Greece vs Serbia Prediction and Preview - Aug. 9 | EuroBasket 2025 Preparation Game

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Greece and Serbia will continue their EuroBasket 2025 preparations on Saturday when they lock horns in a friendly in Limassol.

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Serbia started its preparation with a commanding victory against Bosnia & Herzegovina on Wednesday. Nikola Jokic recorded 20 points, 19 rebounds and nine assists in the win.

Greece is expected to provide a much sterner test ahead of the EuroBasket tournament later this month.

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The game is part of a two-day friendly tournament, ECOMMBX Cup 2025, which will also feature Israel and the host nation, Cyprus.

Greece vs. Serbia Preview, Prediction and Game Details for EuroBasket Friendly

The international basketball friendly between Greece and Serbia will take place on Saturday at the Spyros Kyprianou Sports Arena in Limassol. The game will tip off at 8:30 PM local time (1:30 PM EST, 11:00 PM IST) and will be streamed live via Courtside 1891, FIBA's subscription platform. It will also be available to stream on DAZN in certain areas around the world.

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Greece vs. Serbia Preview

Serbia suffered a shock exit from the round of 16 in the last edition of the EuroBasket, losing 94-86 to Italy 94. Since then, the team has taken several strides forward, notably making the semi-final of the Olympic basketball tournament in 2024, led by Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokić.

Jokic will be supported by NBA talent like Oklahoma City Thunder redshirt rookie Nikola Topic and the Miami Heat’s Nikola Jovic as they try to improve upon their performance from 2022. Serbia is one of the favorites heading into the event.

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Meanwhile, Giannis Antetokounmpo is at the helm for Greece in EuroBasket 2025. Although he did not make the trip to Cyprus this weekend for the ECOMMBX Cup, he will be the key man for Greece when the real action gets underway, as the only current NBA player on the Greek roster. Olympic standout Georgios Papagiannis is also out of the tournament, making it an uphill task for the Greeks, who made the round of 16 in the previous edition of the EuroBasket.

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Greece vs. Serbia Preliminary Roster

Greece

  • Tyler Dorsey

  • Dimitris Katsivelis
  • Dinos Mitoglou
  • Costas Papanikolaou
  • Vangelis Zougris
  • Thanasis Antetokounmpo
  • Nasos Bazinas
  • Panagiotis Kalaitzakis
  • Antonis Karagiannidis
  • Giannoulis Larentzakis
  • Vasilis Toliopoulos
  • Alexander Samodurov
  • Costas Sloukas

Serbia

  • Filip Petrušev
  • Uroš Trifunović
  • Bogdan Bogdanović
  • Balša Koprivica
  • Vanja Marinković
  • Tristan Vukčević
  • Ognjen Dobrić
  • Nikola Jokić
  • Alen Smailagić
  • Vasilije Micić
  • Marko Gudurić
  • Stefan Jović
  • Dejan Davidovac
  • Aleksa Avramović
  • Nikola Milutinov
  • Nikola Topić

Greece vs. Serbia Predicted Starting Lineup

Greece

G - Tyler Dorsey I G - Dimitris Katsivelis I F - Dino Mitoglou I F - Costas Papanikolaou I C - Thanasis Antetokounmpo

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Serbia

G - Nikola Topić I G - Marko Gudurić I F - Tristan Vukčević I F - Vanja Marinković I C - Nikola Jokic


Greece vs. Serbia Prediction

With both teams missing key players, the head coaches will be looking to test out different lineup combinations before the main tournament gets underway. With Giannis Antetokounmpo missing, it will be a tall task for Greece to stop Serbia. Expect Serbia to come away with a relatively comfortable win.

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