It’s rare when an international basketball competition like the FIBA World Cup is considered “wide open.” However, this could be the best chance for a nation to knock off USA Basketball in quite some time. Why not France?
Rudy Gobert is without a doubt one of the five best players playing in the event. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic are one and two. After that, it’s Gobert, Kemba Walker, and Donovan Mitchell.
Names like Evan Fournier, Nicolas Batum, and Frank Ntilikina don’t jump off the page as all that dangerous. But there’s no doubt that France has legitimate NBA talent.