A few days before the first jambol at World Cup, FIBA published the list ranking the 30 best players who will take part in the tournament. The only Greek in 30th place is Kostas Papanikolaou of Olympiakos, while at 28 is the Juancho Hernangomet of Spain and Panathinaikos.
At the top of the list is Luka Doncic of Slovenia taking advantage of the absence of Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo from Serbia and Greece respectively. See in detail the list of thirty players distinguished by FIBA, all the way to the top:
30. Kostas Papanikolaou (Greece)
29. Yuta Watanabe (Japan)
28. Juancho Hernangomet (Spain)
27. Kyle Anderson (China)
26. Jaren Jackson (USA)
25. Josh Guiddy (Australia)
24. Marcelinho Huertas (Brazil)
23. Michal Bridges (USA)
22. Jordan Clarkson (Philippines)
21. Eddie Tavares (Cape Verde)
20. Willy Hernangomet (Spain)
19. Nikola Vucevic (Montenegro)
18. Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania)
17. ARJ Barrett (Canada)
16. Evan Fournier (France)
15. Toko Sengelia (Georgia)
14. Franz Wagner (Germany)
13. Rudy Gobert (France)
12. Simone Fontecchio (Italy)
11. Brandon Ingram (USA)
10. Tyrese Haliburton (USA)
09. Patty Mills (Australia)
08. Bogdan Bogdanovic (Serbia)
07. Dennis Schroeder (Germany)
06. Karl-Anthony Towns (Dominican Republic)
05. Jaylen Brunson (USA)
04. Lauri Markkanen (Finland)
03. Anthony Edwards (USA)
02. Cy Giljus-Alexander (Canada)
01. Luka Doncic (Slovenia)
Source: Sport Fm
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