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By Matthew Hallett

Apr 3, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) during the game against the Chicago Bulls at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Chicago won 102-98. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 3, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) during the game against the Chicago Bulls at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Chicago won 102-98. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 9, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) during the game against the Miami Heat at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Milwaukee won 114-108. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 9, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) during the game against the Miami Heat at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Milwaukee won 114-108. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

Pool A

Greece: Greece has a large amount of NBA talent on their roster. Dimitrios Agravanis was drafted last year at No. 59 overall by the Atlanta Hawks but is yet to play in the NBA.

Thanasis Antetokounmpo has only played a couple of games for the New York Knicks, playing most of his games in the NBA D-League, where he averages 12.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.

Giannis Antetokounmpo played 80 games last year for the Milwaukee Bucks, averaging 16.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists, developing into a playmaker on the team. At 6-foot-11, he is a matchup nightmare.

Nick Calathes didn’t play in the NBA last year after spending the previous two seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies. In 129 games he averaged 4.6 points and 2.7 assists.

Kosta Koufos played 78 games with the Sacramento Kings last year, averaging 6.8 points and 5.4 rebounds.

Kostas Papanikolaou played 26 games for the Denver Nuggets at the start of last season. In those games he averaged 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds.

Mexico: Mexico has no current NBA players on their roster, but Gustavo Ayon played 135 games in three years for four clubs. He averaged 4.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game over that period.

Iran Iran has no NBA players on their roster, but Hamed Haddadi spent five years with the Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns from 2008-13, averaging 2.2 points and 2.5 rebounds in 151 games.

Next: Pool B