Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images. Pictured: The Nigeria Men’s National Team.
With the NBA Finals in full swing, USA basketball was flying under the radar until the team full of NBA stars was upset by Nigeria.
Most people didn’t realize how many former or current NBA players Nigeria had on its roster (nine to be exact) and honestly, the same could be said for a number of teams in the Olympic field. With so much of the NBA’s best players (and even the average ones) coming from around the world, rosters are significantly more deep than they’ve ever been.
Below, I’ve compiled a list of the current and former NBA players on each country’s roster along with their odds from PointsBet to win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Argentina (+3300)
- Luis Scola (41) – Pallacanestro Varese, Italy (formerly of the Rockets, Suns, Pacers, Raptors, Nets)
- Facundo Campazzo (30) – Denver Nuggets
- Leandro Bolmaro (20) – Minnesota Timberwolves
- Gabriel Deck (26) – Oklahoma City Thunder
- Luca Vildoza (25) – New York Knicks
Australia (+1000)
- Patty Mills (32) – San Antonio Spurs
- Joe Ingles (33) – Utah Jazz
- Aron Baynes (34) – Toronto Raptors
- Matthew Dellavedova (30) – Melbourne United, Australia (formerly of the Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Dante Exum (25) – Houston Rockets
- Josh Green (20) – Dallas Mavericks
- Matisse Thybulle (24) – Philadelphia 76ers
Czech Republic (+8000)
- Tomáš Satoranský (29) – Chicago Bulls
France (+2000)
- Rudy Gobert (29) – Utah Jazz
- Nicolas Batum (32) – Los Angeles Clippers
- Evan Fournier (28) – Boston Celtics
- Frank Ntilikina (22) – New York Knicks
- Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (26) – Brooklyn Nets
Germany (+8000)
Iran (+25000)
Italy (+5000)
- Nicolo Mannion (20) – Golden State Warriors
- Danilo Gallinari (32) – Atlanta Hawks
- Nicolo Melli – Olimpio Milano, Italy (formerly of the Dallas Mavericks)
Japan (+20000)
- Rui Hachimura (23) – Washington Wizards
- Yuta Watanbe (26) – Toronto Raptors
Nigeria (+15000)
- Precious Achiuwa (21) – Miami Heat
- KZ Okpala (22) – Miami Heat
- Miye Oni (23) – Utah Jazz
- Josh Okogie (22) – Minnesota Timberwolves
- Jordan Nwora (22) – Milwaukee Bucks
- Chimezie Metu (24) – Kings
- Jahlil Okafor (25) – Detroit Pistons
- Gabe Vincent (25) – Miami Heat
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Slovenia (+2500)
- Luka Doncic (22) – Dallas Mavericks
- Vlatko Cancar (24) – Denver Nuggets
Spain (+1400)
- Marc Gasol (36) – Los Angeles Lakers
- Willy Hernangomez (27) – New Orleans Pelicans
- Ricky Rubio (30) – Minnesota Timberwolves
- Alex Abrines (27) – FC Barcelona, Spain (formerly of the OKC Thunder)
- Rudy Fernandez (36) – Real Madrid, Spain (formerly of the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers)
- Pau Gasol (41) – FC Barcelona, Spain (formerly of the Los Angeles Lakers)
USA (-1000)
- Bam Adebayo (23) – Miami Heat
- Bradley Beal (28) – Washington Wizards
- Devin Booker (24) – Phoenix Suns
- Kevin Durant (32) – Brooklyn Nets
- Jerami Grant (27) – Detroit Pistons
- Draymond Green (31) – Golden State Warriors
- Jrue Holiday (31) – Milwaukee Bucks
- Zach LaVine (26) – Chicago Bulls
- Damian Lillard (30) – Portland Trailblazers
- Kevin Love (32) – Cleveland Cavaliers
- Khris Middleton (29) – Milwaukee Bucks
- Jayson Tatum (23) – Boston Celtics
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