{"id":30709,"date":"2025-07-29T19:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/30709\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T19:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:41:13","slug":"nba-players-that-will-play-in-fiba-eurobasket-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/30709\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA players that will play in FIBA EuroBasket 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and Slovenia will participate in Group D in the FIBA Eurobasket 2025 tournament.<\/p>\n

Twenty-four nations are set to take part in the EuroBasket 2025 tournament, which begins Aug. 27 and runs through Sept. 14 with games played in four host countries: Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland. The event will culminate with the Final Phase and championship game, which will be played at Arena Riga in Latvia.<\/p>\n

Below is a country-by-country look at the current and former NBA players each team boasts when play begins in August.<\/p>\n

(Countries are listed in alphabetical order in each group.)<\/p>\n

> Group A
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Former 3-time Kia MVP winner Nikola Joki\u0107 leads a Serbia squad that boasts plenty of NBA talent.<\/p>\n

Czechia<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: V\u00edt Krej\u010d\u00ed (Hawks)
\u2022 Former NBA players: Tomas Satoransky<\/p>\n

Estonia<\/p>\n

\u2022 No active or former NBA players on roster<\/p>\n

Latvia\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is (Hawks)
\u2022 Former NBA players: D\u0101vis Bert\u0101ns, Dairis Bert\u0101ns<\/p>\n

Portugal<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Neemias Queta (Celtics)<\/p>\n

Serbia\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Bogdan Bogdanovi\u0107 (Clippers), Nikola Joki\u0107 (Nuggets), Nikola Jovi\u0107 (Heat), Nikola Topi\u0107 (Thunder), Tristan Vukcevic (Wizards)
\u2022 Former NBA players: Marko Guduri\u0107, Bal\u0161a Koprivica *, Vanja Marinkovi\u0107 *, Vasilije Mici\u0107, Nikola Milutinov *, Filip Petru\u0161ev, Alen Smailagi\u0107<\/p>\n

Turkey<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Adem Bona (76ers), Alperen Sengun (Rockets), Omer Yurtseven
\u2022 Former NBA players: Onuralp Bitim, Furkan Korkmaz, Shane Larkin, Cedi Osman<\/p>\n

> Group B
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Nikola Vu\u010devi\u0107 will suit up for Montenegro in FIBA EuroBasket 2025<\/p>\n

Finland<\/p>\n

\u2022 Official team not announced yet<\/p>\n

Germany<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Tristan Da Silva (Magic), Dennis Schr\u00f6der (Kings), Franz Wagner (Magic)
\u2022 Former NBA players: Isaac Bonga, Daniel Theis<\/p>\n

Great Britain<\/p>\n

\u2022 Official team not announced yet<\/p>\n

Lithuania<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Jonas Valan\u010di\u016bnas (Nuggets)
\u2022 Former NBA players: Deividas Sirvydis<\/p>\n

Montenegro<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Nikola Vu\u010devi\u0107 (Bulls)
\u2022 Former NBA players: Marko Simonovic, Bojan Dubljevi\u0107 *<\/p>\n

Sweden<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players:\u00a0Pelle Larson (Heat)<\/p>\n

> Group C
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Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is 1 of the top NBA players to watch in Group C of FIBA EuroBasket 2025.<\/p>\n

Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Jusuf Nurki\u0107 (Jazz), Luka Garza (Celtics),
\u2022 Former NBA players: D\u017eanan Musa<\/p>\n

Cyprus<\/p>\n

\u2022 No active or former NBA players on roster<\/p>\n

Georgia<\/p>\n

\u2022 Official team not announced yet<\/p>\n

Greece<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)
\u2022 Former NBA players: Kostas Antetokounmpo, Tyler Dorsey, Kostas Papanikolaou<\/p>\n

Italy<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Donte DiVincenzo (Timberwolves), Simone Fontecchio (Heat), Saliou Niang ** (Cavs)
\u2022 Former NBA players: Danilo Gallinari, Nicol\u00f2 Melli, Matteo Spagnolo *, Gabriele Procida *<\/p>\n

Spain<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Santi Aldama (Grizzlies), Eli John Ndiaye (Hawks)
\u2022 Former NBA players: Juancho Hernang\u00f3mez, Willy Hernang\u00f3mez<\/p>\n

> Group D
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Hawks phenom Zaccharie Risacher will be making his FIBA EuroBasket debut in 2025.<\/p>\n

Belgium<\/p>\n

\u2022 No active or former NBA players on roster<\/p>\n

France<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Bilal Coulibaly (Wizards), Moussa Diabate (Hornets), Ousmane Dieng (Thunder), Zaccharie Risacher (Hawks), Alex Sarr (Wizards), Guerschon Yabusele (Knicks)
\u2022 Former NBA players: Isa\u00efa Cordinier *, Jaylen Hoard, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, Theo Maledon, Frank Ntilikina, Elie Okobo, Vincent Poirier<\/p>\n

Iceland<\/p>\n

\u2022 No active or former NBA players on roster<\/p>\n

Israel<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Deni Avdija (Blazers), Ben Saraf (Nets) **
\u2022 Former NBA players: T.J. Leaf, Yam Madar *<\/p>\n

Poland<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Jeremy Sochan (Spurs)<\/p>\n

Slovenia<\/p>\n

\u2022 Active NBA players: Vlatko \u010can\u010dar (Nuggets), Luka Don\u010di\u0107 (Lakers)
\u2022 Former NBA players: Zoran Dragic<\/p>\n

* = Selected in an NBA Draft, but has yet to play in the NBA<\/p>\n

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