Steph Curry and LeBron James are lastly going to affix the identical crew this summer season: Crew USA.
Each are reportedly being included on USA Basketball’s 2024 Paris Olympics roster, together with a number of different NBA stars.
James might be enjoying in his fourth Olympics, having received bronze in 2004 and gold medals in 2008 and 2012. Will probably be Curry’s first Olympics, having withdrawn with knee and ankle accidents months earlier than the 2016 Rio Video games.
Kevin Durant might be making an attempt to win his fourth gold medal, which might be probably the most golds in males’s basketball historical past — Carmelo Anthony is tied with Durant with three gold medals, whereas Sue Hen and Diana Taurasi have 5 every.
There’s just a few gamers moreover Durant getting back from the crew that received gold in Tokyo final Olympics. Devin Booker, Jrue Vacation, Bam Adebayo and Jayson Tatum all received gold with Crew USA, whereas Anthony Davis received gold in 2012.
The brand new gamers embody Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards and Joel Embiid, who turned a United States citizen in 2022. They might want his dimension going up in opposition to France, the silver medalists from Tokyo who might be fielding a crew with each Victor Wembanyama and Rudy Gobert.
Total, the 2024 Olympic roster has mixed for seven NBA MVP trophies and 7 Finals MVPs, plus 78 All-Star appearances. James is the oldest at age 39, whereas Edwards is the youngest at 22.
To this point, USA Basketball is preserving one open spot on the roster, although it is anticipated to fill it because the Paris Olympics get nearer. Whereas the remainder of the crew is stuffed with All-Stars, do not rule out the crew selecting a defensive-minded participant or specialist, like JaVale McGee in 2020.
Although with this overwhelming assortment of expertise, it is laborious to see the place this crew wants any assist in any respect.