The 12-man roster of the U.S. men's basketball team has confirmed 11 players: James, Curry, and Durant are leading, and the Great is on the list
According to the news of Woj, the U.S. men's basketball team is determining the list of players to participate in the Paris Olympics, according to reports, now the 12-man roster has confirmed 11 people to participate, among them, James, Durant, Curry and other players are familiar with NBA players are all selected, and the much-watched Embiid is close behind, and the general manager of the U.S. men's basketball team, Grant Hill, previously said that the U.S. men's basketball team will leave a vacant spot, and this spot is likely to be a college player.
The 11 players who have been confirmed for the 12 players are: James, Curry, Durant, Embiid, Tatum, Haliburton, Booker, Holiday , Edwards, Thick Eyebrows, and Adebayo.
In terms of lineup configuration, all of them are players who have previously stated their positions, that is, after the last Men's Basketball World Cup, the players led by James took the lead in expressing their willingness to regain honor for the country in the media, but in the end they did not chase dreams and Irving, these two people's previous statements were also very early, they wanted to follow James and Curry to compete in the Olympics together, but they failed to get their wish.
James is still the absolute core of this lineup, he is not only tactical, but also mental, as a 39-year-old veteran, James can still get 25 + 8 + 7 all-round data this season, he is old, still did not stop James' strong performance, he is also the first player to express his willingness to play for the country, and he is also one of the NBA star initiators. In addition, because the head coach is Kerr, it is reasonable for Curry and Durant to be selected, in addition to strength, Kerr believes in the cooperation and tacit understanding of the two of them, and reproduces the Warriors' championship tactics in the Olympics.
Holiday is indispensable, although his strength is not as good as Irving, his defensive intensity is indeed the best one, and he is also the outside defensive leader in the 11-man list, thick eyebrows, Adebayo has Embiid by his side, he can play the No. 4 position with peace of mind, Tatum and Booker are scoring players, Edwards and Haliburton are two young players, the future of the American men's basketball team needs them to lead, these are also the two players who must be brought, one has no dead ends in offense, and the other is quite good organization.
In fact, the most controversial thing in this list is Embiid, the U.S. men's basketball team has been lacking a traditional center in recent years, Embiid gave up the invitation of the French men's basketball team and joined the U.S. men's basketball team, just to get more honors, for Embiid, his pursuit of honor has not stopped, whether it is the previous scoring champion or the regular season MVP after that, Embiid's goal is very clear, following this U.S. men's basketball team, he is closer to the Olympic gold medal.
However, there are also many problems with the configuration of the US men's basketball team this time, firstly, too old, secondly, too few defensive giants, and finally whether Kerr's tactics can support players with centers, these are question marks, the good news is that their offense is very strong, I don't know if they can regain control of the basketball world in Paris?