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          Tony Parker, Greek Freak among players to watch at EuroBasket

          The 33-year-old Tony Parker is participating in his seventh consecutive Eurobasket tournament. Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images
          • Fran Fraschilla, College BasketballSep 4, 2015, 10:00 AM ET
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              Fran Fraschilla is a college basketball analyst for ESPN. He formerly was the head coach at Manhattan, St. John's and New Mexico.
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          Not surprisingly, the FIBA EuroBasket Championship is the most hotly contested region in FIBA Olympic qualifying, with 24 teams vying for two spots in the 12-team 2016 Olympic tournament. EuroBasket's champion will be crowned on Sept. 20 in Lille, France.

          In addition, for the teams that finish third through seventh, there will be a 2016 FIBA World Qualifying Tournament next July, when the five EuroBasket teams will have an opportunity to earn berths in the Olympic Tournament.

          So there will not only be many interesting games played in the next three weeks, but there will be a plethora of well-known NBA names competing. And, there will be a few not-so-well-known names who NBA fans should know.