 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Muna 2002, dzimwe nyika dzakazobatana nenyika ina dzaiva nesimba uye nyika dzakazvitsiva. FR Yugoslavia, inotungamirwa naPeja Stojaković weSacramento Kings naDejan Bodiroga weFC Barcelona vakakunda mutambo wekupedzisira neArgentina, nepo Dirk Nowitzki, aive MVP yemutambo uyu, akatungamira Germany kuhwina menduru yebronze, menduru yayo yekutanga yeWorld Championship. Munguvayo, chikwata cheUnited States, panguva ino chakaumbwa nevatambi veNBA, chakanga chichitambura kuti chipedze chiri panzvimbo yechitanhatu. Iyi nguva itsva yekuenzana yakanyengetedza FIBA kuwedzera mutambo kusvika kumapoka makumi maviri nemana emakwikwi e2006, 2010, uye 2014shanduro dzomutambo wacho. 