Prominent NBA figures appear up and down the list of 34 players who will take part in a Team USA minicamp next month in Las Vegas, USA Basketball announced via press release. They’ll engage in light, no-contact workouts from August 11th-13th, as USA Basketball executive director Jerry Colangelo explained to Sean Deveney of The Sporting News, so the risk of injury will be minimal, and some of the players won’t do any on-court work at all, as Marc Stein of ESPN.com details.
The minicamp is an initial step in preparations for the Olympics next year. The final Olympic roster will include only 12 players, so the team will winnow down to that number between now and next August.
See the full list of participants here, along with the year that each can hit free agency:
- LaMarcus Aldridge, Spurs — Can opt out in 2018
- Carmelo Anthony, Knicks — Can opt out in 2018
- Harrison Barnes, Warriors — 2016 (rookie scale extension eligible now)
- Bradley Beal, Wizards — 2016 (rookie scale extension eligible now)
- Jimmy Butler, Bulls — Can opt out in 2019
- Michael Carter-Williams, Bucks — 2017 (rookie scale extension eligible in 2016)
- Mike Conley, Grizzlies — 2016
- DeMarcus Cousins, Kings — 2018
- Stephen Curry, Warriors — 2017
- Anthony Davis, Pelicans — 2021
- DeMar DeRozan, Raptors — Can opt out in 2016
- Andre Drummond, Pistons — 2016 (rookie scale extension eligible now)
- Kevin Durant, Thunder — 2016
- Kenneth Faried, Nuggets — 2019
- Rudy Gay, Kings — Can opt out in 2017
- Paul George, Pacers — Can opt out in 2018
- Draymond Green, Warriors — 2020
- Blake Griffin, Clippers — Can opt out in 2017
- James Harden, Rockets — 2018
- Tobias Harris, Magic — 2019
- Gordon Hayward, Jazz — Can opt out in 2017
- Dwight Howard, Rockets — Can opt out in 2016
- Kyrie Irving, Cavaliers — Can opt out in 2019
- LeBron James, Cavaliers — Can opt out in 2016
- DeAndre Jordan, Clippers — Can opt out in 2018
- Kawhi Leonard, Spurs — Can opt out in 2019
- Kevin Love, Cavaliers — Can opt out in 2019
- Victor Oladipo, Magic — 2017 (rookie scale extension eligible in 2016)
- Chandler Parsons, Mavericks — Can opt out in 2016
- Chris Paul, Clippers — Can opt out in 2017
- Mason Plumlee, Trail Blazers — 2017 (rookie scale extension eligible in 2016)
- Klay Thompson, Warriors — 2019
- John Wall, Wizards — 2019
- Russell Westbrook, Thunder — 2017
4 Warriors, 3 Cavs, 3 Clippers! That team of 10 might be able to win Olympic Gold in 2016, even without the help of the other 27 NBA team’s American-born players.
I wonder if Iguodala was invited this time around. He deserved to be in this group of 34. Plays very well alongside other stars, unselfish, low usage, terrific defender and passer, has international play experience.