Timberwolves All-Star guard Anthony Edwards and Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton are among the players who have committed to Team USA this summer, Joe Vardon and Shams Charania of The Athletic report. Team USA will compete for the FIBA World Cup in the Philippines.
Lakers shooting guard and restricted free agent Austin Reaves, Nets forward Mikal Bridges and Bucks forward Bobby Portis have also made commitments.
Knicks guard Jalen Brunson has pledged to play for Team USA as well, according to Marc Stein (Twitter link).
The 12-man roster is still being assembled by USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill and no roster additions have been formally announced yet.
Edwards, who averaged 24.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists this season, was a member of the USA Select Team for the Tokyo Olympics. Team USA has begun to prioritize bigger guards who can hold their own defensively and shoot well from the perimeter in international competitions, according to The Athletic duo. Edwards and Reaves fit that mold.
Team USA begins training camp Aug. 3 in Las Vegas, plays its first exhibition game Aug. 7 against Puerto Rico and will also make stops in Spain and the United Arab Emirates before its World Cup opener Aug. 26 against New Zealand.
De’Aaron Fox/Tyrese Haliburton/Jalen Brunson/Marcus Smart/Jalen Green/Anthony Edwards/Herb Jones/Mikal Bridges/Scottie Barnes/Evan Mobley/Bam Adebayo/Bobby Portis
The world continues to get better. So these games are entertaining to me. Maybe one day it will be like Football is worldwide.
If you are truly entertained by high level basketball you should check the FIBA u16 tourney starting this week in Mexico. The Boozer twins are the future of basketball & they lead team USA into action tmrw at 2:30
Is it after dodgeball on ESPN 7? Lol
Carmelo should get to be on the team.
He should be on every Olympic team. Hoodie Melo was amazing.
PG- D. Fox J. Brunson T. Haliburton
SG- J. Holiday ANT J. Green
SF- B. Ingram M. Bridges K. Johnson
PF- J. Randle K. Kuzma P. Banchero
C- M. Turner E. Mobley B. Portis
Randle to try replicate Sabonis playmaking in combo with the Fox. Big guards/wings that can shoot with Holiday and Ingram and Turner always the dependable centre. Bunch of younger back ups throughout. ANT strikes me as someone that would step up for international games same with Keldon Johnson.
Can’t see anyone from the nuggets or heat after the finals run. Which rules out Bam and Aaron Gordon. After the disappointing ending to a season I can’t see the likes of Marcus Smart or Donovan Mitchell there. Scottie Barnes was close but after he got in trouble last off season and going through a small rebuild now I think he makes himself unavailable.
I thought Reaves was gonna play for Germany.