Yes sir!!!!! Looks like we’re bringing the a team to the Olympics this year.

[Mask the Embiid]

Lebron
Steph
Durant
Ad
Bam
Big wiggle



And now it’s looking like
Kawhi
Kyrie
D book
Jrue


No more “tatums” and “ant edwards” of the world being key members of the team….yes sir the a team is on da way

Gold medals is onnnnnn the way

[Xiao Yao You]

Holiday would join several superstar players who are considered locks for the Paris Games, barring injury, including Durant, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum (https://theathletic.com/5304940/2024/02/28/max-strus-cavaliers-mavericks-jrue-holiday-bucks-team-usa-the-bounce/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nbatw&source=nbatw).
– via The Athletic (https://theathletic.com/5304940/2024/02/28/max-strus-cavaliers-mavericks-jrue-holiday-bucks-team-usa-the-bounce/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nbatw&source=nbatw)

[Im so nba'd out]

https://i.postimg.cc/Gp9j3WcF/IMG-1693.jpg

[Real Men Wear Green]

1: This is the cover photo for the Team USA website.https://www.usab.com/imgproxy/oXS0SYKET90A23iqqlBUr2Yml4OIV-gNJoWOdj8VPEg/rs:fit:1150:0:0:g:ce/aHR0cHM6Ly9zdG9yYWdlLmdvb2dsZWFwaXMuY29tL3VzYWItY2 9tLXByb2QvdXBsb2FkLzIwMjQvMDEvMjMvNmU2NzIxZTItMzM5 OC00ZWE4LThhNDUtN2RhODI0NmY5YTU0LnBuZw.pngNot only will he be on the team, he will be starting and either he or Edwards will be the top scorer.

2: Do you really want Embiid to play this summer after this injury? It's easily his best shot at a championship but Philly is still the team that pays him.

[Mask the Embiid]

1: This is the cover photo for the Team USA website.https://www.usab.com/imgproxy/oXS0SYKET90A23iqqlBUr2Yml4OIV-gNJoWOdj8VPEg/rs:fit:1150:0:0:g:ce/aHR0cHM6Ly9zdG9yYWdlLmdvb2dsZWFwaXMuY29tL3VzYWItY2 9tLXByb2QvdXBsb2FkLzIwMjQvMDEvMjMvNmU2NzIxZTItMzM5 OC00ZWE4LThhNDUtN2RhODI0NmY5YTU0LnBuZw.pngNot only will he be on the team, he will be starting and either he or Edwards will be the top scorer.

2: Do you really want Embiid to play this summer after this injury? It's easily his best shot at a championship but Philly is still the team that pays him.

He will be a 3&D guy off the bench. That is it that is all. Thats not a key member

A nice lil Taurean Prince role off the bench ain’t bad for him tho. Ya know? A lil Taurean Prince joint. Would be a great look for Tatum and building up his resume for the hof if he makes it one day :pimp:



Edit what Tatums too good to be a spark plug off the bench?

[Real Men Wear Green]

He will be a 3&D guy off the bench. That is it that is all. Thats not a key member

A nice lil Taurean Prince role off the bench ain’t bad for him. :pimp:
He was the second-leading scorer last time we won Gold. He will have been All-NBA First team for three consecutive years entering into the Olympics. But you can think that if you want.

[highwhey]

1: This is the cover photo for the Team USA website.https://www.usab.com/imgproxy/oXS0SYKET90A23iqqlBUr2Yml4OIV-gNJoWOdj8VPEg/rs:fit:1150:0:0:g:ce/aHR0cHM6Ly9zdG9yYWdlLmdvb2dsZWFwaXMuY29tL3VzYWItY2 9tLXByb2QvdXBsb2FkLzIwMjQvMDEvMjMvNmU2NzIxZTItMzM5 OC00ZWE4LThhNDUtN2RhODI0NmY5YTU0LnBuZw.pngNot only will he be on the team, he will be starting and either he or Edwards will be the top scorer.

2: Do you really want Embiid to play this summer after this injury? It's easily his best shot at a championship but Philly is still the team that pays him.

no one thinks about tatum as being "him". he's not even in serious mvp discussions. embiid is.

notice he's just an attaché in that pic, KD is the focus.

[Mask the Embiid]

He was the second-leading scorer last time we won Gold. He will have been All-NBA First team for three consecutive years entering into the Olympics. But you can think that if you want.

Hate to break it you….this ain’t the nba….and he willl never have the ball in his hands over the likes of Lebron,Booker,Durant,curry,kawhi,embiid,…..I could keep going

[Real Men Wear Green]

no one thinks about tatum as being "him". he's not even in serious mvp discussions. embiid is.

notice he's just an attaché in that pic, KD is the focus.
You appear to have missed the last month or so wherein Embiid unfortunately crossed the threshold of too many missed games while Tatum is consistently discussed in First Take and other shows as an mvp candidate... not that that has anything to do with Team USA, pretty sure that neither Jokic nor SGA will play for team USA if one of them is the winner.

[Mask the Embiid]

Jayson “spark plug” Tatum

And today a nickname was born

[Airupthere]

Lol, Tatum is not that guy. Him and the people around him seem to think he is but his disappearing act in the playoffs for so many years have proven that he is not the guy. Otherwise there wouldn't be a need for a KP.

Let the big guns play in the Olympics.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Hate to break it you….this ain’t the nba….and he willl never have the ball in his hands over the likes of Lebron,Booker,Durant,curry,kawhi,embiid,…..I could keep going
Tatum was literally the second leading scorer for team USA last time they won gold two years ago. This is documented fact you are arguing with.

[Mask the Embiid]

Tatum was literally the second leading scorer for team USA last time they won gold two years ago. This is documented fact you are arguing with.

That’s what I’m saying. Taurean Prince would be good on team usa. Just spotting up and playing hard nose defense. He would get a lot of open shots and prolly end up the 2nd highest scorer.

I don’t see why you get offended when I call ole spark plug Tatum a good fit as a 7th or 8th man. Just when it’s crunch time. We need him rooting hard on the bench for kd and the a team in the clutch….just like Taurean Prince does. Everybody has a role bro

[coin24]

If embeta plays they won’t even medal:oldlol:

[Real Men Wear Green]

Lol, Tatum is not that guy. Him and the people around him seem to think he is but his disappearing act in the playoffs for so many years have proven that he is not the guy. Otherwise there wouldn't be a need for a KP.

Let the big guns play in the Olympics.
Do you guys really not know that Tatum was the #2 scorer on the gold medal team in 2020? There is a reason they feature his face on the site.

[tpols]

Isn't the "big wiggle" from Africa? What is that clown doing on the USA team?

[90sgoat]

That's one injury prone old team.

Still, there's some real talent on that team, so they should be able to win it.

Might be the last time America wins a FIBA tournament though.

[ArbitraryWater]

He was the second-leading scorer last time we won Gold. He will have been All-NBA First team for three consecutive years entering into the Olympics. But you can think that if you want.


hows that gonna help him start when Bron and KD are playing?

[Real Men Wear Green]

hows that gonna help him start when Bron and KD are playing?
How has he made All-NBA first team when Bron and KD are playing? They're old. He isn't.

[warriorfan]

tatum ain’t bad but he’s too much of a goofy cuck type dude

[AlternativeAcc.]

Jason "water boy" Tatum

Nice little ring to it

[Full Court]

So we're putting people on the team who have won bronze before....


:facepalm

[Xiao Yao You]

In addition to the seven bona fide heavyweights listed above, budding superstars Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton, two members of the USA’s 2023 World Cup team, are under strong consideration for the Paris Games, (https://theathletic.com/5306494/2024/02/28/team-usa-paris-olympics-roster-devin-booker-jrue-holiday/) those same sources said.
– via The Athletic (https://theathletic.com/5306494/2024/02/28/team-usa-paris-olympics-roster-devin-booker-jrue-holiday/)




The Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo and Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis are considered strong candidates for the roster as well, and Davis said during All-Star weekend that he would play for the Americans if asked (https://theathletic.com/5306494/2024/02/28/team-usa-paris-olympics-roster-devin-booker-jrue-holiday/).
– via The Athletic (https://theathletic.com/5306494/2024/02/28/team-usa-paris-olympics-roster-devin-booker-jrue-holiday/)

[bison]

Embiitch needs to play for team Cameroon. These foreign niqqas shouldn't be allowed to team hop national teams. :no: Team USA needs to BUILD THE WALL

[Xiao Yao You]

Embiitch needs to play for team Cameroon. These foreign niqqas shouldn't be allowed to team hop national teams. :no: Team USA needs to BUILD THE WALL

Be lucky if he's able to suit up for anyone. Same with most of those listed

[Xiao Yao You]

USA officials — led by managing director Grant Hill and Sean Ford, who oversees day-to-day operations for the men’s national team, and coach Steve Kerr — are still counting on Embiid, who underwent surgery to repair a meniscus tear earlier this month but could return to the 76ers’ lineup before the end of the regular season. Embiid’s plans to represent Team USA in the Olympics remain intact, (https://theathletic.com/5306494/2024/02/28/team-usa-paris-olympics-roster-devin-booker-jrue-holiday/) a source said.

– via The Athletic (https://theathletic.com/5306494/2024/02/28/team-usa-paris-olympics-roster-devin-booker-jrue-holiday/)



counting on Embiid doesn't sound like a sound plan

[Wally450]

Isn't the "big wiggle" from Africa? What is that clown doing on the USA team?

Dude probably won't even be playing anyways.

[Kblaze8855]

Isn't the "big wiggle" from Africa? What is that clown doing on the USA team?


Same thing Hakeem and Ewing did. He came to America a few years younger than Hakeem and 2 years older than Ewing. It happens.

[paksat]

Lol @ a bunch of senior citizens being the A team

[tpols]

Same thing Hakeem and Ewing did. He came to America a few years younger than Hakeem and 2 years older than Ewing. It happens.

None of the euros do that.

[Mask the Embiid]

C Embiid/AD/Bam
PF Lebron/Tatum
Sf Kawhi
SG Durant/Booker/
PG Curry/Jrue

Is this on pace to be the greatest team of all time?



Still 2 spots left. Maybe “Olympic Jimmy” Butler and Kyrie? Or Ant and Haliburton


We are finally stacked at center for the 1st time in almost 30 years.



With “hired gun”embiid on team usa instead of France that knocks the one team we had to be worried about out of the running. #steamrollszn

[Manny98]

Jason "water boy" Tatum

Nice little ring to it

:oldlol:

[RachlNicholsazz]

None of the euros do that.

Yes they do.

[WhiteKyrie]

Lebron
Steph
Durant
Ad
Bam
Big wiggle



And now it’s looking like
Kawhi
Kyrie
D book
Jrue


No more “tatums” and “ant edwards” of the world being key members of the team….yes sir the a team is on da way

Gold medals is onnnnnn the way

AE belongs and was certainly not an issue. Boot the non American off who is made of paper mâché and cries like a baby back bitch all the time.

And at this stage way too early to tell, but a lot of those guys get injured easy, might pull out, or not be available for the actual Olympics. So no not even close to the best team USA of all time.

The best team USA of all time would’ve been the 1996 team, with 33 year old Michael Jordan, the goat, had he decided to play replacing aging and another non American trying to play for us in Hakeem.

They could do anything and play any style.

G - GP / Penny / Stockton
G - MJ / Reggie / Richmond
F - Pip / Hill
F - K-Malone / Barkley
C - Shaq / D-Rob

[tpols]

Yes they do.

Luka, Yolk, Dirk, the Gasol Brothers, Manu, Parker, Divac, Kukoc, etc. all played for team USA?

Interdasting.

Seems like the Africans don't have pride in their country and are trying to team hop. Siakam + Embiid is a nice pairing from Cameroon.

[Kblaze8855]

Luka, Yolk, Dirk, the Gasol Brothers, Manu, Parker, Divac, Kukoc, etc. all played for team USA?

Interdasting.




As of today exactly one African had that I remember. Ewing is from Jamaica. I think Deng played for England and Giannis obviously plays for Greece. KAT is from Jersey but is about to play from the Dominican Republic. It’s not a new concept.

[90sgoat]

Embiid playing for the US is quite pathetic if you ask me.

He only moved to the US as a teen, he's born and raised in Cameroon. If you know how proud africans are in their tribe, then you see why this is an issue.

On the other hand, Cameroon is a bit of a strange country. I've never seen them be really nationalistic like Nigeria and Senegal. Maybe it's a case of a country of too many tribes. If Embiid doesn't feel represented by "Cameroon" then it is less bad.

It's not dissimilar to how many africans in France have to choose between Senegal and France. The best typically choose France, which then now is more accurately labelled French-Africa.

[WhiteKyrie]

Embiid playing for the US is quite pathetic if you ask me.

He only moved to the US as a teen, he's born and raised in Cameroon. If you know how proud africans are in their tribe, then you see why this is an issue.

On the other hand, Cameroon is a bit of a strange country. I've never seen them be really nationalistic like Nigeria and Senegal. Maybe it's a case of a country of too many tribes. If Embiid doesn't feel represented by "Cameroon" then it is less bad.

It's not dissimilar to how many africans in France have to choose between Senegal and France. The best typically choose France, which then now is more accurately labelled French-Africa.

Agreed but at least he was here since being a teenager. While, not being born or predominantly raised here, that is still in your formative years being here.

Whereas we had ridiculous cases of clear American players, with no other nationality claims, besides, maybe their parents or grandparents or great grandparents that had no business playing for other countries because they couldn’t make team USA: Joakim Noah, Chris Kaman etc soft wet flower traitors bruh

[Xiao Yao You]

None of the euros do that.

:facepalm

[Xiao Yao You]

“Interesting in seeing how you work and what makes you, you, because all greats are going to be here,” Kevin Durant said in the Boardroom interview. “So I’m excited about that, but the accolade piece, having four (gold medals). I think I’d be the only one. … Let’s go get four. I want to really make a statement on how dominant our players are. Like 40, 50-point wins. I want to do that.” (https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2024/02/28/suns-durant-booker-are-team-usa-no-brainers-for-olympics-who-else/72781785007/)
– via Arizona Republic (https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2024/02/28/suns-durant-booker-are-team-usa-no-brainers-for-olympics-who-else/72781785007/)