The list of candidates for the European vice-champions does not include the brightest basketball player, Houston Rockets star Alperen Şengün.
The 24-year-old 211 cm tall center forward has played in the NBA All-Star games for the past two years.
The most famous names on the list compiled by head coach Ergin Ataman are Philadelphia 76ers big man Adem Bona, Cedi Osman who moved this summer from Athens Panathinaikos to Thessaloniki PAOK, and naturalized American Malachi Flynn representing Istanbul Bahçeşehir.
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Turkey’s list of candidates: Kenan Sipahi, Berkas İbrahim Uğurlu, Malachi Flynn, Sehmus Hazer, Yiğit Arslan, Ömer Kultuay, Furkan Korkmaz, Cedi Osman, Onuralp Bitim, Erkan Yılmaz, Meteçan Birsen, Yiğitcan Saybir, Darius Karutaşu, Sertaç Şanlı, Ömer Yurtseven, Adem Bona and Ercan Osmanı.
| Place | Team | Wins | Points |
| 1. | Turkey | 6-0 | 12 |
| 2. | Italy | 5-1 | 11 |
| 3. | Serbia | 4-2 | 10 |
| 4. | Lithuania | 3-3 | 9 |
| 5. | Iceland | 3-3 | 9 |
| 6. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2-4 | 8 |
The match between the Turkey and Lithuania national teams will take place in Istanbul on August 28.
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