Die Liste der nicht teilnehmenden, namhaften Spieler (Stand 30 Tage vor Start der WM):
USA - Bryant, Pierce, Redick, Oden, Odom, Billups, Redd
Italy - Bargnani, Galanda, Bulleri, Chiacig, Righetti, Pozzecco
Serbia - Radmanovic, Jaric, Bodiroga, Rebraca, Tomasevic, Drobnjak, Vujanic, Milojevic, Stojakovic, Krstic, Pavlovic
Spain - Vasquez, Raul Lopez
Lithuania - Jasikevicius, Siskauskas, Timinskas, Ilgauskas, Kaukenas
France - Noah, Rigaudeau
Slovenia - Smodis, Vujacic, Lorbek, Gorenc, Tusek
Australia - Andersen, Nielsen
Turkey - Turkcan, Okur, Erdogan, Turkoglu, Tunceri
Brazil - Nene
Japan - Tabuse
Puerto Rico - Dalmau, Fajardo
Senegal - Diop, Sow, Sene
New Zeland - Marks
Germany - Garris, Arigbabu
Argentina and Greece have no absences (up to now...)