The playoffs have not yet opened, and the Dream Team roster will go ahead until the last spot is determined, and the 12-man U.S. men's basketball Olympic squad is officially announced: James, Curry, Durant, Embiid, Jr. Ka, Haliburton, Jrue Holiday , Booker, Adebayo, Tatum, Thick Eyebrows, Edwards. After the squad was confirmed, the group stage schedule was also officially confirmed.
The Olympics are expected to officially kick off in three months, and the U.S. men's basketball group stage schedule is as follows:
July 28, 23:15 Serbia-USA;
August 1, 3 a.m. USA-South Sudan;
August 3, 23:15 Puerto Rico - United States.
When I saw the lineup for the first time, I couldn't help but think of the Chinese men's basketball team playing in the World Cup at that time, and the opponents happened to be Serbia, Puerto Rico, and South Sudan.
In addition to the squad and schedule, there is another regrettable thing: the star is not selected. Traditionally, the U.S. roster will prioritize the selection of about 40 top stars, followed by a summer camp where each team will compete in teams, and the better players will be able to stand out as the last 12, while the rest of the players will not be able to play as sparring partners.
However, this is not the case in this solicitation, and the U.S. men's basketball team has directly assembled a 12-player roster in the form of an invitation, which has also made many players who were interested in participating in the Olympics helpless. "When I was growing up, we had to go through selection to be on the U.S. team, and we had to grind each other in and compete with each other through tryouts, and I miss those days," Irving said. ”
"I know it's going to be a difficult process, but I still give my best wishes, I just don't fit into this team, and I have a lot of respect for the guys who made the selection. "Irving's absence this time is quite a pity, this Olympics is very likely to be his last game, not selected, and perhaps his national team career will officially come to an end.