Which non-U.S. Olympic basketball teams have the most NBA talent?

Eight French players sharpened their craft against U.S. athletes, most notably veterans Tony Parker and Boris Diaw. Nic Batum, fresh off proving himself a vital part of a playoff team, should be nudging toward the team's go-to role along with big man Rudy Gobert. Les Bleus have three stars at the top of their lineup and a contingent of solid role players to support them. With Gobert locking down the paint, Parker working his dribble-drive magic, and an array of shootings spacing the floor, it would be foolish to discount France's medal hopes in 2016.

The home team has several players with big league backgrounds, but only Nene and Leandro Barbosa have played significant roles on winning teams in the NBA. Cristiano Felicio could continue his breakout summer with a big performance in Rio before heading to the Chicago Bulls, but Brazil will have to count on their young athletes to have some standout outperformances to reach the medal stand this month.

The Boomers have a strong combination of NBA and NCAA talent that should make them a medal contender in Rio. Gritty guards like Patty Mills and Matthew Dellavedova abound, and the presence of big men like David Andersen, Aron Baynes and Cameron Bairstow should help pick up any slack if Andrew Bogut isn't all the way back from a knee injury suffered in the NBA Finals. The Aussies are short on superstars, but they have the shooting and defense to create problems against other international teams.

Argentina isn't the same team it was when it won gold in 2004 and medaled in 2008, but there are some of the same players still kicking around on the roster. Carlos Delfino, Manu Ginobili, Andres Nocioni and Luis Scola were all on that '04 team that knocked USA Basketball from its lofty perch, but the ensuing 12 years have eroded their games. Patricio Garino, a sharp-shooting forward, and Nicolas Brussino, an athletic wing, could emerge as the country's newest stars this August.

The Croatian national team hasn't medaled since finishing runner-up to a sleepless Michael Jordan in their first trip to the Olympic Games. That drought is likely to stretch through 2016. Despite an abundance of solid shooters and passers, the Croats look like a middle-of-the-pack team in Rio that could be a greater threat in four years. However, the coming week will give the broader world a look at Dario Saric, whom the Magic drafted in 2014. Saric, a 6'10 forward who made more than 40 percent of his three pointers last season, will make his NBA debut for the 76ers this fall.

Serbia: Three players with NBA experience

Serbia surrounds a core of wide-bodied big men with shooters, and that's the recipe for upsets at the international level. The Orlovi will work an inside-out game anchored by Denver's Nikola Jokic up front and rangy NBA-caliber guards like Bogdan Bodganovic and Nemanja Nedovic. However, the team's best player in Rio is 29-year old point guard Milos Teodosic, who made nearly 43 percent of his three-pointers while averaging 16.1 points per game for CKSA Moscow last season. He'll need his teammates to step up behind him; players like Nedovic and Milan Macvan have failed to live up to the hype that made them draft picks.

Nigeria: Two players with NBA experience

No team in the games can compete with Nigeria's NCAA experience. The D'Tigers boast a roster deep with players who should be familiar to U.S. audiences, even without Al-Farouq Aminu or Festus Ezeli on the team this summer. Michael Gbinije, a second-round pick of the Pistons in 2016, could make waves as the team's sixth man if he's fully recovered from the ankle injury that kept him out of Summer League play. However, he only made one of five shots and everyone but Chamberlain Oguchi and Alade Aminu struggled offensively as the U.S. team pasted Nigeria 110-66 in exhibition play earlier this month.

China: One player with NBA experience

The good news is that China's list of players with big league ties grew this summer when Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin were selected in the second round of the NBA Draft. Team Dragon has some emerging young talent on its roster, but the bulk of its players' experience has come in the Chinese Basketball Association, a place where marginal NBA players like Jordan Crawford can turn up and lead the league in scoring with 43.1 points per game. That talent gap was apparent during the exhibition schedule this summer. The Chinese suffered 49- and 50-point defeats to the U.S. just four days apart back in July.

Lithuania: One player with NBA experience

Lithuania will have a pair of NBA-caliber big men with Toronto center Jonas Valanciunas and Orlando Magic draftee Domantas Sabonis (now with OKC). Mindaugas Kuzminskas, who just finished his finest season as a professional at age 26, will soon join them on the big stage. After that, the team's short on players who have played in America, but they're packed with talent from across the Euroleague. Mantas Kalnietis is a hyper-efficient point guard who distributes well, while Jonas Maciulis and Renaldas Seibutis bring two decades of international experience to the starting lineup. The Lithuanians are a much better team than this ranking of American pros suggests and they should contend for a medal in Rio.

Venezuela boasts a handful of players with NCAA backgrounds, but the country's most notable player, Greivis Vasquez, won't be joining the team in Rio de Janiero. 5'11 point guard Gregory Vargas will step into Vasquez's scoring role after averaging nearly 14 points and more than six assists for Maccabi Haifa this past season. Gregory Echenique, a wide-bodied center who most recently played in the U.S. for Creighton, may now be the team's most recognizable player. He's an efficient player who will get eaten alive by more athletic and less gravity-bound big men at the games.