As the only member of basketball's "golden generation" active on court, Scola stunned the world with his average stats of 19.3 points and 8.1 rebounds before the final in Beijing.

Playmaker Campazzo, seen as the magician on the court due to his beautiful passes and spectacular dribbles, could not power Argentina to the crown with 11 points on 2 of 11 shooting against Ricky Rubio's defense.

Spainish center Marc Gasol, 34, achieved a rare double championships in the same year after being crowned with Toronto Raptors in the NBA last season.

The Gasol brothers have been the pillar in Spain's paint. Without elder brother Pau this time, Marc contributed 14.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per outing, and was named into the All-star Five along with another player in his prime, Rubio.

U.S. PROVES TOO YOUNG TO DEFEND GLORY

Returning home with the seventh place, the worst ever result in either the Olympics or World Cup, team USA obviously had much to complain about in terms of the incessant withdrawals of NBA stars even before its training camp started.

Anthony Davis, James Harden, Damian Lillard, to name a few, were among the withdrawn players who were seemingly much more established and experienced than those standing on the World Cup court.

Kemba Walker was the only player in the USA's World Cup roster named in the All-NBA Team last season, and one of three players with an All-Star appearance.

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