The torch is ready to be lit and the hardwood is set for hoops in Rio de Janeiro.
With the 2016 Olympics tipping off its basketball tournament on Saturday, a pair of Lakers, Jose Calderon and Marcelo Huertas, find themselves in the thick of high expectations.
For Calderon, this is likely the last opportunity to lead Spain to a gold medal that has just eluded the country in back-to-back Olympics.
Calderon, Pau Gasol and Rudy Fernandez make up the core of a Spanish side that is at the tail-end of its golden era. However, their time has produced nothing but silver, as the United States beat them in close contests during the championship round in both Beijing and London.