The 12-man roster of the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team is officially released! Zhan Duku leads the gold medal and the small truck takes the last train
On April 17, Beijing time, according to NBA Jeff Zillgitt, the source informed him that Leonard will join the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team to fill the 12th position, which also means that the 12-man roster of the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team is officially released, including: Curry, James, Durant, Tatum, Embiid, Booker, Haliburton, Edwards, Holiday, Adebayo, thick eyebrows and Leonard. Shams then confirmed the report, and the American media posted the lineup that has been selected 84 times as an All-Star and asked: "Is it stronger than the Dream Team?"
Previously, Woj and Shams reported that the 12-man roster of the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team has been confirmed for 11 spots, and the last spot is yet to be determined. Shams' news is that Leonard is the 12th's top pick, but George, Banchero, Mikal Bridges and Brunson are also on the table. Now Gillgitt reports that Leonard has been confirmed for the 12th spot, and the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team has officially been formed.
Durant is Team USA's all-time leading scorer with three gold medals. James won two gold medals, while Tatum, Booker, Holiday and Davis and Adebayo each won one. Curry has represented Team USA in two World Cups and won two gold medals, but has yet to play in the Olympics, and Embiid has never competed internationally. James, 39, Curry, 36, and Durant, 35, have long seen their potential partnership with Team USA at the Paris Olympics as their "last dance" in Team USA's program. Of course, the premise for all 12 to participate is health.
Previously, the Olympic men's basketball competition was drawn in groups, and the U.S. men's basketball team was placed in Group C, which included the winners of Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico. They will play Jokic ahead of schedule, with South Sudan as the 2025 No. 1 pick, while the U.S. men's basketball team will face another opponent in six teams (Italy, Bahrain, Ivory Coast, Lithuania, Mexico, Puerto Rico).
The U.S. men's basketball team has already finalized three warm-up games. They will play a warm-up game against the Canadian men's basketball team in Las Vegas on July 11 (Beijing time), South Sudan on July 21, and Germany in London on July 23.
How luxurious is the 12-man lineup of the U.S. men's basketball team? Some media have counted their honors: 14 championships, 9 Finals MVP, 8 regular season MVP, 2 Defensive Player of the Year awards, 84 All-Star selections, 56 All-Star selections, 9 scoring titles, 29 All-Defensive Team selections, 2 assists kings, 3 block kings, and 2 steal kings.