Overview
- Tip-off is at 14:00 local time in Limassol’s Spyros Kyprianou Arena, with group play in Cyprus before knockouts in Latvia.
- Georgia captain Tornike Shengelia is a game-time decision after recent evaluation for a cardiac arrhythmia, though he has rejoined training.
- Spain’s squad reflects a generational shift with debutants including Sergio de Larrea and Mario Saint-Supéry at point guard after veteran absences such as Ricky Rubio, Lorenzo Brown and Alberto Díaz.
- Santi Aldama, the roster’s lone NBA player, is set to lead the interior along with Willy and Juancho Hernangómez.
- Despite being the 2022 champions, Spain is not viewed among the favorites and must finish in the top four of Group C (with Georgia, Bosnia, Cyprus, Italy and Greece) to reach the round of 16.