Overview

• Group play opens in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland with four groups of six, from which the top four advance to a 16-team knockout bracket.
• The round of 16 is Sept. 6, quarterfinals Sept. 10, semifinals Sept. 13, and the third-place game and final Sept. 15, all in Riga.
• Full national-team lists name additional NBA standouts, including Kristaps Porziņģis, Lauri Markkanen, Franz Wagner, Jonas Valančiūnas and Nikola Vučević.
• ESPN posts fixtures and results with streaming on Disney+ in Australia as the tournament runs to two weeks before NBA training camps.
• A Eurohoops poll of 19 journalists favors Serbia to win, with 78.9% selecting Serbia and others backing Germany.