James, Curry, Durant and Embiid are on the Olympic team

According to consistent media reports, the United States will challenge world champion Germany at the Paris Olympics by selecting a very high-profile star.

“ESPN” and “The Athletic” write that coach Steve Kerr and director Grant Hill of the American Basketball Association have decided to select eleven of the twelve players. The American squad for the Summer Games includes NBA stars LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns), and Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers).

Durant has already won Olympic gold three times, and James was part of the winning teams in 2008 and 2012. Curry has never competed in the Olympics. According to the information, the twelfth team position will remain open until the training camp next July in Las Vegas. Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers and Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves are the only two players who were in the squad at last year's World Cup, when the Americans played in the semifinals against the German national team along with NBA professionals Dennis Schröder, Daniel Theis and Franz Wagner. Moritz Wagner lost.

According to media reports, the following players belong to the US squad: LeBron James, Anthony Davis (both Los Angeles Lakers), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Kevin Durant, Devin Booker (both Phoenix Suns), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers). ). Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics), Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers).