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Miroslav Raduljica of Serbia will not let his team go down without a fight

Serbia won the silver medal in the 2014 FIBA World Cup when they lost 92-129 to Team USA. They qualified for the Olympics in the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying tournaments along with France and Croatia.

They won the silver medal in 1996 Olympics, and their current roster still presents sufficient intrigue. Captain Milos Teodosic established himself as a gunner to watch out for. But Serbia has a weakened roster whilst also being without the services of Boban Marjanovic and Nemanja Bjelica.

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They do have Bogdan Bogdanovic at SG who can light it up from outside. But his inexperience can be exposed at the highest stage. Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets can be a steadying force down low for them, but he's also only 21 years old right now. Miroslav Raduljica will have to hold down the fort, standing at 7”0 ought to help him.

Serbia will be coming off a high from their near triumph in 2014. Look for them to put up a brave front in 2016 Rio Olympics.

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