Olympic Basketball: NBA Prospect Power Rankings--Knockout Stage

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 07: Dario Saric #9 of Croatia blocks Pau Gasol #4 of Spain during a Men’s preliminary round basketball game between Croatia and Spain on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 1 on August 7, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

When the Rio Olympic basketball tournament began, 12 teams looked to finish in the top eight of the preliminary round to move on to the quarterfinals.

Brazil, Nigeria, Venezuela, and China were eliminated on Sunday and Monday, leaving the U.S., Croatia, Australia, Spain, France, Lithuania, Serbia, and Argentina still alive in competition.

We began our Olympic NBA Prospect Power Rankings after each team played one game in Rio.

The purpose was to rank the performance of players whose rights are currently owned by NBA teams and who we could be seeing on the court in America in the near future.

There were 11 players originally included in our list, but due to lack of playing time, two players fell out of our rankings: Nicolas Brussino (Argentina) and Alex Abrines (Spain).

Before we trim the field again and eliminate the players whose teams did not advance to the knockout stage, let’s briefly mention a few players who made an impact for their nations in the preliminary round.

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Olympic NBA Prospect Power Rankings: Knockout Stage

By Matthew Medley | Aug 16, 2016

The Rio Olympic basketball tournament has reached the knockout stage. Eight teams survived to move to the quarterfinals and several NBA prospects are still standing in our power rankings.