There will be no shortage of star power in the FIBA World Cup draw as Germany's Dirk Nowitzki, China's Yao Ming, and Argentina's Luis Scola take center stage in Manila. FIBAWC
Basketball icons Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, and Luis Scola will grace the event at the Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, April 29, as theGermany’s Nowitzki and Argentina’s Scola arrived in the country on Thursday, April 27, while Yao landed on Friday, April 28.A member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, Nowitzki powered Germany to a bronze-medal finish in the 2002 World Cup, where he also emerged as the tournament MVP.
Scola led Argentina to great heights, including a rousing gold-medal triumph in the Olympics and a pair of runner-up finishes in the World Cup. Meanwhile, Yao turned China into a competitive team during the peak of his powers, which also saw him make an All-NBA Team five times throughout his eight-season stint with the Rockets.
Now the president of the Chinese Basketball Association, Yao also earned the Top Scorer honors in the 2006 World Cup.
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