According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the selection team for the US team, a group of 17 players who will assist the US team's official roster in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics in August, has been finalized.
With 14 players with USA Basketball experience, 17 athletes have been selected for the 2021 USA Basketball Select team who will train with the USA Basketball Men's National Team at their training camp in Las Vegas..
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Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, Gonzaga University head coach Mark Few and Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Jamahl Mosley will lead the squad, which includes some of the game's most promising young players.
A list of 13 young people @nba stars and 4 veteran players with international experience make up the 2021 US men's team which will train with #USABMNT July 6-9.
- American basketball (@usabasketball) July 1, 2021
The sophomores and three-year-old pros Miles Bridges (Charlotte Hornets), Darius Garland (Cleveland Cavaliers), Tyler Herro (Miami Heat), Keldon Johnson (San Antonio Spurs), Naz Reid (Minnesota Timberwolves), PJ Washington, (Charlotte Hornets) enter the mix as well, giving Team US Select an intriguing stable of talent.
?? Send us off to #Tokyo2020 in style!
Tickets to the five? #USABMNT & two? #USABWNT exhibitions in Las Vegas are on sale!
- USA Basketball (@usabasketball) July 2, 2021
Four players on the roster — John Jenkins (Bilbao Basket, Italy), Cam Reynolds, Josh Magette (Darüşşafaka Tekfen, Turkey) and Dakota Mathias — all have NBA experience and currently play overseas or are unsigned.
Team USA Basketball general manager Jerry Colangelo said he felt confident in the program selection of the aforementioned players.
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