Nikola Jokic and Bogdan Bogdanovic will spearhead Serbia's Olympic gold medal bid in Paris 2024, as coach Svetislav Pesic finalized a roster featuring top NBA and European talents.
Nikola Jokic and Bogdan Bogdanovic are set to lead the charge for Serbia’s gold medal hunt for men's basketball in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Serbia head coach Svetislav Pesic has unveiled the final roster of 12 players for Paris, as the world's no. 4 team return to the Olympics after a silver in Rio 2016, but missed the tournament altogether in Tokyo 2020.
Three-time NBA MVP Jokic returns to the national team for the first time since EuroBasket 2022, while Bogdanovic is among the nine players who competed last year when Serbia advanced to the Finals of the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Manila.
Aside from Jokic and Bogdanovic, Nikola Jovic (Miami Heat) will also join the loaded Serbian squad.
European talents like Filip Petrusev (Olympiacos), Vasilije Micic (Anadolu Efes), Marko Guduric (Fenerbahce), Vanja Marinkovic (Baskonia), and Nikola Milutinov (CSKA Moscow) are also on the roster, alongside domestic league stars Ognjen Dobric, Uros Plavsic, and Dejan Davidovac from Red Star, and Aleksa Avramovic from Partizan.
The Serbian team is set to leave for Lille on Wednesday for the group stage, with the knockout rounds to be played in Paris.
In their Olympic warm-up matches, Serbia secured wins against France, Japan, and Greece, but taking losses to Australia and the United States.
Serbia's Olympic campaign in Group C starts with a rematch against the United States on July 28, followed by games against Puerto Rico on July 31 and South Sudan on August 3.
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Story summary:
- Nikola Jokic and Bogdan Bogdanovic headline Serbia's men's basketball team aiming for Olympic gold in Paris 2024, with Jokic returning to the national squad for the first time since EuroBasket 2022.
- Coach Svetislav Pesic finalizes a formidable 12-player roster including NBA talents like Bogdanovic and Nikola Jovic, alongside European standouts Petrusev, Micic, Guduric, Marinkovic, and Milutinov.
- Serbia, ranked fourth globally, prepares for Group C action starting July 28 against the United States.
[Editor's note: This article was written by a member of the One Sports Digital team. The summary was generated by AI, and then checked by the staff to ensure accuracy.]