No longer led by injured NBA standout Danilo Gallinari, Italy banks on new faces like Simone Fontecchio and steady veterans like Nicolo Melli in its 2023 FIBA World Cup campaign
MANILA, Philippines – Most European basketball teams come with certain intimidating auras no matter which names play for them at any given time, and Italy is no exception in the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup.
Although just an NBA rookie this past season, the 27-year-old sniper is no stranger to high-level competition, as he led the Italians in scoring with 19.3 points per game in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where they reached the quarterfinals before being booted by eventual silver medalist France. Although just 6-foot-9 and used primarily as a power forward, the 32-year old stretch big is more than capable of holding his own down low, averaging 7.5 points in the 2020 Olympics, 12.6 points in the 2022 EuroBasket, and 14.5 points in the World Cup European qualifiers.
Datome peaked in the 2016-2017 season with Fenerbache, averaging a respectable 12.4 points on 52% shooting, an elite 46% from three, and 87% from the free-throw line.While seen as perennial powerhouses in international competition, Italy nonetheless went through some speed bumps in their journey to the World Cup.
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