SATAN
07-09-2024, 10:51 PM
Despite being almost 40 years and sharing the court with some of the best basketball players who have ever lived, LeBron James is still making a strong impression on Team USA leading up to the Olympics.
In a straw poll of participants in Team USA training camp by The Athletic's Joe Vardon and Sam Amick, James was voted the best player on the roster based on his work since camp opened on Saturday.
"That's what I told my brother after the first day, I was like dude's 40 and he's the best player on the court," Houston Rockets forward Amen Thompson, who is playing on the U.S. select team, said of James.
James received five votes, followed by Stephen Curry, Anthony Edwards and Jrue Holiday with two each. Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard and Bam Adebayo each received one vote.
Vardon and Amick noted most of the participants in the poll were players and coaches on the select team, with no members of Team USA voting.
Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley, who is coaching the select team, praised James' leadership on the floor.
"You feel and see his presence on the court," Mosley said. "You see exactly what he's doing, the way he's communicating, the way he's talking, getting guys in position. There's a level of focus on the seriousness of understanding the moment that he just continues to show."
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10127672-lakers-lebron-james-voted-best-player-by-teammates-coaches-at-usas-olympic-camp
In a straw poll of participants in Team USA training camp by The Athletic's Joe Vardon and Sam Amick, James was voted the best player on the roster based on his work since camp opened on Saturday.
"That's what I told my brother after the first day, I was like dude's 40 and he's the best player on the court," Houston Rockets forward Amen Thompson, who is playing on the U.S. select team, said of James.
James received five votes, followed by Stephen Curry, Anthony Edwards and Jrue Holiday with two each. Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard and Bam Adebayo each received one vote.
Vardon and Amick noted most of the participants in the poll were players and coaches on the select team, with no members of Team USA voting.
Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley, who is coaching the select team, praised James' leadership on the floor.
"You feel and see his presence on the court," Mosley said. "You see exactly what he's doing, the way he's communicating, the way he's talking, getting guys in position. There's a level of focus on the seriousness of understanding the moment that he just continues to show."
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10127672-lakers-lebron-james-voted-best-player-by-teammates-coaches-at-usas-olympic-camp