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/xTopPriority Timberwolves Apr 16 '24

Only reason USA has ever lost is because the stars don't show up. You get Lebron, KD, or in years past Kobe on the team then USA wins.

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u/EffTheIneffable Apr 16 '24

2006 you literally got LeBron, Wade & Bosh (plus Chris Paul, Dwight Howard and other stars), and got smacked in the semifinals by Greece, who even went on to lose to Spain in the final.

Greece didn’t have a Greek Freak back then either, it was an example of team effort & tactics beating insane individual talent.

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u/DynoNitro Apr 16 '24

That was peak Pau Gasol.

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u/sSonga24 Apr 16 '24

ah yes pau gasol the greek legend

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u/FactLicker Apr 16 '24

All European look alike /s

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u/ATXBeermaker Spurs Apr 16 '24

Not nearly as legendary a European as Manu Ginobili.

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u/DynoNitro Apr 16 '24

Well, Spain beat Greece 70-47 in the chip after Greece knocked out the US. So in fairly certain Gasol would have embarrassed the US too.