Overview
- Spain recovered from a narrow 74-76 loss to Portugal by beating the Czech Republic 87-73 at Palacio José María Martín Carpena on August 7
- Guard Josep Puerto led the charge with 15 points and a 5-for-8 performance from three-point range to spark Spain’s second-half pullaway
- Young guards Mario Saint-Supéry and Sergio de Larrea made strong early impacts alongside veteran scorers Darío Brizuela and Willy Hernangómez
- Center Eli John Ndiaye exited the Málaga camp with a shoulder injury, leaving coach Scariolo 14 players to assess across Spain’s A and B squads
- Spain wraps its Málaga stage before friendlies against France and Germany and a final cut of two players to set a 12-man EuroBasket 2025 roster