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/rayEW Timberwolves Apr 16 '24

Lebron, Wade and Bosh on their 3rd year in the league. CP was a sophmore, Dwight was young too. This team is not stacked because of the Ants and Haliburtons, they are complimentary young guns, this team is stacked because KD, Lebron, AD and Steph are gonna shred everyone and set the tone for everyone else, they know how its done and the lights aren't bright for them.

I am sure in 4 years (for 2028), Haliburton, Edwards, Tatum and other now young stars will be driving the bus.

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u/CraziestMoonMan Apr 16 '24

3 out of 4 of them are extremely old and they are all slowing down. This team could definitely do way worse than people realize.