Damian Lillard Agrees to Join LeBron James’ “Redeem Team 2.0” for Olympics 2024 on One Peculiar Condition

America is the birthplace and spiritual home of basketball. The USA produces the best basketball players in the world and the best basketball teams play in the US. But the game has expanded to new countries and territories and some nations have become pretty good at producing talents comparable to the USA. Countries such as Serbia, Spain, and Germany have exported skilled players like Nikola Jokic, Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol, and Dirk Nowitzki, to name a few.

After Team USA’s dismal showing at the FIBA World Cup, their place at the top is being placed in serious jeopardy. LeBron has taken matters into his own hands now to redeem Team USA’s reputation on the world stage.

‘Redeem Team’ 2.0

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard spoke about his involvement with Team USA. And whether he is going to Paris to represent the USA at the Olympics. He said, “I don’t know. They got a whole process to pick the team. So, we’ll see”. He added further, “The only n***ga that can be like I am Going are LeBron, Steph, and KD”. From this conversation, we can safely assume players like LeBron James and Stephen Curry will surely represent the USA at the Paris Olympics in 2024.

The US has the largest pool of players to choose from, most of the best basketball players in the world are born in the US. And after the dismal showing of the team at the recently concluded FIBA World Cup where Team USA finished fourth. The selectors will rely on immensely talented NBA stars such as LeBron, Curry, KD, Tatum, and many others to lead the USA to Olympic glory in Paris.

The First ‘Redeem Team’

The “Redeem Team” was constructed to represent the USA Men’s Basketball team at the Beijing Olympics. This moniker symbolized their mission to redeem American basketball following a disappointing bronze medal finish in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Led by coach Mike Krzyzewski and featuring star players like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Dwyane Wade.

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They dominated the tournament and won against Spain in a thrilling gold medal game. Their victory not only reclaimed Olympic gold but also rejuvenated American basketball pride. The Redeem Team’s legacy remains a pivotal moment in the history of USA Basketball. Since then, Team USA has won gold in three successive Olympics and it looks like LeBron and Co. aren’t willing to break that streak anytime soon.

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