The US Basketball Team has 15 candidates now
The US Basketball Championship favorite team shortened the list to 15 names.
In July, initially a list of 20 candidates was drawn up, but then refusals broke out and other players were invited instead.
Training camp will begin on August 5 in Las Vegas.
[photo source lrytas.lt]
US national team candidates are:
- Bam Adebayo (22, 208 cm) - „Miami Heat“
- Harrison Barnes (27,203) - „Sacramento Kings“
- Jaylen Brown (22, 201) - „Boston Celtics“
- Kyle Kuzma (24,206) - „Los Angeles Lakers“
- Brook Lopez (31, 213) - „Milwaukee Bucks“
- Kyle Lowry (33, 185) - „Toronto Raptors“
- Khris Middleton (28,203) - „Milwaukee Bucks“
- Donovan Mitchell (22, 191) - „Utah Jazz“
- Mason Plumlee (29, 211) - „Denver Nuggets“
- Marcus Smart (25, 193) - „Boston Celtics“
- Jayson Tatum (21,203) - „Boston Celtics“
- P.J. Tucker (34, 198) - „Houston Rockets“
- Myles Turner (23, 211) - „Indiana Pacers“
- Kemba Walker (29, 185) - „Boston Celtics“
- Thaddeus Young (31,203) - „Chicago Bulls“
Coach - Gregg Popovich, Assistants - Steve Kerr, Lloyd Pierce, Jay Wright.
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This is a pretty decent lineup for team USA. But I think they are beatable. There are a lot of competitive teams like Spain, Serbia, France, and Slovenia.