Two Nets will begin play in the FIBA World Championships on August 19 in Japan, but neither will be members of Team USA. Nenad Krstic's Serbia-Montenegro team faces off against Nigeria in the Japanese city of Sendai that day while Bostjan Nachbar's Slovenia unit plays Senegal in Sapporo, according to a just released schedule. The championship is September 3 in Tokyo. Serbia is defending champ. It's possible Nets' draft choice Mile Ilic could also play for Serbia.