USA Basketball announced that LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Austin Reaves of the Los Angeles Lakers have been selected for the 2024 USA Men’s Olympic player pool.

At a later date, the final 12-man USA Basketball roster for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris will be disclosed.

The pool comprised a grand total of 41 athletes, with each participant being chosen by National Team manager Grant Hill.

Hill issued a statement via USA Basketball regarding the candidate pool upon its announcement.

Hill stated, “I am ecstatic that a number of the sport’s greatest stars have expressed interest in representing the United States at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. The country is filled with extraordinary basketball talent.” “The process of selecting the crew that will assist us in reclaiming the Olympic podium is an honorable one. We are looking forward to the commencement of national team activity in the coming months, during which this difficult process will manifest.

Twenty-eight of the forty-one finalists have previously represented the United States in an Olympic or FIBA tournament. James and Davis most recently competed for the London Olympics-winning 2012 squad, whereas Reaves was an indispensable member of the fourth-placed 2023 FIBA World Cup squad.

James has the most expertise among the Lakers triumvirate with national teams, having additionally secured gold and bronze medals in 2008 and 2004, respectively. He has previously articulated his enthusiasm regarding the prospect of once more donning the red, white, and blue, and he is in position to achieve a place on the third national team.

Team USA will be managed by Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors. Gonzaga head coach Mark Few, Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue, and Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra will all record blanks against Kerr. Having finished in fourth place at the previous FIBA tournament, the coaching staff will endeavor to rehabilitate itself.

Swimming pool of 2024 USA Men’s National Team
LeBron James Harden, Josh Hart, Tyler Herro, Jrue Holiday, Chet Holmgren, Brandon Ingram, Jimmy Butler, Alex Caruso, Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Joel Embiid, De’Aaron Fox, Paul George, Aaron Gordon, Tyrese Haliburton, Jarrett Allen, Paolo Banchero, Desmond Bane, Scottie Barnes, Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, Jaylen Brown, Jalen Brunson, Jimmy Butler, Alex Caruso, Stephen Curry