Brian Windhorst, reporting from Paris, has been the primary source on the U.S. men’s basketball team’s pursuit of a fifth straight Olympic gold medal. However, his claim that Serbia poses the biggest threat to Team USA is facing criticism from one of the NBA’s most vocal figures.
“Stop it,” Draymond Green said on Wednesday’s episode of The Draymond Green Show, before playing a clip of Windhorst making his case for Serbia. “Here’s why that doesn’t work: That doesn’t work because they have [Nikola Jokić], no question. They don’t have a guard that can compete with Tyrese Haliburton. That is zero disrespect to Tyrese Haliburton. But Tyrese Haliburton has been the guard out of the rotation on Team USA. Tyrese Haliburton is a two-time All-Star, he’s going to continue to be an All-Star, and Tyrese Haliburton, a soon-to-be one-time gold medalist, is working on building a Hall of Fame resume. That is currently the trajectory of his career.
“He’s the guard out of the rotation. With the exception of Team USA and Shai [Gilgeous-Alexander], probably the best guard in the Olympics… if Serbia had Hali, it would be a different story. They could compete more. But they don’t have the guard play, they don’t have the play around Joker to be able to compete with Team USA… so, there’s that. Windy, I totally disagree with you actually.”
Green believes that Germany is the biggest challenge to Team USA. He considers Germany the second-best team in the Olympics, noting a significant gap between the top-ranked U.S. and the rest.
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