The 2028 Olympics are nearly as far away as a future Olympics can be, with the 2024 Paris iteration having literally ended just a few days ago. But that has not slowed analysts of the sport of basketball from doing their best at trying to project the field of athletes who will be there representing their home countries.
To that end, the question of the pecking order for the Men’s 5 × 5 basketball tournament remains unanswered as of yet. Will San Antonio Spurs star forward Victor Wembanyama be the best player in the world at the 2028 Olympics, or will it be someone yet to emerge as such?
The hosts of ESPN’s “NBA Today,” Malika Andrews, Kendrick Perkins and Tim Legler got together to talk over the future of the sport at the Olympic level and where we can expect Wemby to be by the time the next Olympics arrive.
Check it out above to hear their thoughts on this for yourself!
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