A disappointing fourth place for the USA team in Basketball World Cup (Defeats to Lithuania, Germany and Canada) had a profound impact at home and abroad Team USA It actually points to the following goal: Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Americans qualified for the event after finishing the World Cup as the second-best team in America, and the Americans are seeking to retain the gold medal they won in Tokyo and a team that includes world legends. NBA To avoid further humiliation.
Who actually designs the super team is LeBron James, the best scorer in NBA history and Los Angeles Lakers personality. he king want to have “last dance” With the United States national team, and to do that he wants to play in Paris 2024 surrounded by stars. According to an article published in The athletethe 38-year-old picked up his phone and spoke to him Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, Jason Tatum And Draymond Green. The response has been encouraging, as everyone is willing to commit to the cause.
The rest of the new names Dream Team What LeBron wants are scorers Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers), De’Aaron Fox (Sacramento Kings) and Kyrie Irving (Dallas Mavericks), and is also welcome to join the forces, according to sources from the American League, citing journalist Shams Charania. The last names to be analyzed by the technical staff that heads it Steve Kerr It is the center of the Miami Heat. Bam AdebayoOlympic champion in Tokyo 2021.
James, who got Two gold medals At the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics with the United States, he had begun “recruiting” players before the FIBA World Cup, and his intention to put together an all-star team was not subject to the outcome of the competition held in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan, of which Germany was champion. Meanwhile, the team’s sporting director, Grant Hill, claimed to be aware of LeBron’s move, although he did not comment on it.
One of the points that must be taken into consideration is the age that the stars of the new “Dream Team” will have to be to participate in the Olympic event, which will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024 in Paris. LeBron James He will be 39 years old, curry With 36, Durant With 35, green With 34, Irving With 32 and Davis With 31. In the case of the Golden State Warriors forward, this will be his first Olympic appearance, although chef He was already world champion in 2010 and 2014. On his part, Tatum, green And Lillard They were all gold medalists in Tokyo, and Durant He was the best player on this team.
The other plan is to convince the best player in the NBA, Joel Embiid To wear a USA shirt instead of a France shirt. The Cameroon-born Philadelphia 76ers center holds triple citizenship and may be eligible to represent his home country and a North American or European country. The 29-year-old will likely choose to be a part of it Le Blue To form the Trident with Rudy Gobert and Victor Wimpanyama. Although in the great northern country they dream of repeating the matter Paolo Bancherothe star they managed to snatch from the Italian World Cup team.
Team USA doesn’t want any more upsets and will work to maintain its dominance in men’s basketball at the Olympics, an event the USA won. 16 gold medalsFour of them in the last four editions (2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021).
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