For Rudy Gobert, he is the bigman who can bring both sides to the French national team.
Without the presence of young talent Victor Wembanyama, Gobert will continue to be the cornerstone in the 3-second zone of one of Europe's top teams. Along with many quality satellites, Rudy and his teammates can fully dream of winning the FIBA World Cup after finishing 3rd in the finals in China 4 years ago.
Playing for the Orlando Magic Club, Franz Wagner is considered by experts as one of the promising young strikers. When he joined the team, Wagner was a mainstay alongside veteran striker Daniel Theis and captain Dennis Schroder.
The 2023 FIBA World Cup will be where Franz Wagner takes on a larger role on the field, creating the opportunity for the player born in 2001 to become the future star of the German team.
Like Anthony Edwards in the US shirt, young defender Josh Giddey can play the conductor of the Australian team even though this is a team with many NBA players.
Giddey has just spent a successful season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, continuously pocketing a triple-double with impressive tactical vision, good scoring ability and always knows how to create opportunities for teammates.
If he can bring Australia to the podium at this year's FIBA World Cup, Josh Giddey will assert his star status even though he is very young (born in 2002).
Bogdan Bogdanović may have been just one role-player in the NBA over the years. But when he plays for the national team, he will be one of the biggest stars with an impressive long throw ability.
Without Nikola Jokic, Bogdanović will become the hope of the Serbian team's attack, continuing the terrible form he showed at the last FIBA World Cup (average 23 points/game and long throw ratio reaching the rate of). up to 53% 3PT).
Not spending much time practicing and gathering with his teammates, Jordan Clarkson still has great faith from Filipino fans that he will shine right at home.
Referring to the home field factor, this will be the FIBA World Cup in which Clarkson and his teammates will be playing with enthusiastic cheers from the audience. Manila (Philippines) will be the venue for both the group stage and the knockout stage, becoming a solid spiritual support for the Philippines team if they create a miracle in this year's finals.
Already a scorer with high mutation ability in the NBA, Dennis Schroder in the national team's shirt became even more dangerous when he was the top attacking choice for the German team.
Throughout the series of friendly matches, Schroder is both the conductor and the brightest star of the "German tank" collective. both attack and defense, raising the hope of bringing the German team as deep as possible.
Besides Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is probably the brightest star in terms of individual stats, achievements and influence on the overall play in the NBA.
Shai just finished the most exciting season of his career, averaging 31.4 points with 5.5 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game. The 25-year-old defender was selected to the All-Star squad before joining the All-NBA First Team.
The 2023 FIBA World Cup will be an arena for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to try and show off his talent at the national team level. He will be the conductor of the Canadian team with a lineup of 8 players currently playing in the NBA.
Luka Doncic is not only a top star in European basketball, in the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks but coming at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, he will be the most notable name when representing the Slovenian team to conquer the gold cup.
There was a bit of concern about injury when Doncic was not in the best shape in the recent friendly series. But according to confirmation from the coaching staff, the star born in 1999 is ready to play to the best of his ability.
The final 7th place is the best achievement that Slovenia has ever had at the FIBA World Cup, Luka Doncic will be determined to change that starting from August 25.
