Friday, August 7, 2015

USA Basketball announces 34-player minicamp roster for 2016 Olympics

By   @SBN_Ricky on Aug 6, 2015, 3:25p 17 

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Eight players who won gold with the United States in 2012 will return to minicamp.
LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony lead the 34-man roster for the USA Basketball minicamp, which was announced on Thursday. The camp takes place Aug. 11-13 in Las Vegas and features nine players who have previously won Olympic gold medals with USA Basketball.
Here's the full roster:


The roster does not include Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose, who was reportedly on the fence about participating. Paul George will be in attendance one year after suffering a devastating leg injury in a USA Basketball scrimmage that cost him all but six games for the Indiana Pacers last season.
Anthony, who won gold with the U.S. in 2012 and 2008 and bronze in 2004, is the oldest player on the camp roster at 31 years old. Pistons center Andre Drummond, 21, is the youngest player at the camp.
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski returns for his third run in the Olympics. USA Basketball is 75-1 since Coach K took over in 2005.
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