Eight of the 12 players who played with Team USA during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London have since changed teams, Tom Haberstroh of ESPN writes. Seven of them either immediately or eventually reunited with a teammate from the same Dream Team squad.
The scribe has published a full feature detailing the impact that international teams have on superteams in the NBA, referring to playing internationally as a form of modern team-building.
The article, of course, touches on the fact that yet another player from that same team – Carmelo Anthony – could be on the move to reunite with Olympic teammates before the end of the summer.
Additionally, Haberstroh points out that five of the players from the 2016 Olympic squad can be free agents next summer. Could more reunions be in the cards?
That’s not all from around the NBA:
- Commissioner Adam Silver remains convinced that sports betting will eventually be legal in the U.S. Ben Fawkes of ESPN breaks down Silver’s opinion on the matter over the years.
- A panel of Sports Illustrated writers discussed who they thought the next superstar to change teams would be. Included in the various hot takes were Andre Drummond, Blake Griffin and even LeBron James.
- Former Hornets guard Brian Roberts is negotiating a deal with EuroLeague powerhouse Olympiacos, international basketball reporter David Pick tweets.
Melo and DWade will end up in Cleveland with LeBron. So u can add 1 more to the list for sure. If I was the Cavs front office I’d send Kyrie to the biggest cellar team possible to prove a point. I sure as hell wouldn’t send him to a team he wanted to go to
If the cavs are committed to trading kyrie, I want Bledsoe and Carmelo for him. Then, next offseason when Lebron is a free agent, bring in Wade and maybe CP3 to get the whole banana boat squad together and convince James to stay in Cleveland