LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and more headline the roster.
Virtually all of the 11 players USA Basketball has chosen so far to take to the Paris Olympics were names already widely expected to be on the team. The intrigue remaining is who will fill the 12th and final spot? Team USA, looking for its fifth consecutive Olympic gold in men’s basketball, selected , , , , , , and , as well as , , , and , sources close to the players told The Athletic.
Like Haliburton and Edwards, who are headed to Paris, Banchero, Bridges and Brunson were members of the American 2023 FIBA World Cup team that finished fourth in that tournament. In some respects, the core of this team has been known for months. Dating to September, the day after the Americans lost to Canada in the third-place game at the World Cup, The Athletic reported that James, Curry and Durant were at the forefront of a group of superstars ready to commit to Team USA.
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