{"id":73211,"date":"2016-08-04T08:35:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T05:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hoops.co.il\/?p=73211"},"modified":"2016-08-04T12:52:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T09:52:09","slug":"%d7%9e%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%91-%d7%94%d7%95%d7%a4%d7%a1-%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%95%d7%9d-%d7%94-%d7%94%d7%9b%d7%93%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%a1%d7%9c%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%99%d7%a9%d7%94%d7%95-%d7%91%d7%90%d7%a0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoops.co.il\/?p=73211","title":{"rendered":"\u05de\u05e2\u05d5\u05e8\u05d1 \u05d4\u05d5\u05e4\u05e1 \u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d4': \u05d5\u05d5\u05e1\u05d8\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05e7 \u05e0\u05e9\u05d0\u05e8 \u05d1-OKC \u05dc-3 \u05e9\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd \/ \u05de\u05e0\u05d7\u05dd \u05dc\u05e1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_18_0_6_1470295548236_2076\" class=\"Headline-Box Pos-r Mt-25\">\n<h1 id=\"modal-header\" class=\"H-n Fw-n Fw-br Headline Reset\">Sources: Russell Westbrook agrees to contract .1 \u00a0extension with OKC<\/h1>\n<div class=\"modal-actions js-stream-content Pos(a) End(0) B(6px)\" data-uuid=\"ebbe4bee-6407-376b-adde-dd177f7a8f42\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_18_0_6_1470295548236_2195\" class=\"body-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_18_0_6_1470295548236_2194\" class=\"Fz-m Lh-16 Whs-n Content-Body Pos-r H-n C-news-links multirightrail\">\n<figure><span class=\"Embed-Img D-b Ta-c\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"yui_3_18_0_6_1470295548236_1507\" class=\"Maw-100 ImageLoader-Loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/api\/res\/1.2\/caZTCkkLnqCwuaPocYPJZQ--\/YXBwaWQ9eW15O3c9NjQwO3E9NzU7c209MTtpbD1wbGFuZQ--\/https:\/\/65.media.tumblr.com\/2e215f911b2f847d7c8ae2213d00baaa\/tumblr_inline_obddkzF5tv1u9vg09_1280.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Westbrook agreed to a three-year extension to stay in Oklahoma City. (AP)\" width=\"535\" height=\"381\" data-imageloader-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/api\/res\/1.2\/caZTCkkLnqCwuaPocYPJZQ--\/YXBwaWQ9eW15O3c9NjQwO3E9NzU7c209MTtpbD1wbGFuZQ--\/https:\/\/65.media.tumblr.com\/2e215f911b2f847d7c8ae2213d00baaa\/tumblr_inline_obddkzF5tv1u9vg09_1280.jpg\" \/><\/span><figcaption>Russell Westbrook agreed to a three-year extension to stay in Oklahoma City. (AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>\u05d4\u05ea\u05e2\u05d5\u05e8\u05e8\u05ea\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d4\u05e9\u05ea\u05d9\u05df \u05d1-3 \u05d1\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e4\u05ea\u05d0\u05d5\u05dd \u05de\u05e9\u05d4\u05d5 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d9 \u05dc\u05e8\u05d3\u05ea \u05dc\u05de\u05d8\u05d4 (\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05e9\u05ea\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d5\u05de\u05d5\u05ea; \u05d7\u05d3\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e9\u05d9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05dc\u05de\u05e2\u05dc\u05d4. \u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05e8\u05d3 \u05d5\u05d4\u05d8\u05d9\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9 \u05d5\u05d7\u05d3\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05de\u05d8\u05d4) \u05db\u05d9 \u05e7\u05e8\u05d4 \u05de\u05e9\u05d4\u05d5 \u05d7\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1, \u05d5\u05de\u05e6\u05d0\u05ea\u05d9 &quot;\u05d5\u05d5\u05e1\u05d8\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05e7&quot;!!!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>\u05d7\u05d5\u05d6\u05e8 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05d5\u05df.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"yui_3_18_0_6_1470295548236_2194\" class=\"Fz-m Lh-16 Whs-n Content-Body Pos-r H-n C-news-links multirightrail\">\n<h3>O<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>klahoma City Thunder star guard Russell Westbrook has agreed to a three-year, $85 million-plus maximum contract renegotiation, league sources told The Vertical.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Westbrook, a five-time All-Star, and his agent, Thad Foucher of Wasserman Media Group, are planning to fly to Oklahoma City on Thursday morning, sign the deal and likely hold a news conference with Thunder ownership and executives, league sources told The Vertical.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>For the Thunder, the Westbrook commitment is a significant statement in the wake of star Kevin Durant\u2019s departure for the Golden State Warriors. Westbrook is no longer a free agent in the summer of 2017, and Thunder GM Sam Presti and coach Billy Donovan have a longer window to continue improving the Thunder roster around Westbrook without the fear of losing him in free agency.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Westbrook will be under contract for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons and will hold a player option for the 2018-19 season, league sources said.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In the most likely scenario, Westbrook will become an unrestricted free agent in 2018 again.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In the structure of the renegotiation, Westbrook\u2019s salary in 2016-17 increases from $17.8 million to a $26.5 million max salary, $28.5 million in 2017-18, and includes a player option for $30.6 million in the third year.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Oklahoma City is able to offer the extension because it has the appropriate salary cap space available.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"yui_3_18_0_6_1470295548236_2193\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1><strong>2.\u05e9\u05d7\u05e7\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4-NBA \u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d5 'SCREW OLYMPIC VILLAGE' !<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/o.twimg.com\/2\/proxy.jpg?t=HBhJaHR0cDovL2xsLW1lZGlhLnRtei5jb20vMjAxNi8wOC8wMi8wODAyLXNpbHZlci1jbG91ZC1wcmltYXJ5LTEyMDB4NjMwLmpwZxScCxTuBRwUhAYUlAMAABYAEgA&amp;s=DQfKNJcqhQmAJ9mCXeNCk7wBWZ__kUKz8mNs-_D1vXI\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"281\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p>\u05e9\u05d7\u05e7\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d4\u05e0\u05d1\u05d7\u05e8\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05de\u05e8\u05d9\u05e7\u05d0\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0 \u05db\u05de\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd. \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d0\u05ea\u05dc\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05e1\u05de\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05e2\u05e9\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05db\u05de\u05d5\u05d4\u05dd \u05d1-OLYMPIC VILLAGE. \u05d4\u05dd \u05d9\u05d5\u05d3\u05e2\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05ea\u05e0\u05d5 \u05dc\u05d4\u05dd \u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05d7\u05d4, \u05d5\u05db\u05de\u05d5 \u05e9\u05d4\u05e0\u05d1\u05d7\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05e2\u05e9\u05d5 \u05dc\u05e4\u05e0\u05d9\u05d4\u05dd \u05d1\u05d0\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9\u05de\u05e4\u05d9\u05d0\u05d3\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea, \u05d4\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d9\u05e9\u05d4\u05d5 \u05d1\u05de\u05d7\u05e0\u05d4. \u05d4\u05dd \u05d4\u05e6\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d5 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d0\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05ea \u05d4\u05e9\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5\u05e2\u05d9\u05dd (CRUISE SHIP) \u05d4\u05e7\u05d8\u05e0\u05d4 (\u05e1\u05e4\u05d9\u05e0\u05ea-\u05e7\u05d6\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5) &quot;\u05e2\u05e0\u05df \u05d4\u05db\u05e1\u05e3&quot; \u05e9\u05d1\u05ea\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d1\u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd \u05de\u05dc\u05d5\u05df \u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05d5, \u05d5\u05e9\u05dd \u05d9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d4\u05dd \u05e9\u05e7\u05d8 \u05d5\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d5\u05d4, \u05d5\u05e9\u05dd \u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d2 \u05d9\u05d5\u05db\u05dc \u05dc\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05e9 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d3\u05e8\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d3 \u05d2\u05e8\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05d3\u05d9\u05d0\u05d3\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d2'\u05d5\u05e8\u05d3\u05df.<\/p>\n<p>\u05e2\u05e9\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e9\u05db\u05dc.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>3. \u05d3\u05e8\u05e7 \u05e4\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8 \u05d7\u05d5\u05e9\u05d1 '\u05e7\u05de\u05d1\u05e7!'<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.nydailynews.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.2737121.1470245900!\/img\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/article_1200\/nba.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"378\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u05d4\u05e0\u05d4 \u05de\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d0\u05de\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d8\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05d8\u05e8:<\/p>\n<p>On-court workouts have been part of my regimen since I played my last game,&quot; Fisher <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/derekfisher\/status\/760924354481836032\">tweeted<\/a>. &quot;If an NBA team expresses interest, I'm <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/derekfisher\/status\/760924429442428929\">open to dialogue<\/a>, but at the moment I have no steadfast plan to play again.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d7\u05dc \u05dc\u05d4\u05ea\u05d0\u05de\u05df:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/17209112\/ex-new-york-knicks-coach-derek-fisher-considering-comeback\">Ian Begley<\/a>\u00a0of ESPN.com reported Wednesday the 41-year-old veteran has been working out and is &quot;exploring options and expressing interest in playing again.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\u05d5\u05d9\u05e9 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d3\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5 \u05e2\u05dc \u05db\u05d5\u05e9\u05e8\u05d5 \u05d4\u05e0\u05d5\u05db\u05d7\u05d9:<\/p>\n<p>*<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7WwdxUjWVCg\" width=\"532\" height=\"532\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n*<\/p>\n<h1><strong>4. \u05dc\u05de\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05e1\u05db\u05d5\u05d9; \u05dc\u05de\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e9 \u05e1\u05db\u05d5\u05d9 \u05db\u05de\u05e2\u05d8 \u05d0\u05e4\u05e1\u05d9, \u05d5\u05dc\u05de\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e9 \u05e1\u05db\u05d5\u05d9 \u05de\u05d1\u05d5\u05d8\u05dc \u05dc\u05e0\u05e6\u05d7 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d0\u05e8\u05d4&quot;\u05d1<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nba.co.jp\/di\/library\/nba_japan\/12\/2e\/the-2016-usa-mens-senior-national-basketball-team_2m21fdtrncgz18yvya1s0qhyr.jpg?t=-1795325051&amp;w=1000&amp;h=560\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"307\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"paragraph0\" class=\"pgh-paragraph has-dropcap has-dropcap--b\">\u05dc\u05de\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05d6\u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05e7\u05d1\u05d5\u05e6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05e4\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea OVERWHELMING \u05d0\u05d3 2004, \u05d4\u05e1\u05db\u05d5\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05e0\u05e6\u05d7\u05d4 \u05db\u05de\u05e2\u05d8 \u05d0\u05e4\u05e1\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05e4\u05d9 \u05d8\u05d5\u05dd \u05d6\u05d9\u05dc\u05e8 \u05de-SB NATION:<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-ad m-ad__article-body\"><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"bHNd3v\">TIER III: NO CHANCE WHATSOEVER<\/h3>\n<h4 id=\"z4H0Mu\">11. Venezuela<\/h4>\n<p id=\"paragraph3\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">Venezuela won the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship. I\u2019m still not really sure how that happened, and I\u2019m comfortable saying that members of the Venezuelan team don\u2019t either. In that tournament, Venezuela lost to Mexico, Argentina, Canada (by 20!) and Uruguay in the group stages, but beat Canada at the buzzer in the semis and somehow knocked off Argentina in the gold medal game. So, here we are: Venezuela is in the Olympic basketball tournament for the first time since 1992. Somehow, some way, Venezuela is here.<\/p>\n<p id=\"paragraph4\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">I don\u2019t think the magic continues. Greivis Vasquez is out, and the overall competition in the Olympics is much tougher than in the Americas tournament. Taking nothing away from what Venezuela did last summer, but if you can lose to Mexico and Uruguay, the odds of you beating the best teams from other continents seem slim.<\/p>\n<p id=\"paragraph5\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">It may seem counterintuitive to place Argentina and (especially) Brazil higher than Venezuela given the results of last summer, but I have reasons. And one of those reasons is that Venezuela men\u2019s basketball has an extraordinarily limited record of success at this high level. The nation hasn\u2019t even qualified for the much larger FIBA World Championship since 2006, where they finished No. 23 of 24!<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"GNNzPh\">10. China<\/h4>\n<p id=\"paragraph6\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">China beat out Iran and the upstart Philippines for Asia\u2019s requisite spot in the Olympics this time around. There\u2019s a shot that the Chinese do better than a few teams ranked higher on this list, but on paper there\u2019s little to indicate this will be a different Olympic experience for the nation. China has never finished higher than No. 8 in the Olympic tournament.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"Dqdo3d\">9. Brazil<\/h4>\n<p id=\"paragraph7\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">It\u2019s too bad that the Brazilian team is in pretty rough shape, because the host nation has had some success (fifth in the 2012 Games, sixth in the 2014 FIBA World Cup) and home nation advantage seems to be real. Perhaps we\u2019re selling short the team\u2019s younger players including Raul Neto and Cristiano &quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/nba\/2016\/7\/19\/12222310\/cristiano-felicio-chicago-bulls-brazil-las-vegas-summer-league\" data-ref-index=\"6\">Future of the Chicago Bulls<\/a>&quot; Felicio. But Brazil\u2019s frontline is rather decimated due to Anderson Varejao\u2019s exit and Nene\u2019s reduced mobility. Shooting is also going to be a problem. Never count out a team with Leandro Barbosa, I suppose, but Brazil doesn\u2019t appear to stack up to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-ad m-ad__native_ad_mobile\"><\/div>\n<h4 id=\"518HSA\">8. Nigeria<\/h4>\n<p id=\"paragraph8\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">Nigeria might have the best African team in years, even with the late withdrawals of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blazersedge.com\/2016\/7\/31\/12340086\/al-farouq-aminu-to-sit-out-2016-rio-olympics\" data-ref-index=\"7\">Al-Farouq Aminu <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blazersedge.com\/2016\/7\/27\/12304318\/festus-ezeli-will-not-play-for-2016-nigerian-olympic-team\" data-ref-index=\"8\">Festus Ezeli<\/a>. Unfortunately for them, the best African team in years is still going to struggle to win more than a couple games against the best European and American squads. Looking at the groups, it\u2019s likely that Nigeria will never even get a shot at Team USA, as Brazil and Nigeria are the top two candidates to be ejected from Group B in the first stage.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"jzBfuA\">(3%) \u00a0TIER II: JUST NO<\/h3>\n<h4 id=\"PjLdUh\">7. Croatia<\/h4>\n<p id=\"paragraph9\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">I typically like the teams who qualify in the last-chance wild card tournament: they have proven <i>this summer<\/i> that they have competitive rosters. Croatia, in fact, might have the most intriguing young roster in the Olympics with Dario Saric, Bojan Bogdanovic and future Rio 2016 darling Mario Hezonja.<\/p>\n<p id=\"paragraph10\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">But Croatia got into the Olympics by beating Tunisia, Greece and Italy (after having lost to Italy). Not exactly a world-beating tune-up. Croatia is going to be a lot of fun to watch, but it needs more seasoning to be truly competitive with the upper echelon in international basketball.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"u0WQ3K\">6. Argentina<\/h4>\n<p id=\"paragraph11\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">They are still around. They are close to home. They are &#8230; old. Luis Scola, Manu Ginobili, Andres Nocioni, Carlos Delfino: the Graying Generation. There\u2019s just not much in the pipeline, nor has there been for years. So, while the wiles of the once-golden crew can wring out some wins, challenging Team USA like in the old days just isn\u2019t happening. The moment has passed for the Argentines.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"96NvlD\">5. Serbia<\/h4>\n<p id=\"paragraph12\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">Like Croatia, Serbia wedged into the tournament in July\u2019s wild card event. Unlike Croatia, Serbia was completely dominant, winning their two knockout games against the Czech Republic and Puerto Rico by a combined 55 points. Yes, that\u2019s the Czech Republic and Puerto Rico, and the Serbian team was able to play at home in Belgrade. But Serbia won silver in the last big global tournament (the 2014 FIBA World Cup), finished No. 4 in Eurobasket last summer and have a big roster (necessary to compete with Spain, Team USA and other elites). There aren\u2019t many NBA players on the Serbia team (just Nikola Jokic this year) but there\u2019s plenty of talent with size and a top Euro point guard in Milos Teodosic. Serbia should be really solid.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"VMnWXl\">4. Australia<\/h4>\n<p id=\"paragraph13\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">Australia, per usual, got into the Olympic tournament by beating New Zealand twice. Congratulations! Champions of Oceania once again!<\/p>\n<p id=\"paragraph14\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">That said, Australia has a good roster. The entire projected starting lineup plays in the NBA, and a couple of them are starter-level quality. If Australia makes it to the medal round for the first time since 2004, Patty Mills is going to be a favorite for Tournament MVP (since Team USA will have several candidates, splitting the odds).<\/p>\n<p id=\"paragraph15\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">Joe Ingles is going to fun to watch in this setting, as well. But it would be an extreme fluke if Australia was able to compete with the Americans. At least we\u2019d get the Kyrie Irving-Matthew Dellavedova face-off we\u2019ve always dreamed of.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Zk723C\">(7%) TIER I: ALMOST CERTAINLY NOT<\/h3>\n<h4 id=\"gQXaO2\">3. Lithuania<\/h4>\n<p id=\"paragraph16\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">Lithuania lacks the star power of days past, but it always seems to show up big for the higher-profile tournaments and has a really solid program that doesn\u2019t rely strictly on NBA-level talent. Lithuania won silver at Eurobasket last year and damn near medaled at the 2014 World Cup, finishing fourth after a two-point loss to France.<\/p>\n<p id=\"paragraph17\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">Most of these guys are in their late 20s and early 30s and have been playing together every summer for more than a decade. But the star attraction might be Thunder rookie Domantas Sabonis, son of Arvydas, future of Oklahoma City. Lithuania isn\u2019t beating Team USA, but every other team has reason to be scared.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"005OVx\">2. Spain<\/h4>\n<p id=\"paragraph18\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">No Marc Gasol essentially means no chance of winning gold (unless someone else ejects DeMarcus Cousins and Team USA). But Spain still has a helluva squad, starring the rest of the Golden Generation (Pau Gasol, Juan Carlos Navarro, Sergio Rodriguez, Rudy Fernandez, Jose Calderon) plus the younger NBA players like Ricky Rubio and Nikola Mirotic. Perhaps most intriguing are Alex Abrines (another Thunder rookie) and Willy Hernangomez. Spain still has a team that has won two straight Olympic silvers. If Marc were healthy or Serge Ibaka were playing, the Spanish would be a clear No. 2 in the field and would have a strong shot at knocking off Team USA. Alas.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"sn1ZlH\">1. France<\/h4>\n<p id=\"paragraph19\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">The world\u2019s best chance to deny Team USA a third straight gold medal lies with France, who last month won entry into this tournament by beating the toughest wild card pool (Philippines, New Zealand, Turkey and Canada). Since a disappointing sixth-place finish at the 2012 Games, France has won 2013 EuroBasket and earned bronze at the 2014 World Cup and 2015 EuroBasket.<\/p>\n<p id=\"paragraph20\" class=\"pgh-paragraph\">The bad news for France is that many of the most exciting young French players (like Timothe Luwawu) aren\u2019t in Rio. 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