France's Eurobasket roster: Weakened, but still very strong

France has announced an expanded 18-player roster for the upcoming EuroBasket 2025, and the team will be weakened

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The list is particularly notable for the absences of three of the biggest stars, San Antonio All-Star Victor Wembley, Minnesota center Rudy Gobert, and Olympiacos guard Evan Fournier, who were left out due to health reasons.

The list also does not include French basketball legends Nicolas Batum and Nando de Colo, who have retired from the national team after the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Complete list of Frederic Fatu's coaches:

Isaia Cordinje (Virtus Bologna) Bilal Coulibaly (Washington Wizards) Moussa Diabaté (Charlotte Hornets) Ousmane Dieng (Oklahoma City Thunder)

Sylvain Francisco (Žalgiris Kaunas) Nadir Hifi (Paris Basket) Jalen Hord (Maccabi Tel Aviv) Muhamadou Zayte (AS Monaco)

Mathias Lesor (Panathinaikos Athens) Timoteo Luwavu-Cabarro (Basconia) Theo Maledon (ASVEL) Frank Nilikina (Partizan Belgrade)

Eli Okobo (AS Monaco) Vensan Poarje (Anadolu Efes Istanbul) Zakari Risascher (Atlanta Hawks) Alexander Sar (Washington Wizards)

Matthew Strassell (AS Monaco) Gershon Yabusule (Philadelphia 76ers)

EuroBasket 2025 will be held from August 27 to September 14 in Cyprus, Finland, Poland and Latvia.

France will play in Group D in Katowice (Poland), against hosts Poland, Iceland, Belgium, Israel and Slovenia.

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