FIBA Olympics awards |
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FIBA Summer Olympics awards |
The FIBA Summer Olympics All-Star Five is an award for the sport of basketball, that is given by FIBA, to the five best men's players of the Summer Olympic Games.
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
** | Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame |
*** | Inducted into both the Naismith and FIBA Halls of Fame |
Denotes player who is still active | |
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been selected |
Player (in bold text) | Indicates the player who won the event's Most Valuable Player award |
Year | Player | Position | National Team | Ref. |
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2024 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Guard | Canada | [3] |
Bogdan Bogdanović | Guard | Serbia | ||
Franz Wagner | Forward | Germany | ||
Guerschon Yabusele | Forward | France | ||
Giannis Antetokounmpo | Forward | Greece |
The 1992–2020 FIBA Summer Olympics Dream Team consisted of five men's basketball players at each position that had previously competed at the Summer Olympic Games, beginning with the 1992 tournament when NBA players first participated.
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
** | Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame |
*** | Inducted into both the Naismith and FIBA Halls of Fame |
*Players listed by position, and in alphabetical order:
FIBA Summer Olympics 1992–2020 Dream Team | |
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Point Guard | |
Saša Đorđević | |
Magic Johnson* | |
Steve Nash*** | |
Tony Parker* | |
Vassilis Spanoulis | |
Shooting Guard | |
Kobe Bryant* | |
Dražen Petrović*** | |
Manu Ginóbili* | |
Michael Jordan*** | |
Juan Carlos Navarro | |
Small Forward | |
Larry Bird* | |
LeBron James | |
Toni Kukoč*** | |
Scottie Pippen* | |
Oscar Schmidt*** | |
Power Forward | |
Tim Duncan* | |
Kevin Durant | |
Pau Gasol* | |
Dirk Nowitzki* | |
Luis Scola | |
Center | |
Vlade Divac*** | |
Hakeem Olajuwon*** | |
Dino Rađja* | |
Arvydas Sabonis*** | |
Yao Ming*** |
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