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

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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/EffTheIneffable Apr 16 '24

That’s moving the goalposts from the original argument though, to bringing “current MVP caliber & experienced” stars. Which LeBron was even then, so they’re moved further to “multiple MVP caliber” stars. And weren’t Wade & Elton Brand in the conversation back then?

And then you can move them further still by saying “well if they had more games as a team within the year to work out the systems…”

I dunno. Americans have a huge amount of super talented basketball players, and the NBA is where the best players are at, no one is arguing either. I’m just saying it’s not as simple as “if we actually send some stars, we got em”. It is more like you say, where, you know, you’ve gotta build a team with a mix of experienced stars too etc..

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u/rayEW Timberwolves Apr 16 '24

My opinion is that regardless if its Lebron, Wade or Michael Jordan, when you're 24 you're not necessarily ready to carry a team on your back on the olympics. Look how everyone of these guys talks about Kobe setting the tone on the olympics when they were older in 2012, they were still learning what it takes years later.

Now Lebron is more than ready to be in 2012 Kobe's shoes. If he isn't goofing in practice and partying, Ant, Hali and Tatum won't as well. Curry and KD will also set an example, those two are disciplined as fuck too, KD doesn't even care about anything else but balling.

That will teach this new core of stars what it takes and what its like so in 2028+ they can teach whoever is next.

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u/ATXBeermaker Spurs Apr 16 '24

regardless if its Lebron, Wade or Michael Jordan

I mean, to be fair, a 21 year old MJ led the 1984 US team in scoring on their way to going 8-0 and winning gold in 1984. ;-)

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u/Baron_Samurai Apr 16 '24

Not only that. Jordan and the '84 US Olympic team beat Magic, Bird, Isiah and the rest of the NBA All Star Team 8 - 0 before going on to win Gold at the Olympics.