In addition to the all-powerful United States, the Serbian national team is another one that starts with the favorite poster at the 2019 World Cup in China. With players like Bogdan Bogdanovic, Nemanja Bjelica and Milos Teodosic, the Balkan team is one of the few could face the fearsome 'Dream Team', and more with the addition of Nikola Jokic, one of the best players of the season in the NBA.

The Serbian Basketball Federation unveiled a first list of 34 preselected by Sasha Djordjevic for the event: Dragan Apic, Aleksa Avramovic, Stefan Bircevic, Nemanja Bjelica, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Nemanja Dangubic, Ilija Djokovic, Ognjen Dobric, Marko Guduric, Ognjen Jaramaz , Stevan Jelovac, Nikola Jokic, Nikola Jovanovic, Stefan Jovic, Nikola Kalinic, Dejan Kravic, Ognjen Kuzmic, Branko Lazic, Vladimir Lucic, Milan Macvan, Vanja Marinkovic, Boban Marjanovic, Vassilije Micic, Dragan Milosavljevic, Nikola Milutinov, Nikola Miskovic, Nemanja Nedovic, Stefan Pot, Miroslav Raduljica, Borisa Simanic, Marko Simonovic, Milos Teodosic, Dejan Todorovic and Rade Zagorac. All of them will begin a concentration on the 18th in Belgrade, although it is not ruled out that there will be a cut before that. Subsequently there will be a series of friendly Lithuania, Greece, Italy, Turkey, New Zealand and France will be the rivals of Serbia before its World Cup debut on August 31 against Angola.