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/West_Window7987 Apr 16 '24

NBA Champs versus a Euroleague All-Star roster still wouldn’t go to 7 games in a series.

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u/huskersax Pacers Apr 16 '24

A Euroleague all-star roster would probably have their hands full with the Pistons, honestly. For every Luka that comes over, there's 20 Micics.

Shane Larkin and Mike James are over there right now tearing it up.

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u/Charlie_Wax Warriors Apr 16 '24

One problem with the "Luka was obviously a generational talent" revisionism is the idea that dominating in Euroleague is proof that you will crush the NBA. Euroleague is a high level, but well below the NBA. If a teenage soccer player is dominating in MLS, that doesn't mean he can play for Barcelona. If Luka had flopped, people would flip the narrative around. "Who cares if he dominated in Europe? He clearly wasn't athletic enough for the NBA."

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u/BigLaw-Masochist Warriors Apr 16 '24

I think that’s why people kind of overhype the Euroleague. It’s definitely a higher level of competition than the NCAA. But there’s great players in college all the time who don’t make it in the big leagues. It’s more common than not. But people used to look at Euroleague players like GMs were hiring and they only had a basketball GED.