Before Nikola Jokic returns to the United States and tries to win a second championship with the Nuggets, he’ll look to lead Serbia to its first EuroBasket championship since the dissolution of Yugoslavia.

Serbia enters the tournament, which starts Wednesday, second in the FIBA world rankings behind only the U.S. Germany, France and Spain round out the top five.

The Serbians also have Clippers guard Bogdan Bogdanovic, Heat forward Nikola Jovic and Wizards big man Tristan Vukcevic on the roster. Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Slovenia’s Luka Doncic, Germany’s Franz Wagner, Finland’s Lauri Markkanen, Latvia’s Kristaps Porzingis and Turkey’s Alperen Sengun are among the other NBA stars expected to play. Lithuanian big man Jonas Valanciunas is Denver’s other representative in the tournament

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