Three Pacers, Bojan Bogdanovic (Croatia), Cory Joseph (Canada) and Ben Moore (United States), will be suiting up for their respective home countries when the second round of qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup opens play on September 13.
For Bogdanovic, who joins fellow NBA players Dario Saric (Sixers), Ante Zizic (Cavaliers), and Ivica Zubac (Lakers), the next two games carry extra weight because the composition of Croatia’s roster will be decidedly weaker during the windows slated for November and February and his countrymen are already on the bubble in Group J after going 3-3 through the first round of qualifying.