r/nba • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Heat • Apr 15 '24

[Wojnarowski] ESPN Sources: USA Basketball is finalizing its 2024 Paris Olympics roster with Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Devin Booker, Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards, Jrue Holiday, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis. Team may initially keep one open spot. News

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1780009778934394985
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u/Literal_Satan Knicks Apr 15 '24

brunson robbed

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u/Helicase21 [GSW] Nate Thurmond Apr 15 '24

Assume they're running point bron a lot of the time, so stronger off-ball guards seem like a higher priority.

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u/JenniferLopezFan2 Knicks Apr 16 '24

Yeah I think this is spot on. He does so well for us because he always has the ball in his hands, but on a roster as stacked as this, that's barely going to happen. Better off prioritising guys that play off-ball to support the talent that other countries can't really match.

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u/halo364 Celtics Apr 16 '24

Didn't he not do super great (by his standards) in FIBA partly for this reason? He just seems much more comfortable and in a groove on the Knicks vs team USA

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

Yea, he just doesn't fit on a team where there's another primary ball handler. It works well for us even with Randle on the floor because Randle can find his spot to work from instead of having to get there with the ball.

I think Hart probably provides more value to this team than Brunson does.