While the US team is the favorite to win it all in London, you'll see a lot of familiar faces on other teams as you watch the Olympic Games, which begin this Friday. Below is a breakdown of each current and former NBA player that will be representing their country in this year's games.
Argentina
Pablo Prigioni, Knicks
Manu Ginobili, Spurs
Carlos Delfino, Bucks
Luis Scola, Suns
Andres Nocioni, formerly Bulls, Kings and 76ers
Australia
Patrick Mills, Spurs
David Andersen, formerly Rockets, Raptors, Hornets
Brazil
Leandro Barbosa, Pacers
Anderson Varejao, Cavs
Nene Hilario, Wizards
Tiago Splitter, Spurs
Marcus Vinicius, formerly Hornets, Grizzlies
China
Yi Jianlian, Mavericks
Wang Zhizhi, formerly Mavs, Clippers, Heat
Sun Yue, formerly Lakers
France
Kevin Seraphin, Wizards
Nicholas Batum, Trail Blazers
Tony Parker, Spurs
Nando de Colo, Spurs
Boris Diaw, Spurs
Ronny Turiaf, Heat
Yakhouba Diawara, formerly Nuggets and Heat
Mickaël Gelabale, formerly Sonics
Great Britain
Luol Deng, Bulls
Pops Mensah-Bonsu, formerly Mavs, Hornets
Robert Archibald, formerly Grizzlies, Suns, Magic, Raptors
Lithuania
Linas Kleiza, Raptors
Jonas Valančiūnas, Raptors
Šarūnas Jasikevičius, formerly Pacers and Warriors
Darius Songaila, formerly Kings, Bulls, Wizards, Hornets and 76ers
Nigeria
Al-Farouq Aminu, Hornets
Ike Diogu, formerly Warriors, Pacers, Blazers, Kings, Hornets, Clippers, Spurs
Russia
Alexey Shved, Timberwolves
Timofey Mozgov, Nuggets
Andrei Kirilenko, formerly Jazz
Spain
Pau Gasol, Lakers
Marc Gasol, Grizzlies
Serge Ibaka, Thunder
Jose Calderon, Raptors
Rudy Fernandez, formerly Blazers and Nuggets
Sergio Rodriguez, formerly Blazers, Kings, Knicks
Juan Carlos Navarro, formerly Grizzlies
United States (A few NBA players here, of course)
Tyson Chandler, Knicks
Kevin Durant, Thunder
LeBron James, Heat
Russell Westbrook, Thunder
Deron Williams, Nets
Andre Iguodala, 76ers
Kobe Bryant, Lakers
Kevin Love, Timberwolves
James Harden, Thunder
Chris Paul, Clippers
Anthony Davis, Hornets
Carmelo Anthony, Knicks
The only team without an NBA link is Tunisia.
(Image courtesy London2012.com)

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