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What we’re looking forward to in Austin Reaves’ FIBA tournament debut

This summer, the USA men’s basketball team is looking to regain the number one seed in the FIBA world rankings. After giving up the honor to Spain in 2019 and finishing seventh overall, it’s worst-ever finish since featuring NBA players on its roster, Team USA is no longer viewed as an unbeatable squad. But that doesn’t mean that they’re not the team to beat in this year’s FIBA World Cup tournament.

There are multiple names featured in this year’s roster that are considered upcoming superstars in the NBA, such as Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Mikal Bridges, our old good friend Brandon Ingram, Jaren Jackson Jr.