Germany vs Serbia Predicted Starting 5s and Depth Charts for August 10 | 2024 Paris Olympics bronze medal game

Germany and Serbia square off Saturday in the 2024 Paris Olympics Basketball Men's bronze medal game. It's a rematch of the 2023 FIBA World Cup final between the European heavyweights. The Germans won that contest, but Serbia looks as strong as ever with Nikola Jokic in the lineup. He wasn't with the team last year.

Germany enters the bronze medal game behind a 4-1 record. After steamrolling past their opponents until the quarterfinals, Dennis Schroder and Co. found their match against hosts France in the semis. Despite leading by a healthy margin in the first half, the Germans couldn't hold on in the second half, losing 73-69.

Germany didn't play as hard as France, struggling to cope with the defensive tenacity and second-chance scoring opportunities created by its rivals. Dennis Schroder's 18-point, four assist-night kept Germany afloat. However, a subpar effort from Franz Wagner and the rest of the group didn't allow Germany to reach its potential.

Meanwhile, Serbia is coming off a 3-2 run. It gave the mighty Team USA a run for its money in the semifinals, leading the contest by 17 points at one point and maintaining a double-digit lead for most of three quarters. However, a Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Joel Embiid special in the clutch overturned the result in the USA's favor.

Nevertheless, Serbia had plenty of takeaways, which it can capitalize on ahead of Saturday's chance to secure a podium finish.

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

Germany

Germany is predicted to start Dennis Schroder at point guard, Andreas Obst at shooting guard, Franz Wagner at small forward, Daniel Theis at power forward and Johannes Voigtmann at center.

Isaac Bonga, Mo Wagner and Nick Weiler-Babb could be the most used players off the bench.

PG	Dennis Schroder	Isaac Bonga	Maodo Lo
SG	Andreas Obst	Nick Weiler-Babb
SF	Franz Wagner	Niels Giffey
PF	Daniel Theis	Oscar Da Silva	Johannes Thiemann
C	Johannes Voigtmann	Moritz Wagner

Serbia

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.

Vasilje Micic, Ognjen Dobric and Nikola Milutinov could play most minutes off the bench.

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

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How to watch Germany vs Serbia Paris Olympics basketball bronze medal game?

The Germany-Serbia game can be viewed online on Peacock. The game begins at 5 am EDT (11:00 am local time). Serbia is a -135 favorite to win the clash, but the odds are close with Germany at +115.

If Serbia's offense clicks as it did against the USA, the Germans may not have much firepower to stop the bleeding like the Americans. That's what Serbia will hope for to secure a podium finish.