Preliminary games occurred at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, with the final phase staged at the Accor Arena (referred to as the Bercy Arena due to IOC rules disallowing Olympic host venues to be named after corporate sponsors) in Paris.

[1][2] The United States went unbeaten to win a seventeenth overall and fifth consecutive gold medal, after defeating France 98–87 in a rematch of the previous final.

[3] Serbia won the bronze with a 93–83 victory over World Champions Germany, winning its third Olympic medal and first bronze in men's basketball since breakup of Yugoslavia.

As the four winners of the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs) were yet to be decided at the time of the draw, they were assigned placeholders.

Teams qualified were divided into four pots: Draw principles: Source:[13]

The awards were announced by FIBA on 10 August 2024, following the conclusion of the tournament.