Long before the preparations even began, one of the heroes of the gold at the Eurobasket, Lorenzo Brown, announced that he will not play in the World Cup due to a planned operation, but that he will be in the team next summer, at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Not long after, Spain experienced another shock - Ricky Rubio, MVP of Mundobasket 2019, where the "red fury" won gold, informed the public that he is taking a break from his career to devote himself to mental health. Everyone supported him, of course, but it created huge problems Serge Scariol, who was forced to change the entire concept of the team on the fly.
The Italian expert survived another scare, because the performance of the third playmaker and defensive specialist, Albert Dias, was questionable, but the Unicaja ace was among the 12 selected. Given that the only real "unit" with him is still only 19 years old Juan Nunes, it is clear that Skariolo will have to entrust the organization of the attack to i Serhij Ljulje.
The greatest asset of the current world and European champion is experience. Rudy Fernandes At the age of 38, he led Real to the title of European champion, brothers Vili i Juancho Ernangomes will want to show the NBA clubs that it was too early for them to return to Europe, and the young wave is leading Usman garuba from Houston and Saints Aldama from Memphis.
The Spaniards are absolute favorites in the first stage in the competition of Brazil, Iran and the Ivory Coast, but they cross paths with teams from the "group of death" - Canada, France or Latvia.
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