European basketball is in full swing, and two of the brightest NBA stars, Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic, are soon set to lead their national teams into the EuroBasket 2025 field against each other. However, before we get to that potential basketball thunderstorm, let us understand the shaping of this tournament into a European hoops juggernaut.

EuroBasket might feel significantly different to viewers used to 82 game regular season. The tournament begins with 24 teams, which are split into four groups of six. Slovenia, led by Doncic, finds itself in Group D, alongside France, Poland, Israel, Belgium, and Iceland. Serbia headlines Group A, which features Turkey, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Estonia, and Portugal.

Meanwhile, the group stage, which runs from August 27 to September 4, will be

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