Team USA camp invitees announced

[VF21]

USA Basketball formally released the list of invitees on Wednesday, although a number of them had already been leaked out):


Ryan Anderson (New Orleans Pelicans)
Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors)
Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards)
Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies)
DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings)
Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans)
DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors)
Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons)
Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets)
Derrick Favors (Utah Jazz)
Paul George (Indiana Pacers)
Taj Gibson (Chicago Bulls)
Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz)
Jrue Holiday (Philadelphia 76ers)
Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers)
DeAndre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers)
Ty Lawson(Denver Nuggets)
Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs)
Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers)
Greg Monroe (Detroit Pistons)
Chandler Parsons (Houston Rockets)
Larry Sanders(Milwaukee Bucks)
Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors)
Dion Waiters (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Kemba Walker (Charlotte Bobcats)
John Wall (Washington Wizards)
Tyler Zeller (Cleveland Cavaliers).

from probasketballtalk.com

 

[KingMilz]

lol @ Zeller/DJ that's straight up embarrasing

 

[Darth Divac]

Zeller, Jordan and Hayward belong nowhere near this list.

 

[jalfa]

Zeller, Jordan and Hayward belong nowhere near this list.

Zeller and DJ are there as a testament to how little talent there is at the centre position and why would Hayward not belong on that list. he's the exact kind of glue-guy shooter that would help the US team a lot, nevermind that you should invite him just because of perspective.

 

[Chupacabra]

I'd say Cousins, Sanders and Monroe is pretty good depth at the C position.

 

[VF21]

I guess I'm in the minority but i like the list of players invited to camp. We don't need our top NBA stars to win internationally. We need players who can play together as a TEAM and not be bogged down by things like minutes instead of team play. This group looks to be a plan for the future, an assemblage of players that can be the core of our national team for several years at least.

 

[LPKingsFan]

DeRozen's there and not Evans, brutal. I know you want a balanced roster with shooters and role players to complement the stars, but I can't think of a single thing DD does better than Evans that would help the national team, especially with Evans's defensive abilities. Sadly, shows how far his stock has fallen these days.

 

[Bricklayer]

DeRozen's there and not Evans, brutal. I know you want a balanced roster with shooters and role players to complement the stars, but I can't think of a single thing DD does better than Evans that would help the national team, especially with Evans's defensive abilities. Sadly, shows how far his stock has fallen these days.

Could actually be of benefit in a few weeks when it comes time to sign him.