Serbia vs Australia Predicted Starting 5s and Depth Charts for August 6 | 2024 Paris Olympics Basketball

Nikola Jokic and Serbia face a stern test in the 2024 Paris Olympics Men's Basketball quarterfinals against Australia. Serbia qualified with a 2-1 record, seeded second in the group stage with their only loss against gold medal favorites, Team USA.

Meanwhile, Australia made it out of the 'group of death,' going 1-2 with a win against Spain and losses against Canada and Greece. However, a better point differential than the latter saw the Aussies bag the second seed. Both teams match up well against each other on paper, and this contest could go either way.

However, the Serbians will have an edge because of three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic. He has been phenomenal for them, averaging 18.7 points, 11.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists, shooting 64.5%. Bogdan Bogdanovic and Vasilje Micic's 19.0 and 13.0 ppg, respectively, have also been handy in Serbia's group-stage success. Meanwhile, Australia has four 10 ppg scorers. They have played most of their games with solid execution for most of the contest.

However, late-game execution has been a concern. That could haunt them against Serbia, who can be lethal in such situations, especially with Jokic firing on all cylinders. Australia does have some size and shooting, though. If they capitalize on matching Serbia in those aspects or outdo them, Josh Giddey and Co. could have a solid chance to cause an upset.

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Serbia vs Australia Predicted Starting 5s and Depth Charts for 2024 Paris Olympics Basketball

Serbia is predicted to start Aleksa Avramovic at point guard, Bogdan Bogdanovic at shooting guard, Vanja Marikovic at small forward, Filip Petrusev at power forward and Nikola Jokic at center.

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd
PG	Aleksa Avramovic	Vasilje Micic
SG	Bogdan Bogdanovic	Marko Guduric	Ognjen Dobric
SF	Vanja Marinkovic	Dejan Davidovac
PF	Filip Petrusev	Nikola Jovic
C	Nikola Jokic	Uros Plavsic	Nikola Milutinov

Australia is predicted to start Josh Giddey at point guard, Patty Mills at shooting guard, Dyson Daniels at small forward, Nick Kay at power forward and Jock Landale at center.

Position	Starter	2nd	3rd
PG	Josh Giddey	Dante Exum	Matthew Dellavedova
SG	Patty Mills	Jack McVeigh
SF	Dyson Daniels	Josh Green
PF	Nick Kay	Joe Ingles
C	Jock Landale	Will Magnay	Duop Reath

How to watch Serbia vs Australia 2024 Paris Olympics Basketball quarterfinals?

Serbia vs. Australia can be streamed online on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com. The game will begin at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Serbia is a -6.5 favorite to win with a -300 money line.

NBA players Nikola Jokic, Josh Giddey, Patty Mills and Bogdan Bogdanovic are the marquee stars in action.