On April 19, Beijing time, the U.S. men's basketball team had officially announced the 12-man roster for this year's Olympic Games, led by Durant, James and others. In this regard, the famous media The Athletic selected the top 23 best players in the history of the U.S. men's basketball team, of which Durant and Anthony ranked the top two without suspense, and James and Jordan were selected into the top five.
The specific rankings are as follows:
1, Durant 2, Anthony 3, James 4, Jordan 5, David Robinson;
6, Barkley 7, Kobe Bryant 8, Alonzo Mourning 9, Wade 10, Paul;
11, Ewing 12, Pippen 13, O'Neal 14, Owen 15, Garnett;
16, Chris Mullin 17, Carl Malone 18, Reggie Miller 19, Tatum 20, Gary Payton;
21, Deron Williams 22, Kidd 23, Grant Hill.
Durant was the tournament MVP when the U.S. won the World Cup in 2010 and was a key player in the U.S. team's gold medals at the 2012, 2016 and 2021 Olympics. At the Tokyo Olympics, Durant surpassed Anthony to become the all-time leading scorer of the United States. He competed in 31 Olympic games and ranked first among U.S. men's national basketball team players in total points (435), points per game (19.8), total field goals (146), total three-point field goals (74), and total free throw field goals (69).
Anthony was once considered the first person in the history of the U.S. men's basketball team, he helped the United States win three Olympic gold medals, one Olympic bronze medal, one World Championship bronze medal and one Copa America gold medal, four Olympic experience, Anthony's style of play is very suitable for international competition, once played 14 minutes against Nigeria and scored 37 points, he averaged 14.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1 steal per game in the world.
James and Jordan are not on this list compared to Durant and Anthony. James averaged 14.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.5 blocks per game on the international stage, but missed a gold medal many times early in his career. Jordan averaged 16 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game in the international arena, and he led the United States to two Olympic gold medals and one Copa America tournament gold medal.
Among the other active stars, including Paul, Irving, and Tatum, have also been selected.