Despite not having the likes of LeBron James and Stephen Curry to fall back on, the Team USA’s 12-man squad for the Rio Olympics is still a frightening one.
Odds on favourites to complete a hat-trick a gold medals in South America this summer, the Americans have both 2010 and 2014 FIBA World Cup MVP’s on their roster in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, respectively.
Carmelo Anthony boasts more firepower, scoring wise and the USA also have a strong forward line with DeAndre Jordan, DeMarcus Cousins and Draymond Green featuring.
Full USA squad for Rio 2016:
Kyrie Irving
Kyle Lowry
DeMar DeRozan
Klay Thompson
Draymond Green
Kevin Durant
Carmelo Anthony
Paul George
Jimmy Butler
Harrison Barnes
DeAndre Jordan
DeMarcus Cousins
