Klay Thompson joined Golden State Warriors teammates Steph Curry and Draymond Green in expressing his desire to play for Team USA in next year's Olympics. 

“I would love to play (for) Team USA. That is the plan. I would love to be on the Olympic team," Thompson told Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic.

Thompson and Curry played together in the 2014 World Cup, which Thompson said was a critical bonding experience for the duo.

Thompson echoed Gregg Popovich and Kobe Bryant's sentiment that world basketball will continue to be a challenge for the U.S.

“It was hard to watch us lose. Those guys, they sacrificed their summers for that. I’m not going to dog them for losing, though. The world is good.”

The United States have kept their No. 1 ranking in the FIBA men's rankings despite a seventh place finish in this year's World Cup.

The top spot has been held by the United States for nine straight years since winning the 2010 world championship.

The FIBA rankings take results from the most recent eight years into account.

Spain remained at No. 2, while Australia jumped eight spots to No. 3. Argentina and France rounded out the top-5.

Spain defeated Argentina 95-75 to win the 2019 FIBA World Cup.

Ricky Rubio, awarded the tournament MVP, scored 20 points. Marc Gasol added 14 points on his way to becoming the second player to win a NBA Title and a FIBA Gold Medal in the same year.

Gabriel Deck lead Argentina with 24 points.

Rubio, Gasol, Luis Scola, Evan Fournier, and Bogdan Bogdanovic were chosen to the all-tourney team.

Donovan Mitchell reflected upon his positive experience with Team USA during this summer's FIBA Basketball World Cup, even despite their disappointing finish that included losses to France and Serbia.

"Everybody likes to look at the end goal, but when you sit back and reflect, I played on Team USA. That's incredible for me. I think that in itself is amazing. So yes, it was definitely worth it," said Mitchell.

Team USA finished in seventh place following their 87-74 win over Poland.

Mitchell added that he wants to play in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

"I think I have to wait for them to ask. But I want to be there."

Serbia coach Sasha Djordjevic announced that he will be leaving his position following their fifth-place finish in the FIBA World Cup.

Djordjevic said that he had made up his mind prior to Serbia's disappointing finish.

"I would've left the team after the World Cup even if we had achieved our goals. It was a decision I made before the summer," said Djordjevic after beating the Czech Republic. 

The United States had more than 50 players who were part of the World Cup plan. They only cut two after the first week of training camp with the other three dozen dropping out on their own.

"We're going to let the dust settle, let things depress a little bit," Jerry Colangelo said. "Obviously I'm always thinking ahead, which means what's going to take place, and it's going to happen fast and soon because we just have to get our act together for the Olympics."

The United States will go back to the drawing board ahead of the Olympics in Tokyo next summer.

"Going forward for USA Basketball, we're going to need the cooperation of teams, agents and then there has to be communication with players one-on-one to solidify those commitments," Colangelo said. "I am going to be anxious to see how many players reach out early to indicate that they wish and want and desire to play.

"But I'll make this statement: It's as much about maybe who we don't want as much as who we want."

Gregg Popovich praised France's balance after their 89-79 win over Team USA in the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup.

"It's the best French team that I have seen because they play at both ends of the court. It's not just an offensive team that executes well. It's not just a couple of guys on their own. They play at the defensive end and are physical. Individually play well, defensively as a group: switching, weak side, rebounding. They fit together really well - all the parts fit, they're deep," said Popovich following the loss.

Popovich put the loss in perspective, adding that "any loss hurts and in this situation, it hurts more. But life goes on...we're all grown, we all have families and lives, and life will go on."

Team USA plays Serbia in the consolation bracket.

Marcus Smart will not play in Team USA's final two games as he recovers from minor injuries, league sources told Shams Charania of The Athletic.

An X-ray on Smart's left knuckle came back negative. Smart was also experiencing soreness in his quad and calf.

Team USA lost to France in the quarterfinals 89-79.

The United States have been eliminated from the World Cup with their 89-79 loss to France.

The United States had won 58 straight tournament games with NBA players in FIBA and Olympic competition before the loss.

Gregg Popovich took over for Mike Krzyzewski as head coach of the United States during this cycle.

Rudy Gobert scored 21 points to go with 16 rebounds while Evan Fournier scored 22.

The FIBA World Cup will begin its quarterfinal round on Tuesday, with Argentina and Serbia opening play.

The winner of that game will play the winner of Team USA and France.

Spain and Poland face off in the other side of the bracket, with the winner set to play the winner of Australia and the Czech Republic.