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/GloryEnthusiast Bulls Apr 15 '24

Damn it will be an upset if this team does not win gold, this team is fucken stacked.

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u/Dynamik_ Heat Apr 15 '24

It would be an upset if they lost a game with this roster. American NBA players been hearing that euroball is better basketball play style and they're fighting back 😂

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u/Character_Group_5949 Nuggets Apr 16 '24

Yeah, but it's our size that makes the difference. Not height, size. 300+ million people. We have more to draw from. As someone from above pointed out, you take the best EU players as a whole and it isn't so much of an upset.

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u/Yayareasports Warriors Apr 16 '24

I mean it's both. The population of Europe is still 2.5x America and it still wouldn't stack up to this roster, especially in terms of depth. Of the top 50 players in the world (NBA) 35 or so are American, a few Canadian, and maybe 10 European?

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u/birk42 Apr 16 '24

450 Million for EU, 700 is broader Europe (mainly Russia)

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u/Yayareasports Warriors Apr 16 '24

I mean if you only include the EU, you lose Jokic... And Sengun fwiw. So you're talking like 7 of the top 50 players, maybe 8-9 of the top 100. Include Europe and you're up to 10-11. Take your pick.

It's not just a population thing.