[1] It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[3] The United States won their 16th overall and fourth consecutive gold medal, after defeating France in the final.

[4] Australia won the bronze with a 107–93 win over Slovenia, winning its first medal in men's basketball after a series of losses in bronze medal games.

[5] The medals for the competition were presented by IOC vice-president Anita DeFrantz and the medalists' bouqets by FIBA first vice-president Sheikh Saud Ali Al-Thani.

With a FIBA World Cup Changed a format & A Champions in FIBA World Cup will no longer be automatically qualify to the Olympics 11 Teams will battle for the Olympics through The 2019 FIBA World Cup along with 2 best teams in America & Europe, best teams in Asia, Africa and Oceania & 4 winners of 2020 FIBA Olympics Qualifying Tournament in different places alongside a host hountry Japan who automatically qualify to the Olympics as host & for the first time since 1996 that the slots are using 11 for qualify to the Olympics and the format will also change from 6 teams in each group (Group A & B) to 4 team in each group (Group A, B and C) The Top 2 teams in each group along with the 2 best 3rd place in their different group will advance to the knockout round.

The draw was held after the last group stage match on 1 August.