From July 26 to August 11, 2024 The Olympic Games in Paris The sport begins to overcome the extreme event. Nearly six months in advance, United State List announced 41 players Which constitutes the initial selection for men's basketball with Many NBA stars.
USA Basketball's big goal is to get the gold medal in Paris 2024, so it will seek to put together the best possible team to clean up the negative image the team presented in the last World Cup (finishing fourth) and retain first place. Olympic gold achieved in the last four editions (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020).
Sports director and former NBA personality, Grant HillHe announced the salary schedule that will begin in the first days of next July Steve Kerr Which includes 28 players who have represented the United States in the Olympics and the FIBA World Cup and who are stacked together 23 Olympic gold medals Or global. A personality that intimidates competitors.
Among the new major stars Dream Team They are the best scorers in the NBA of all time. LeBron JamesAnother best player in the competition, Joel Embiid And other top players like Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, James Harden, Paul George, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Damian Lillard, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards, Chris Paul, and more.
In case EmbiidOne of the stars of the Philadelphia Sixers team sparked controversy, because the center, born in Cameroon and naturalized as a Frenchman, was part of the French national team's plans for the Olympic Games, but he was called up to the United States basketball team. His condition is similar to his Paolo Bancherowho played the last World Cup for the United States, causing discomfort ItalyWho tried to sign with him because of his dual citizenship.
“The United States has amazing basketball talent, and I am thrilled that so many of the game’s stars have expressed interest in representing our country at the 2024 Summer Olympics,” Grant Hill said. “It is a great honor to choose the team that will help us achieve the goal of returning to the top of the Olympic podium.”. He concluded in statements to the North American national team's official website: “This difficult process will unfold over the next few months as we eagerly await the start of the national team's activity.”
United State He will be one of America's representatives in Paris 2024 with CanadaWho finished third in the last World Cup. The remaining seeds for the Olympic event (four places remaining in the repeat) at the present time are: France (regulating country), Germany (World Champion), Serbia (runner up), Australia (Best in Oceania), South Sudan (Best in Africa) and Japan (Best in Asia).
Team North America has already confirmed a series of warm-up matches for the Olympic event that will help Kerr determine the 12 members who will make up the final team. On July 10 they will face Canada in Las Vegas and then travel to London to face South Sudan (07/20) and Germany (07/22).
The complete list of the 41 players previously selected by the United States for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games:
– Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Jarrett Allen (Cleveland Cavaliers), Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic), Desmond Payne (Memphis Grizzlies), Scottie Barnes (Toronto Raptors), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Mikal Bridges (Brooklyn Nets). Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics), Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks), Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat), Alex Caruso (Chicago Bulls), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers), Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns) . Anthony Edwards (Minnestoa Timberwolves), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia Sixers), De'Aaron Fox (Sacramento Kings), Paul George (Los Angeles Clippers), Aaron Gordon (Denver Nuggets), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers), James Harden (Los Angeles Clippers) ), Josh Hart (New York Knicks), Tyler Herro (Miami Heat), Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics), Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma City Thunder), Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans), Kyrie Irving (Dallas Mavericks). Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies), LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Cam Johnson (Brooklyn Nets), Walker Kesler (Utah Jazz), Kawhi Leonard (Los Angeles Clippers), Damian Lillard (Milwaukee Bucks), Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland) . Cavaliers), Chris Paul (Golden State Warriors), Bobby Portis (Milwaukee Bucks), Austin Reeves (Los Angeles Lakers), Duncan Robinson (Miami Heat), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics), Derrick White (Boston Celtics) and Trae Young (Atlanta) hawks).
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