DREAM TEAM 2024
Team USA Basketball: Men’s roster, schedule, results, coach at Paris 2024 Olympics including LeBron James
The 2024 team are favorites to take home gold but will face tougher competition than ever
THE 2024 USA Basketball Men's National Team are already being spoken about as one of the best ever.
The talent and resume of the squad - on paper at least - is up there with the very best Team USA have ever put out.
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Head coach Steve Kerr has said his entire 12-man squad, at least before Kawhi Leonard withdrew, will make the basketball Hall of Fame.
Others are claiming it could beat the 1992 Dream Team, which featured the likes of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Charles Barkley.
Here's everything you need to know about the Paris 2024 Olympic team.
USA Basketball Men's National Team Roster
Less than a year ago, Team USA were embarrassed at the Fiba World Cup when they fell to eventual champions Germany in the semi-final and then lost the third-place game to Canada.
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The squad has had an almost complete overhaul since with just two players from that team - Tyrese Haliburton and Anthony Edwards - making the Olympic roster.
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After that defeat there were rumours that LeBron James - who had not played at the 2016 or 2020 games - was interested in trying to win a third gold medal.
He then committed to the program and a new 'Dream Team' quickly fell into place.
Two-time MVP Stephen Curry will make his Olympic debut, having also missed 2016 and 2020, while holdovers from the Tokyo squad - Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum and Bam Adebayo - will return.
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Another former NBA MVP, Kevin Durant, was also part of that squad and will go for a record-breaking fourth gold at the game.
In an Olympic first, a fourth former NBA MVP is also on the roster, with Joel Embiid committing to Team USA despite qualifying for both France and Cameroon.
The current squad has the oldest average - 30 years, 9 months - of any Team USA squad but also boasts 11 players who have had All-NBA awards, three NBA Finals MVPs, almost 80 All-Stars and seven players who have won the Larry O'Brien trophy.
Those numbers would have been higher, but Kawhi Leonard withdrew for defensive expert Derrick White - who is fresh off winning a title with the Boston Celtics.
The squad is also led by a trio of coaches - Steve Kerr, Tyronn Lue and Erik Spoelstra - who have who a combined seven NBA championships as head coaches.
High-profile players to miss the team include Jalen Brunson - who came fifth in MVP voting last season - and other All-Stars such as Tyrese Maxey, Donovan Mitchell and Trae Young.
USA Basketball Men's National Team
Players (Name / Number / Position / NBA Team)
- Stephen Curry - 4 - PG - Golden State Warriors
- Anthony Edwards - 5 - SG - Minnesota Timberwolves
- LeBron James - 6 - F - Los Angeles Lakers
- Kevin Durant - 7 - F - Phoenix Suns
- Derrick White - 8 - G - Boston Celtics
- Tyrese Haliburton - 9 - PG - Indiana Pacers
- Jayson Tatum - 10 - F - Boston Celtics
- Joel Embiid - 11 - C - Philadelphia 76ers
- Jrue Holiday - 12 - G - Boston Celtics
- Bam Adebayo - 13 - F/C - Miami Heat
- Anthony Davis - 14 - F/C - Los Angeles Lakers
- Devin Booker - 15 - G - Phoenix Suns
Coaches
- Steve Kerr (Head Coach)
- Mark Few (Assistant)
- Tyronn Lue (Assistant)
- Erik Spoelstra (Assistant)
Team USA Men's Basketball Schedule and Results
Exhibition Games
- July 10 - Canada 72-86 United States (Las Vegas)
- July 15 - Australia 92-98 United States (Abu Dhabi)
- July 17 - Serbia 79-105 United States (Abu Dhabi)
- July 20 - South Sudan 100-101 United States (London)
- July 22 - Germany 88-92 United States (London)
Olympic Play - Preliminary
- July 28 - Serbia 84-110 United States (Lille, 12.15pm EST)
- July 31 - United States 103-86 South Sudan (Lille, 4pm EST)
- August 3 - Puerto Rico vs United States (Lille, 12.15pm EST)
Olympic Play - Knockout Stage
- August 6 - Quarter-Finals (Paris, TBC)
- August 8 - Semi-Finals (Paris, TBC)
- August 10 - Bronze medal game (Paris, 4.30am EST)
- August 10 - Gold medal game (Paris, 4.30pm EST)
Team USA Men's Basketball Opponents and Rivals
International teams have closed the gap on the Dream Team as has been shown in the last two Fiba World Cups, when the USA failed to win gold.
There are multiple All-Stars and All-NBA players dotted around the competition, with Steve Kerr having his work cut out, although Team USA clearly boast the deepest roster.
Only three of the current Team USA roster received any votes for the NBA MVP award last season and none of those were first place.
The top four MVP vote earners last season - winner Nikola Jokic (Serbia), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada), Luka Doncic (Slovenia) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece) - could all face the USA at some point.
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Defensive player of the year Rudy Gobert and Rookie of the Year Victor Wenbanyama will also combine to try and lead France to glory on home soil.
Canada also has multiple NBA players, as does Australia, who pushed the USA all the way in a narrow 98-92 defeat against Team USA in Abu Dubai in a pre-tournament exhibition.