MIES (Switzerland) - The fourth window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers was nothing short of amazing as numerous stars seized on the opportunity to play meaningful games at home with their senior national teams around the globe, including some for the first time. Others returned to the home hardwood after a very long time.

First home game with senior national team
Player	Country
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Kristaps Porzingis
Jordan Clarkson
Chris Duarte
Willy Hernangomez
Franz Wagner
Luke Travers
Usman Garuba
Kai Jones
Tremont Waters
Alexander Pythress
Yacine Toumi

Without these windows, there would have been no games for these superstars to play before their own countrymen. 

There were packed arenas, for example, as the two players to collect the past four NBA MVP titles combined, Nikola Jokic of Serbia and Giannis Antetokounmpo of Greece, ran onto the hardwood in their homelands to compete for their national teams. 

Players returning to national team at home in WC 2023 Q Window 4
Player	Country	Last NT official home game
Nikola Jokic		Olympic Qualifying Tournament, 2016
Rudy Gobert		EuroBasket 2015
Evan Fournier		EuroBasket 2015
Jusuf Nurkic		WC Qualifiers, September 2018
Cedi Osman		WC Qualifiers, September 2018
Furkan Korkmaz		WC Qualifiers, September 2018
Jan Vesely		WC Qualifiers, September 2018
Juancho Hernangomez		WC Qualifiers, July 2018
Kevin Pangos		WC Qualifiers, September 2018
Juan Toscano		WC Qualifiers, February 2019
Isaac Fotu		WC Qualifiers, September 2018
Nick Fazekas		WC Qualifiers, December 2018
Yudai Baba		WC Qualifiers, December 2018

And this is what happened late June for Window 3

In the last three months, the number of players that have played at home thanks to the windows is hugely impressive.

First home game with senior national team
Player	Country
Luka Doncic
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Buddy Hield
Jose Alvarado
Dragan Bender
Ignas Brazdeikis
Justin Jackson
Thon Maker
Kostas Antetokounmpo
Matt Costello

What this 2022 summer's windows have show is that when the stars turn out for their teams and play in meaningful games, they truly captivate the fans in their countries. Thanks to these players turning up and putting on the national team shirt, they have forged an even stronger connection to the people that always cheer for them.

The supporters of the national teams themselves have created remarkable, unforgettable atmospheres at games that they and the players will never always remember.

The federations did a spectacular job of putting their teams together, selling tickets and marketing the games and broadcasters made sure the coverage of games was first class, adding to the sense of drama not only in the arenas but also for all those watching at home.

Everyone connected to national team basketball worked together to make this a jaw-dropping summer, one that is going to benefit the sport.

Players returning to national team at home in WC 2023 Q Window 3
Player	Country	Last NT official home game
Marcelinho Huertas		Olympic Games, August 2016
Goran Dragic		EuroBasket Qualifiers, September 2016
Elie Okobo		World Cup Qualifiers, February 2018
Lauri Markkanen		World Cup Qualifiers, July 2018
Facundo Campazzo		World Cup Qualifiers, September 2018
Dennis Schroder		World Cup Qualifiers, September 2018
Tomas Satoransky		World Cup Qualifiers, September 2018
Vincent Poirier		World Cup Qualifiers, September 2018
Luigi Datome		World Cup Qualifiers, September 2018
Tyler Dorsey		World Cup Qualifiers, September 2018
Achille Polonara		World Cup Qualifiers, September 2018
Corey Webster		World Cup Qualifiers, September 2018
Aleksandar Vezenkov		World Cup Qualifiers, September 2018

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