"As far as the talent goes and the level of play, I'm pretty sure that that's still going to be the same," Anthony said. Yet they won't look as imposing as expected after the withdrawals of NBA MVP Stephen Curry and All-Stars such as Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul and James Harden. The Americans should roll into Rio as the favorites. team that included Thompson, Cousins and DeRozan and easily won gold. Irving was the MVP of the 2014 Basketball World Cup on a U.S. selected the roster Monday, led by Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony, it hopes can do that for the third straight time.ĭurant and Anthony are the only players with Olympic experience after a number of stars, including James, decided to skip Rio.Īlso chosen were: Golden State's Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes Toronto's Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan Indiana's Paul George Chicago's Jimmy Butler Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins and the Clippers' DeAndre Jordan. It's a disappointment if we don't win gold." "I mean, 12 NBA stars, very unselfish guys, very versatile team, we definitely should be favored. "We should be heavily favored," Golden State's Klay Thompson said. The Americans think they'll be just fine with who they have. James isn't going to Rio, and neither are many more of basketball's best players. NEW YORK - Kyrie Irving took one last shot on the flight home from the NBA Finals, hoping LeBron James would play in the Olympics.
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