2024 Olympics

[Roy H.]

Joel Embiid wants to play for the USA at the Paris Olympics.

Other names off the top of my head that have expressed interest:

Lebron James
Kevin Durant
Damian Lillard
Jayson Tatum
Jaylen Brown
Bam Adebayo

Who else have you heard?

[GetLucky]

Curry, "If all things stay the same, I want to be playing [in the Olympics]. It's the one thing I haven't done."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu87YE8fEXs

[Roy H.]

Others:

Others expressed the same sentiment: Bam Adebayo has said he’s committed to the team, while DeMar DeRozan, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Jaylen Brown, Donovan Mitchell, Khris Middleton, Julius Randle, Zach LaVine, Aaron Gordon, Fred VanVleet and Brook Lopez are among those who indicated they would play if asked. Kyrie Irving said the same at Dallas’ media day last week, and Draymond Green previously indicated that he wants another Olympic opportunity.

This much is clear: There are 12 roster spots and a lot more than 12 interested players. It’s a wonderful problem for USA Basketball to have.

I'd be fine with sitting some of those guys out.  Middleton, for instance.  Personally, I don't want Green there, either.

[chicagoceltic]

Others:

Others expressed the same sentiment: Bam Adebayo has said he’s committed to the team, while DeMar DeRozan, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Jaylen Brown, Donovan Mitchell, Khris Middleton, Julius Randle, Zach LaVine, Aaron Gordon, Fred VanVleet and Brook Lopez are among those who indicated they would play if asked. Kyrie Irving said the same at Dallas’ media day last week, and Draymond Green previously indicated that he wants another Olympic opportunity.

This much is clear: There are 12 roster spots and a lot more than 12 interested players. It’s a wonderful problem for USA Basketball to have.

I'd be fine with sitting some of those guys out.  Middleton, for instance.  Personally, I don't want Green there, either.

It’s not too hard to envision Draymond doing something stupid in international play, is it? Please keep him far away from Team USA.

[ozgod]

Joel Embiid wants to play for the USA at the Paris Olympics.

Other names off the top of my head that have expressed interest:

Lebron James
Damian Lillard
Jayson Tatum
Jaylen Brown
Bam Adebayo

Who else have you heard?

That solves our big problem in one fell swoop.

[scaryjerry]

Joel Embiid on the team makes them unlikable and unwatchable, really can’t stand the guy

[Amonkey]

Joel Embiid wants to play for the USA at the Paris Olympics.

Other names off the top of my head that have expressed interest:

Lebron James
Damian Lillard
Jayson Tatum
Jaylen Brown
Bam Adebayo

Who else have you heard?

I would love to see Embiid playing for Cameroon instead. Those African teams have been doing better in these international tournaments and it’d be great to have more star power.

[ChillyWilly]

Joel Embiid on the team makes them unlikable and unwatchable, really can’t stand the guy

Embiid wants a gold medal so his accomplishments dont look so empty at the end of his career. 0 championships unless he latches onto someone else at the end of his career.

[Roy H.]

USA Basketball is aggressively pursuing Boston Celtics All-Star guard Jrue Holiday to return to Team USA for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, sources told ESPN. Holiday, 33, has yet to decide, but USA officials — with managing director Grant Hill leading the way — are hopeful that Holiday will commit to be one of the 12 members on next year’s Team USA Olympic team, sources told ESPN. – via Adrian Wojnarowski @ ESPN

USA Basketball officials use the word “beloved,” to describe how strongly they feel about Holiday, whom they considered the second most impactful player after Kevin Durant on the USA’s 2021 gold medal winning team. Team USA struggled defensively in the FIBA world championships this summer in the Philippines and Holiday’s on-ball defense, playmaking and leadership are among the factors that are fueling USA Basketball’s recruitment. – via Adrian Wojnarowski @ ESPN

[Who]

USA Basketball is aggressively pursuing Boston Celtics All-Star guard Jrue Holiday to return to Team USA for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, sources told ESPN. Holiday, 33, has yet to decide, but USA officials — with managing director Grant Hill leading the way — are hopeful that Holiday will commit to be one of the 12 members on next year’s Team USA Olympic team, sources told ESPN. – via Adrian Wojnarowski @ ESPN

USA Basketball officials use the word “beloved,” to describe how strongly they feel about Holiday, whom they considered the second most impactful player after Kevin Durant on the USA’s 2021 gold medal winning team. Team USA struggled defensively in the FIBA world championships this summer in the Philippines and Holiday’s on-ball defense, playmaking and leadership are among the factors that are fueling USA Basketball’s recruitment. – via Adrian Wojnarowski @ ESPN

A tad concerning they are focusing on guard defense instead of interior defense & rebounding which was where their true problems were.

More small ball.

[Ed Monix]

The names listed from the 2024 USA Men’s National Team player pool are:

Bam Adebayo
Jarrett Allen
Paolo Banchero
Desmond Bane
Scottie Barnes
Devin Booker
Mikal Bridges
Jaylen Brown
Jalen Brunson
Jimmy Butler
Alex Caruso
Stephen Curry
Anthony Davis
Kevin Durant
Anthony Edwards
Joel Embiid
De’Aaron Fox
Paul George
Aaron Gordon
Tyrese Haliburton
James Harden
Josh Hart
Tyler Herro
Jrue Holiday
Chet Holmgren
Brandon Ingram
Kyrie Irving
Jaren Jackson Jr.
LeBron James
Cam Johnson
Walker Kessler
Kawhi Leonard
Damian Lillard
Donovan Mitchell
Chris Paul
Bobby Portis
Austin Reaves
Duncan Robinson
Jayson Tatum
Derrick White
Trae Young

[Amonkey]

The names listed from the 2024 USA Men’s National Team player pool are:

Bam Adebayo
Jarrett Allen
Paolo Banchero
Desmond Bane
Scottie Barnes
Devin Booker
Mikal Bridges
Jaylen Brown
Jalen Brunson
Jimmy Butler
Alex Caruso
Stephen Curry
Anthony Davis
Kevin Durant
Anthony Edwards
Joel Embiid
De’Aaron Fox
Paul George
Aaron Gordon
Tyrese Haliburton
James Harden
Josh Hart
Tyler Herro
Jrue Holiday
Chet Holmgren
Brandon Ingram
Kyrie Irving
Jaren Jackson Jr.
LeBron James
Cam Johnson
Walker Kessler
Kawhi Leonard
Damian Lillard
Donovan Mitchell
Chris Paul
Bobby Portis
Austin Reaves
Duncan Robinson
Jayson Tatum
Derrick White
Trae Young

Just off the top of my head some players that should make the team.

[Kernewek]

Joel Embiid on the team makes them unlikable and unwatchable, really can’t stand the guy

What don’t you like about Embiid?

[Ed Monix]

The names listed from the 2024 USA Men’s National Team player pool are:

Devin Booker
Jaylen Brown
Anthony Davis
Kevin Durant
Anthony Edwards
Joel Embiid
LeBron James
Damian Lillard
Jayson Tatum
Trae Young

Just off the top of my head some players that should make the team.

IMO this is the team (barring any withdrawals):

Team USA

PG Curry, Haliburton

SG Edwards, Booker, Mitchell

SF Durant, Leonard

PF Davis, James, Tatum

C  Embiid, Adebayo

[Ed Monix]

Joel Embiid on the team makes them unlikable and unwatchable, really can’t stand the guy

What don’t you like about Embiid?

Personally I am disappointed that Embiid chose to the US over his home nation.

Embiid & Pascal Siakam would have been a formidable front court. I believe Nicolas Batum’s father was from Cameroon and he’s previously stated a desire to play for the african nation before he retired.

A competitive Olympics is what’s best for international basketball.