Media Predictions: Winners, MVP, stats leaders and disappointments

MIES (Switzerland) - Before FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 action tips off in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, the accredited media were invited to tackle the tournament's burning questions in the official Media Projections Survey.

The survey takes a deep dive into the minds of media representatives from over 50 different countries and aims to reflect their overall expectations ahead of FIBA's flagship event about the brightest stars and the best teams.

The findings of the survey confirmed the status of USA as the main title favorites and suggested a close race for the TISSOT MVP award is on the cards with USA's Anthony Edwards and Luka Doncic of Slovenia the early front-runners.

 

 

Other questions looked at the nations most likely to finish on the podium, the strongest groups in the event, which players can be expected to lead the different statistical categories, and many more interesting angles.

You will find the collated results of the survey below:

Who will win the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023?

1. USA – 61.5%
2. France – 9.9%
3. Spain – 8.7%
4. Slovenia – 4.3%
5. Australia – 3.7%

Other – 11.9%

Who is most likely to be on the podium?

1. USA – 92.5%
2. France – 49.1%
3. Spain – 42.2%
4. Canada – 27.3%
5. Australia – 20.5% 
6. Slovenia – 19.3%
7. Germany – 14.3%
8. Serbia – 12.4%

Which group is the strongest?

1. Group H: Canada, Latvia, Lebanon, France – 37.9%
2. Group E: Germany, Finland, Australia, Japan – 35.4%
3. Group C: USA, Jordan, Greece, New Zealand – 19.9%
4. Group G: Iran, Spain, Cote d'Ivoire, Brazil – 2.5%
5. Group A: Angola: Dominican Republic, Philippines, Italy – 1.9%
6. Group B: South Sudan, Serbia, China, Puerto Rico – 1.3%
T-7. Group D: Egypt, Mexico, Montenegro, Lithuania – 0.6%
T-7. Group F: Slovenia, Cape Verde, Georgia, Venezuela – 0.6%

Which team will be the biggest positive surprise at the World Cup?

1. Philippines – 22.2%
2. Canada – 9.9%
T-3. Germany – 7.4%
T-3. South Sudan – 7.4%
5. Japan – 6.8%
6. Dominican Republic – 5.6%
7. Finland – 4.3%
T-8. Greece – 3.7%
T-8. Latvia – 3.7%

Other – 29.0%

Which team will be the biggest disappointment at the World Cup?

1. Canada – 10.5%
T-2. Spain – 9.9%
T-2. USA – 9.9%
4. Slovenia – 9.3%
5. Serbia – 8.6%
6. Greece – 8.0%
T-7. Australia – 7.4%
T-7. China – 7.4%
8. Philippines – 5.6%

Other – 23.4%

Which team is under the most pressure to win?

1. USA – 61.5%
2. Philippines – 11.2%
3. Spain – 6.8%
4. France – 4.3%
5. Japan – 3.1%
6. Canada – 2.4%
T-7. Germany – 1.9%
T-7. Slovenia – 1.9%

Other – 6.9%

Who will be named TISSOT MVP?

1. Anthony Edwards – 21.1%
2. Luka Doncic – 13.8%
3. Jalen Brunson – 10.5%
4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – 5.9%
5. Rudy Gobert – 4.6%
T-6. Brandon Ingram – 3.9%
T-6. Austin Reaves – 3.9%
T-8. Bogdan Bogdanovic – 2.6%
T-8. Tyrese Haliburton – 2.6%
T-8. Willy Hernangomez – 2.6%

Other – 25.9%

Which player will be the leading scorer of the competition?

1. Luka Doncic – 52.6%
2. Anthony Edwards – 7.9%
3. Lauri Markkanen – 5.9%
4. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – 5.3%
5. Jordan Clarkson – 5.3%

Other – 23.0%

Which player will be the leading rebounder of the competition?

1. Rudy Gobert – 39.5%
2. Jaren Jackson Jr. – 9.2%
T-3. Walter Tavares – 5.3%
T-3. Jonas Valanciunas – 5.3%
5. Karl-Anthony Towns – 4.6%

Other – 36.1%

Which player will be the assists leader of the competition?

1. Luka Doncic – 32.9%
2. Jalen Brunson – 9.9%
3. Josh Giddey – 7.9%
T-4. Tyrese Haliburton – 6.6%
T-4. Dennis Schroder – 6.6%

Other – 36.1%

Who will win the Wanda Rising Star Award for best young player?

1. Josh Giddey – 20.0%
2. Paolo Banchero – 18.3%
3. Juan Nunez – 10.8%
4. Kai Sotto – 9.2%
5. Nikola Jovic – 5.8%

Other – 35.9%

Who will be the best defensive player at the World Cup?

1. Rudy Gobert – 34.4%
2. Jaren Jackson Jr. – 18.5%
3. Mikal Bridges – 3.2%
T-4. Alberto Diaz – 2.5%
T-4. Dennis Schroder – 2.5%

Other – 38.9 %

Which player would you trust to take the shot with the game on the line?

1. Luka Doncic – 45%
2. Anthony Edwards – 8.6%
3. Bogdan Bogdanovic – 5.7%
4. Jordan Clarkson – 4.3%
5. Austin Reaves – 3.6%

Others – 32.8%

Who will be the best coach at the World Cup?

1. Steve Kerr – 42.0%
2. Sergio Scariolo – 11.5%
3. Vincent Collet – 9.6%
4. Chot Reyes – 4.5%
5. Tom Hovasse – 3.8%

Other – 28.6%

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