USA Olympic basketball roster: LeBron James, Kevin Durant headline 2024 U.S. men’s team for Paris, per report

The United States men’s basketball team is searching for its fifth consecutive gold medal at the Olympics as it heads to Paris for the 2024 games.

The program isn’t taking this lightly either, as it’s bringing in the creme de la creme to play in the red, white and blue, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday. LeBron James and Kevin Durant are set headline the roster as they both prepare to make their record fourth Olympics appearances — the most in team history, tied with Carmelo Anthony.

While the past two U.S. Olympic rosters weren’t weak by any means — Team USA won gold both times — they don’t compare to the talent on display in 2024. James makes his return for the first time in 12 years alongside Durant and a handful of future Hall of Fame talents, per Charania.

Who else is set to join Team USA’s 2024 roster for the Paris Olympics? Here’s the list and more on the players to make the final cut.

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USA Olympics men’s basketball roster

James and Durant are the headliners for the 2024 USA Olympics roster, as reported Tuesday by The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Here’s how the rest of the 12-player roster shapes up.

Name Team Bam Adebayo Miami Heat Devin Booker Phoenix Suns Stephen Curry Golden State Warriors Anthony Davis Los Angeles Lakers Kevin Durant Phoenix Suns Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers Anthony Edwards Minnesota Timberwolves Tyrese Haliburton Indiana Pacers Jrue Holiday Boston Celtics LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers Kawhi Leonard Los Angeles Clippers Jayson Tatum Boston Celtics

Kawhi Leonard earned the final spot on Team USA, as USA Today’s Jeff Zillgitt reported.

Who coaches the U.S. men’s basketball team?

This will be the first Olympics under new head coach Steve Kerr. Gregg Popovich retired from the position after Team USA won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Even without Popovich, the coaching staff remains extremely talented. Mark Few, Tyronn Lue and Erik Spoelstra round out the assistant coaches, and Grant Hill is the team’s managing director.

Name Role Team Steve Kerr Head coach Golden State Warriors Mark Few Assistant coach Gonzaga Tyronn Lue Assistant coach Los Angeles Clippers Erik Spoelstra Assistant coach Miami Heat Grant Hill Managing director —

Team USA basketball Olympics history

The United States have largely dominated international play in its history.

Some of the world’s best players are from the U.S. Even some internationally-born players, such as Joel Embiid, have earned U.S. citizenship and opted to play for the American team.

Basketball has grown exponentially over the past few years as some of the NBA’s finest talent is from outside the country. It makes for a more competitive field during international competitions such as the Olympics.

Year Site Result 1936 Berlin Gold 1948 London Gold 1952 Oslo Gold 1956 Melbourne Gold 1960 Rome Gold 1964 Tokyo Gold 1968 Mexico City Gold 1972 Munich Silver 1976 Montreal Gold 1980 Moscow Qualified but DNP 1984 Los Angeles Gold 1988 Seoul Bronze 1992 Barcelona Gold 1996 Atlanta Gold 2000 Sydney Gold 2004 Athens Bronze 2008 Beijing Gold 2012 London Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro Gold 2020 (2021) Tokyo Gold

Team USA basketball 2024 Olympics schedule

There’s still qualifying tournaments to determine the remaining teams for the 2024 Olympics. Those tournaments will take place from July 2-7, according to FIBA, and will decide Team USA’s third opponent for the group stage.

Date Game Time (ET) TV channel July 28 USA vs. Serbia 11:15 a.m. NBC July 31 USA vs. South Sudan 3 p.m. NBC Aug. 3 USA vs. TBD 11:15 a.m. NBC

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