Overview

• Teams are split into four groups of six, with the top four from each group advancing to a 16-team elimination bracket.
• Group-stage games are being played in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland, with all knockout games centralized in Riga, Latvia.
• Key dates for the bracket are set: Round of 16 on Sept. 6, quarterfinals Sept. 10, semifinals Sept. 13 and the medal games on Sept. 15.
• Full national-team rosters are published, confirming headliners such as Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis, Lauri Markkanen and Franz Wagner.
• An Eurohoops journalists’ poll favors Serbia to win the title and projects Nikola Jokic as MVP, reflecting pre-tournament expectations rather than results.