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2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players

  • Leandro BarbosaLeandro Mateus Barbosa stepped onto a basketball court in São Paulo at the age of 17. He played for Palmeiras under the guidance of coach Lula Ferreira, who…
  • Nikola JokićNikola Jokić was born on the 19th of February 1995 in Sombor, a city in northern Serbia. He grew up in a cramped two-bedroom apartment shared with his…
  • Giannis AntetokounmpoIn the cramped apartment of a Athens neighborhood called Sepolia, five brothers slept on mattresses laid out on the floor.
  • Yi JianlianYi Jianlian grew up in a family that did not want him to join a sports school. These institutions were designed for children expected to become professional…
  • Andrew BogutAndrew Michael Bogut was born on the 28th of November 1984 in Melbourne, Australia. His parents, Michael and Anne, had immigrated to the country from Croatia…
  • Rudy GobertRudy Gobert-Bourgarel was born on the 26th of June 1992 in Saint-Quentin, a town in northern France. His father played college basketball for the Marist Red…