The most notable is the return of Ricky Rubio. He was the MVP who led his country to the championship for the first time in 13 years since 2006 at the China Basketball World Cup held four years ago. 스포츠토토핫 Rubio suffered a ruptured knee cruciate ligament while playing the 2021-22 NBA season. Since then, he has not been able to play in the 2022 FIBA EuroBasket, but he will return to the national team for the first time in a long time and add experience to Spain.
For Spain, Lorenzo Brown, who was in charge of the advance instead of Rubio, was excluded from the 16-man entry. He led Spain to victory in the Eurobasket last year and was also named in the top five. The MVP was won by Willie Hernangomez, but the actual MVP was Brown in terms of his performance. However, Brown was injured while playing Eurobasket and had to play the 2022-23 EuroLeague season without a break. The completely untreated body has been in trouble all season. In the end, Spain could not be with him either.
I’ve met with three experts medical-related and they all said that continuous rest and treatment is the only way to get back healthy in the 2023-24 season, Brown said on his social media. My goal is to represent Spain at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and after a lot of thought and consultation, I believe this decision is the best opportunity to win a gold medal in Paris, he said. Brown was lost, but Rubio, the original field commander, returned. Rubio is one of the star players who has been incredibly committed in Spain, Spanish coach Sergio Scariolo told local media after the 16-man entry announcement. He tried hard to join us. We know who he is and how he affects his teammates, he trusted.
Meanwhile, in addition to Rubio, Alberto Avalde, Alex Avrínez, Dario Brizuela, Victor Claver, Santi Aldama, Alberto Diaz, Hyme Fernandez, Rudy Fernandez, Usman Garuba, Juancho Hernangomez, Sergio Ryul, Joel Farah, Hyme Pradilla and Sebastian Size were named in the 16-man entry. Spain’s chances of a back-to-back champion are never low as European NBA leaguers frequently leave at a time when the U.S. power has weakened from the China disaster four years ago. Argentina, which met in the final, was eliminated early in the American qualifying round and will not be able to participate in this tournament. In the history of the basketball world cup, only Brazil, Yugoslavia, and the United States were allowed back-to-back champions. If Spain becomes a back-to-back champion at this point when Yugoslavia is disbanded, it will make history.