MeloHype
01-23-2014, 11:18 AM
USA Basketball announced Thursday its 28-player pool for the next three summers that features a wide variety of American standouts, stretching from Miami's reigning MVP LeBron James (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/1966/lebron-james) to mercurial Sacramento Kings (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/sac/sacramento-kings) big man DeMarcus Cousins (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/4258/demarcus-cousins) to Atlanta Hawks (http://espn.go.com/nba/team/_/name/atl/atlanta-hawks) shooting specialist Kyle Korver (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2011/kyle-korver).
USA Basketball player poolThe 28-player pool for USA Basketball is evenly split between 14 Team USA vets and 14 newcomers.
Veterans Newcomers Carmelo Anthony (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/1975/carmelo-anthony) LaMarcus Aldridge (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2983/lamarcus-aldridge) Tyson Chandler (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/984/tyson-chandler) Bradley Beal (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6580/bradley-beal)Stephen Curry (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3975/stephen-curry) DeMarcus Cousins (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/4258/demarcus-cousins) Anthony Davis (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) Andre Drummond (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6585/andre-drummond) Kevin Durant (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3202/kevin-durant) Kenneth Faried (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6433/kenneth-faried) James Harden (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3992/james-harden) Paul George (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/4251/paul-george) Dwight Howard (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2384/dwight-howard) Blake Griffin (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3989/blake-griffin) Andre Iguodala (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2386/andre-iguodala) Gordon Hayward (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/4249/gordon-hayward) LeBron James (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/1966/lebron-james) Kyrie Irving (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6442/kyrie-irving) Kevin Love (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3449/kevin-love) Kyle Korver (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2011/kyle-korver) Chris Paul (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2779/chris-paul) David Lee (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2772/david-lee) Derrick Rose (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3456/derrick-rose) Kawhi Leonard (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6450/kawhi-leonard) Russell Westbrook (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook) Damian Lillard (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6606/damian-lillard) Deron Williams (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2798/deron-williams) Klay Thompson (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6475/klay-thompson)
The pool, chosen by USAB chairman Jerry Colangelo and coach Mike Krzyzewski, is headlined by well-known stars such as James,Chris Paul (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2779/chris-paul) and Carmelo Anthony (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/1975/carmelo-anthony) -- none of whom are expected to compete at the 2014 World Cup of Basketball in Spain. It also includes a number of the game's rising talents while also keeping injured Team USA vets Derrick Rose (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3456/derrick-rose) andRussell Westbrook (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook) in the fold.
Colangelo and Krzyzewski will choose 12-man rosters for both the World Cup, which starts in late August, and the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
The other national-team veterans to make the cut are Kevin Durant (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3202/kevin-durant), Kevin Love (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3449/kevin-love), James Harden (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3992/james-harden),Dwight Howard (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2384/dwight-howard), Stephen Curry (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3975/stephen-curry), Deron Williams (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2798/deron-williams),Tyson Chandler (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/984/tyson-chandler), Andre Iguodala (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2386/andre-iguodala) and Anthony Davis (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis).
"This roster is extremely talented, deep and versatile," USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said in a statement.
"Continuity and familiarity with international basketball are critical parts in our success, and between our coaching staff and these 28 players we certainly have that. Every one of the selected players has been involved in USA Basketball previously and that speaks to how well our pipeline is working."
ESPN.com had obtained a copy of the complete 28-man list Wednesday night.
Durant and Love committed last summer to playing in this year's tournament in Spain -- which runs from Aug. 30-Sept. 14 -- with Harden also expected to join them. Davis is considered another young cornerstone within USAB and is widely seen as another lock to be on the 12-man squad bound for Spain after going to the 2012 Olympics as a 12th man before he had even played an NBA game. Yahoo! Sports, meanwhile, reported Wednesday that Howard has also registered "an intent" to play in the World Cup later this summer after back surgery forced him to pull out of the London Games.
To go with those 14 players who have all already played for Krzyzewski at either the 2010 World Championships in Turkey or the Olympics -- or both -- USAB also named 14 players Thursday that have yet to appear in a game at senior national-team level.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10335862/usa-basketball-announce-wide-variety-standouts-new-28-player-pool&ex_cid=sportscenter
USA Basketball player poolThe 28-player pool for USA Basketball is evenly split between 14 Team USA vets and 14 newcomers.
Veterans Newcomers Carmelo Anthony (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/1975/carmelo-anthony) LaMarcus Aldridge (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2983/lamarcus-aldridge) Tyson Chandler (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/984/tyson-chandler) Bradley Beal (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6580/bradley-beal)Stephen Curry (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3975/stephen-curry) DeMarcus Cousins (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/4258/demarcus-cousins) Anthony Davis (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis) Andre Drummond (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6585/andre-drummond) Kevin Durant (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3202/kevin-durant) Kenneth Faried (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6433/kenneth-faried) James Harden (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3992/james-harden) Paul George (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/4251/paul-george) Dwight Howard (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2384/dwight-howard) Blake Griffin (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3989/blake-griffin) Andre Iguodala (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2386/andre-iguodala) Gordon Hayward (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/4249/gordon-hayward) LeBron James (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/1966/lebron-james) Kyrie Irving (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6442/kyrie-irving) Kevin Love (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3449/kevin-love) Kyle Korver (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2011/kyle-korver) Chris Paul (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2779/chris-paul) David Lee (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2772/david-lee) Derrick Rose (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3456/derrick-rose) Kawhi Leonard (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6450/kawhi-leonard) Russell Westbrook (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook) Damian Lillard (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6606/damian-lillard) Deron Williams (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2798/deron-williams) Klay Thompson (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6475/klay-thompson)
The pool, chosen by USAB chairman Jerry Colangelo and coach Mike Krzyzewski, is headlined by well-known stars such as James,Chris Paul (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2779/chris-paul) and Carmelo Anthony (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/1975/carmelo-anthony) -- none of whom are expected to compete at the 2014 World Cup of Basketball in Spain. It also includes a number of the game's rising talents while also keeping injured Team USA vets Derrick Rose (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3456/derrick-rose) andRussell Westbrook (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3468/russell-westbrook) in the fold.
Colangelo and Krzyzewski will choose 12-man rosters for both the World Cup, which starts in late August, and the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
The other national-team veterans to make the cut are Kevin Durant (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3202/kevin-durant), Kevin Love (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3449/kevin-love), James Harden (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3992/james-harden),Dwight Howard (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2384/dwight-howard), Stephen Curry (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3975/stephen-curry), Deron Williams (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2798/deron-williams),Tyson Chandler (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/984/tyson-chandler), Andre Iguodala (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2386/andre-iguodala) and Anthony Davis (http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/6583/anthony-davis).
"This roster is extremely talented, deep and versatile," USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said in a statement.
"Continuity and familiarity with international basketball are critical parts in our success, and between our coaching staff and these 28 players we certainly have that. Every one of the selected players has been involved in USA Basketball previously and that speaks to how well our pipeline is working."
ESPN.com had obtained a copy of the complete 28-man list Wednesday night.
Durant and Love committed last summer to playing in this year's tournament in Spain -- which runs from Aug. 30-Sept. 14 -- with Harden also expected to join them. Davis is considered another young cornerstone within USAB and is widely seen as another lock to be on the 12-man squad bound for Spain after going to the 2012 Olympics as a 12th man before he had even played an NBA game. Yahoo! Sports, meanwhile, reported Wednesday that Howard has also registered "an intent" to play in the World Cup later this summer after back surgery forced him to pull out of the London Games.
To go with those 14 players who have all already played for Krzyzewski at either the 2010 World Championships in Turkey or the Olympics -- or both -- USAB also named 14 players Thursday that have yet to appear in a game at senior national-team level.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10335862/usa-basketball-announce-wide-variety-standouts-new-28-player-pool&ex_cid=sportscenter