Here in this link you can see the draw and who are the host of the 4 tournaments where each winner of those qualifiers will clinch the last tickets to Olympic games in Paris 2024.
https://www.fiba.basketball/news/fiba-olympic-qualifying-tournaments-2024-draw-completed-at-fiba-hq

Tournament in Valencia, Spain
Group A Lebanon, Angola, Spain
Group B Finland, Poland, Bahamas

Spain the current European champion and former World Cup winner as the host will be have the best odds to get ticket to Paris while they might meet depending how group B plays out Finland led by Lauri Markkanen and his squad who on last Euro championship had put a decent fight againt Spain in the knock out round or Poland let by Mateusz Ponitka and Jeremy Sochan where Poland with Ponitka knocked the defending Euro champions led by Luka Doncic and end up as 4th or could Deandre Ayton with his Bahamas squad do something more then his current NBA form.

Tournament in Riga, Latvia
Group A Georgia, Philippines, Latvia
Group B Brasil, Cameron, Montenegro

In this tournament everyone has almost equally chance to qualify, everyone can and does love to play ball, from the host, Latvia, led by Bertans brothers and Kristaps Porzingis to Philippines led by Jordan Clarkson and others who will put every bit of themselfs to represent their country who is crazied for basketball to a more euroleague led players Georgia tho youngsters in the NBA are still yet to make an impact like Goga Bitadze in Orlando Magic while in group B Brasil lacks some big names lately but they are a experianced basketball country with a rich history in the sport while Cameron puts their hopes Pascal Siakam and others to overcome everyone in the tournament and lastly Montenegro with Nikola Vucevic and many more starters in european teams want to use this generation to also end up at the Olympics as they first world cup was at the Philippines this year and last year had a decent euro run knocked out by Germany in the first elimantion round.

Tournament in Piraues, Greece
Group A Slovenia, New Zealand, Croatia
Group B Egypt, Greece, Dominican Republic

Here is where the most attention will be. New Zealand and Egypt are the outsiders here while Croatia with Ivica Zubac, Dario Saric and Bojan Bogdanovic want to prove to their country that they still can ball pass their prime and Dominican Republic led by Karl Anthony Towns wants to prove it too. Big blockbuster where everyone will expect them to be in the final Slovenia led by Luka Doncic and Greece with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Everyone will question can Luka do it alone without the Dragic brothers who are already past their prime or can someone else from Slovenia step up in their place and come with no injuries at the World Cup Slovenia lost by 29 to Germany in 2nd group stage phase while in quaterfinals was stopped by Canada and in the Euro2022 Slovenia lost aswell at quaterfinals to Poland. Giannis was not at World cup while at Euro2022 was stopped by the host Germany at quaterfinals and will he get help from his brothers to clinch Greece an Olympic ticket.

Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Group A Mexico, Cote d Ivoire, Lithuania
Group B Italy, Puerto Rico, Bahrein

Mexico and Cote D Ivoire will clinch 1 semi final spot here while Bahrein has little to none chance to do anything here. Lithuania had no Sabonis at the World Cup 2023 and they are hoping for him and Jonas Valanciunas to be there to hope for a chance to be at the Olympics the Lithuanians are among best euro squads and lacked a medal since the Euros 2015 silver. Italy who has been a dark horse and even without Paolo Banchero who has chosen the US to represent can with its euroleague squad and Simone Fontecchio to again throw the tournament get to the Olympics, while the host Puerto Rico a Caribbean basketball powerhouse and had great results internationaly and hopes to use home court advantage to secure its spot at Paris with a rookie Julian Strawther and other well trained players.

  • matzanB
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    1 year ago

    If Croatia wins anything, i would be surprised.