By George Orfanakis / info@eurohoops.net
Alexey Shved, Thomas Heurtel, Milos Teodosic, Nicolo Melli have all been ruled out of the FIBA World Cup that tips off late August in China, and the list of absences keeps growing.
Eurohoops gathered up the most significant absences for the nations participating in the big event in the following list. The list includes both injured players and those who didn’t answer the call to head to China.
Australia
- Ben Simmons
- Ryan Broekhoff
- Dante Exum
- Jonah Bolden
Brazil
- Raulzinho Neto
Canada
- RJ Barrett
- Jamal Murray
- Andrew Wiggins
- Tristan Thompson
- Dylan Brooks
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
- Nik Stauskas
- Dwight Powell
- Kelly Olynyk
Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
- Karl-Anthony Towns
- Al Horford
- James Feldeine
France
- Thomas Heurtel
- Joffrey Lauvergne
- Adrien Moerman
Greece
- Tyler Dorsey
- Kosta Koufos
Italy
Lithuania
- Arturas Gudaitis
New Zealand
- Steven Adams
Nigeria
- OG Anunoby
Puerto Rico
- J.J. Barea
Russia
- Alexey Shved
- Timofey Mozgov
- Dmitry Kulagin
- Dmitry Khvostov
Spain
- Pau Gasol
- Sergio Rodriguez
- Alex Abrines
- Nikola Mirotic
- Serge Ibaka
Serbia
- Milos Teodosic
- Dragan Milosavljevic
Senegal
- Tacko Fall
- Gorgui Dieng
USA
- James Harden
- CJ McCollum
- Anthony Davis
- Andre Drummond
- Damian Lillard
- Kevin Love
- Tobias Harris
- DeMar DeRozan
- Kyle Lowry
- J.J. Redick
- Paul Milsap
- Brandley Bill
- Eric Gordon
- Zion Williamson
- Marvin Bagley
- PJ Tucker
- De’Aaron Fox
- Kyle Kuzma