By Aris Barkas-Utkan Sahin / info@eurohoops.net
You can call them predictions, you can also call them educated guess, but with 24 teams entering the tournament, you would agree that they are not all equals.
The expansion of the Eurobasket format proved that there’s still a gap between the already established teams around Europe and the up and comers. The good news is that in recent years many nations which were not traditional powerhouses have entered the race and even more are expected to do this in the near future.
However, many injuries and the needs of NBA players kept many of them out of the tournament can make things a little more unpredicted than usual and here’s how Eurohoops assess the landscape, as the tip off is upon us.
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