Slovenia's Luka Doncic and France's Rudy Gobert will be among the NBA's international stars trying to stop the United States from regaining the Basketball World Cup when the event begins on Friday in Asia.
A young U.S. team starts the 32-team competition, which is being co-hosted by the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan, as favorites to lift the Naismith Trophy for the first time since 2014.
Spain, who beat Argentina in the final four years ago in China, when the Americans failed to make the podium, have the experienced Rudy Fernandez to lead their title defense.