As an event for the community of basketball players, coaches, and general managers from across the globe, the NBA’s Summer League has become the competition for evaluating talent before making important personnel decisions.
As the co-host for this year’s World Cup, the Philippines will look to advance to the knockout stage of the tournament in front of a nation of basketball fans, in a group featuring European powerhouses Serbia and Greece, both in the top 10 of FIBA most recent rankings.
In 1988, Yugoslavia won silver at the Seoul Olympics before hosting and winning the European Championships, led by tournament MVP and member of the FIBA Hall of Fame, Drazen Petrovic.
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For observers of this year’s NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, a familiar face has re-emerged, quietly leading the Milwaukee Bucks in assists while playing with poise and confidence in the team’s first four games.
In February, the national team of Cape Verde qualified for the Basketball World Cup; a first for the island nation with a population of just over 500mm.