AMSTERDAM (Netherlands) - After a weekend off, the World Tour is back and arriving in Europe for the first time in 2025 with an absolutely loaded Amsterdam Masters on May 17-18.
Here are the 10 players you just have to watch closely.
Worthy de Jong (Amsterdam RABOBANK)
'Hype Worthy' has almost won it all. A World Tour Final MVP. Olympic MVP. The holder of 3x3's best player belt. He even nails free throws with his eyes closed. But he has never tasted success at his home event with Amsterdam RABOBANK (NED) having fallen in the quarters there in 2023 and 2024.
There will be extra motivation for de Jong to be at his electric best as he strives to win it all in front of his adoring fans. And he will be determined for Amsterdam to go one better after falling agonizingly short in the final in Utsunomiya and Chengdu.
Mitch Hahn (Miami)
Welcome to the MVP club! Mitch Hahn has for quite some time been seen as the ultimate glue guy on the World Tour and also when he decks out for Team USA. But he announced himself as a legit star after winning the MVP in Utsunomiya.
He stole the show with a determined two-way effort to pick up his first World Tour MVP in a brilliant start to his second season with Miami (USA). Hahn now has a taste for the cheques and he's determined to get his hands on the next one.
Franck Seguela (Toulouse)
Speaking of MVPs and this dude already has won one on this season's pro circuit after a starring role at the Lusail Challenger to secure Toulouse's (FRA) first title since rebranding from Paris.
The Frenchman might boast a killer smile, but he means all business once he steps on the half-court and he can perform mission impossible like he's Ethan Hunt. Seguela was absolutely dynamic in Toulouse's WT debut in Utsunomiya as these fabulous Frenchmen strive for a first dub in new colors.
Nico Kaltenbrunner (Vienna)
3x3's Speedy Gonzalez will have feel good memories when he arrives in Amsterdam having been an integral part of Vienna's title-winning run in the Dutch capital in 2023.
And Kaltenbrunner has gone up a level in the years since, stamping himself as an Austrian legend after his heroics at Europe Cup 2024. He will be fired up after struggling to get going in Utsunomiya as Vienna flamed out in the quarters.
He's ready to dust off the cobwebs and once again produce the type of magic with the Wilson we've all fallen in love with.
Dennis Donkor (Riffa)
Like Kaltenbrunner, Double D struggled with his shot in Utsunomiya in a rusty performance but he was just getting tuned up. Donkor was back to draining buckets at will after a lights out performance at the Hongcheon Challenger, where he led Riffa (BRN) to the semis.
Having rediscovered his radar, Donkor looms as a major force as Riffa strive to improve on a quarter-final effort in Utsunomiya. What makes Donkor one of the very best players - he finished top three in last season's MVP - on the planet is that he is an ultimate two-way force with his D capable of shutting down the very best scorers.
Add clutch shooting and Dennis Donkor is HIM.
Mihalio Vasic (Liman)
This big, powerful dude remains the link between legendary Liman and their glory years. With their former rivals only now a distant memory, Liman remain highly competitive after a decade on the WT and much of their sustained success can be attributed to Mihailo Vasic.
He's strong, physical and likes to get his hands dirty to dominate the paint like no one else ever has. There is good reason he's known world wide as the 'Manimal'. Vasic also provides the fire for his team, often whipping them into a frenzy, to ensure Liman remain a title threat.
Carlos Martinez (Lausanne)
It's hard to believe that this beloved Swiss team have still never won a title on the World Tour. If Carlos Martinez could perform his ultimate trick - he seriously could have a side hustle as a magician - then it would be to deliver a title - not a rabbit - out of his hat.
Magic won't be needed because Martinez is all about hard work and that has propelled him to being one of the very best inside-outside players. Just wait for Martinez to put on his cape in a desperate bid to finally end Lausanne's (SUI) hoodoo.
Nesta Agasi (Utrecht)
We've seen more than enough glimpses in recent seasons to suggest this young gun will be the next Dutch Master. In front of his compatriots, Nesta Agasi is ready to put on a clinic and he enters after a typically dazzling performance in Hongcheon, where Utrecht reached the semis.
The 6ft. 7in (2m) Agasi is an absolute nightmare for opponents. He has the length to shoot over defenders and boasts a deadly inside-outside game. He's a dunk machine and also a menace on D too, so we're tipping a breakout party on the World Tour for him.
Antonio Ralat (Carolina)
New colors but same old flame thrower. This Puerto Rican sniper balled out in Carolina's (PUR) debut in Lusail with a monster performance full of heaters and clutch buckets.
Ralat has for some time proven himself as a real life 3x3 miracle worker because he somehow always gets the shot he wants when the game is on the line.
He might just need an extinguisher when he arrives in Amsterdam because you just know he'll be flaming hot.
Aleksandar Lazic (Hangzhou)
3x3's newest sensation has had a barnstorming start to the season and he's just getting warmed up. After electrifying Chengdu, Lazic was a key part in their title run in Hongcheon to serve notice to opponents.
The 28-year-old is a force of nature and loves nothing more than throwing down the most powerful jams seen on the half-court. Hailing from Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he had mostly been playing in recent seasons, Lazic is no longer 3x3's biggest kept secret as he looks to continue his swift rise in Amsterdam.
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