Paris Olympics 2024 News: Team USA Basketball to Announce Official 30-Player Pool

The Olympics have always been an event that the entire world looks forward to. And for basketball lovers, it means getting to watch the cream of the NBA league playing together for Team USA. With so many players revealing their interest in being a part of the Paris Olympics 2024, the latest update on the same might just be the break they are looking for.

According to ESPN senior writer Marc J. Spears, the recent update states that Team USA will select the final 12 players from a pool of 30.

“USA Basketball’s men’s national team is expected to announce a pool of around 30 players that can be selected from for the 2024 Olympics in the coming days, a source told @andscape @espn. The final 12-man @usabasketball roster is expected to be announced after this NBA season,” Marc J. Spears posted on X quoting sources.

The Paris Olympics 2024 is scheduled to take place from 26 July to 11 August 2024. With so many talented players in the NBA, the selection process will be as tough as it comes. To select just 12 out of them is even harder. What makes this year’s Olympics so important is probably that it will be the last time some of the key players of this generation will represent the USA.

Until then, let’s take a look at some of the top candidates who have expressed their interest.

Potential candidates for the Paris Olympics 2024

The most recent name is the Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell. After beating the Brooklyn Nets in Paris three days ago, he had reportedly confirmed his interest in returning to Paris for the summer. Aside from Mitchell, the list of players that have given the nod (if they were to be asked) ranges from Fred VanVleet to Bam Adebayo and then some.

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LeBron James, who has been given the task of assembling the Team USA squad (fondly called ‘Team Avengers’), has also said that he is interested. 3x Olympic champion, Kevin Durant left no doubt as to his decision. He said it early, and he said it in a tone that suggested there wouldn’t be any further discussions on the topic.

Joel Embiid was another player that the Olympic team has been long interested in. But hailing from Cameroon, and holding French and American citizenship, the 7-foot center was in a real dilemma. But on October 6, he posted a heartwarming note on X citing his reasons for committing to Team USA.

Embiid might have given his assent, but according to ESPN, Team USA is “aggressively pursuing” All-Star guard Jrue Holiday. In a contradicting and somewhat hilarious situation, Holiday had said that he wasn’t aware of such an approach. But he did confirm his interest, if and when they asked him.

Anyway, there can only be 12 players on the roster. And there is a bevy of players who have already made their interest obvious. Who do you think will make it to the Paris Olympics this year? Drop the names of your favorite group in the comments below!

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