The Spanish men’s basketball team will play to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the view of Lebanon, Angola, Finland, Poland and Bahamasaccording to lottery held this Monday at the FIBA headquarters in Mies (Switzerland). These six teams will fight for a spot in the pre-Olympic tournament that will take place in Valencia from the 2nd to the 7th of next July. Only the winner will get a place for Paris’2024.
In addition to Valencia, three more pre-Olympics will be held, one in Athens (Greece), another of Riga (Latvia) and the last one in San Juan (Puerto Rico). Six teams will participate in each pre-Olympic tournament, divided into two groups of three that play in a league. The top two in each group’s league will compete in the semifinals of each tournament, which will be decided in their respective finals.
In Valencia, Group A will be made up of Spain, Lebanon and Angola and Group B will be made up of Finland, Poland and the Bahamas. The top two in each group advance (1A-2B, 1B-2A) to the semifinals, with the winners meeting in the final with an Olympic place at stake.
The group of Sergio Scariolo there should be no problem finishing first in Group A in Valencia, because Lebanon and Angola They are at a distinctly lower level. The big obstacle will come from the other group, with three teams (Finland, Poland and Bahamaswhich has four NBA in its ranks and was eliminated from the tournament before the Argentina) with good level and capable of beating anyone on a good day.
This is how the 24 teams are distributed in the four pre-Olympic tournaments:
Valencia Tournament (Spain)
Group A
Lebanon
Angola
SPAIN
Group B
Finland
Poland
Bahamas
Riga Tournament (Latvia)
Group A
Georgia
Philippines
Latvia
Group B
Brazil
Cameroon
Montenegro
Athens Tournament (Greece)
Group A
Slovenia
New Zealand
Croatia
Group B
Egypt
Greece
Dominican Republic
San Juan Tournament (Puerto Rico)
Group A
Mexico
Ivory Coast
Lithuania
Group B
Italy
Puerto Rico
Bahrain
Source: La Verdad
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