Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo was Team USA's top performer as the Americans locked up a quarterfinal berth at the Paris Olympics with a 103-86 victory over South Sudan on Wednesday. Coming off the bench, Adebayo had a team-high 18 points in 21 minutes, shooting 8-for-10 from the field. He even hit a pair of corner threes to finish 2-for-3 from outside. Adebayo was also among the top rebounders in the game with seven boards and notched one assist with one steal and two blocks. The Heat star takes great pride in his defensive work, but he also had a fantastic game offensively on Wednesday. Adebayo hitting threes might become a new thing in fantasy basketball next season. He impressed with 14-for-28 shooting behind the arc across the final 17 regular-season games last term.

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum settled for four points on 2-for-4 shooting in his Paris Olympics debut against South Sudan on Wednesday. After sitting out the entire game in Team USA's opener against Serbia as a DNP-CD, Tatum was inserted straight into the starting lineup on Wednesday, replacing Jrue Holiday. He logged 17 minutes and finished off his work in a 103-86 win with five rebounds, two assists, and one block. Team USA head coach Steve Kerr has suggested that more changes to the lineup are coming and has already confirmed that Tatum will head back to the bench for Saturday's contest against Puerto Rico.

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will rejoin Team USA's starting lineup on Saturday against Puerto Rico. Embiid had a poor 11-minute outing in the USA's first game against Serbia and was a DNP-CD on Wednesday versus South Sudan. Anthony Davis replaced the 2023 MVP in the starting unit. Team USA head coach Steve Kerr said that the change was made to match up better with South Sudan's speed. Kerr will also bring back Jrue Holiday to the first unit on Saturday. Jayson Tatum started in his place in Wednesday's 103-86 win, which sent Team USA to the quarterfinals.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic came extremely close to a triple-double despite playing only 23 minutes in Serbia's huge 107-66 win over Puerto Rico at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Wednesday. Jokic finished the contest with 14 points, 15 rebounds, nine assists, two steals, and one block. He shot 5-for-7 from the field and 4-for-5 at the charity stripe. After losing to Team USA, Serbia still has some work to do to move to the quarterfinals, so we should see another big effort from Jokic on Saturday against South Sudan. The three-time MVP has averaged 17.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 8.5 assists at the Paris Olympics.

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is expected to have a big comeback campaign in 2024-25. We have seen very little of Morant recently due to various issues, but the upcoming season could be his best one yet. "Ja Morant is coming for all the work this year. All of it," said Morant's agent, Mike Miller, on The OGs Show. "How soon they forget. That's all I'll say: He's about to come for it." Morant was limited to nine appearances in 2023-24, posting 25.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 8.1 assists. It was reported in early July that the explosive guard had been cleared for five-on-five action after recovering from shoulder surgery.