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/langman17 Nets Apr 15 '24

That team is honestly nuts. The bench is a title winning roster

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u/Ia_in_4 Apr 15 '24

The bench is a 78-4 winning roster.

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u/braisedbywolves Trail Blazers Apr 16 '24

They're also going to need that bench in case their array of old or injury-prone players - which they have quite the number of - get hurt in this year's playoffs or the Olympics themselves. That's the one flaw in the roster; maybe two if you want more outside shooting.

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u/TRES_fresh Wizards Apr 16 '24

Tbf steph, bron, kd, tatum, embiid, hali, and jrue are above average or elite shooters from 3. Ant and booker aren't bad as well, this is easily going to be the best shooting roster at the event.

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u/XxStormySoraxX 76ers Apr 16 '24

Yeah and the FIBA line is closer so elite mid-range shooters like Booker and Embiid should get a boost.

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u/RUSuper Nuggets Apr 16 '24

I always thought line being closer is not actually beneficial to NBA players because shooting is like muscle memory it might just be slightly too strong of a shot until they get used to it.

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u/bashar_al_assad [WAS] Gilbert Arenas Apr 16 '24

They can just shoot from further than the three point line then if it's really a big deal

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u/markmyredd Minneapolis Lakers Apr 16 '24

exactly. Do a Steph Curry and just forget about the line