On the way to its fifth Olympic gold in a row and the seventh in the recent eight games, Team USA already has the roster (11 of 12 active) for the prestigious summer event in Paris, starting next July.
In fact, those trained by Steve Kerr have put together a true Dream Team; which will perhaps be the biggest attraction of the 2024 Olympic Games, thanks to the presence of stars of the caliber of the legendary LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry.
In this way, the five best teams that the United States has brought together throughout its history will be analyzed, starting with Barcelona ’92, when the NBA luminaries came together for the first time.
Without being as high profile as the “original”, given the absences of legends such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, the North American team repeated five illustrious names from Barcelona in Atlanta 96: Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone, John Stockton and David Robinson, adding the two most important centers of the 90s; the then established Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaquille O’Neal, as well as figures of that time in Reggie Miller, Grant Hill, Gary Payton, Penny Hardaway and Mitch Richmond. Coach Lenny Wilkens’ team swept their eight challenges in front of their home crowd, scoring an average of 28 points.
2024-04-17 05:26:37
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