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They earned the final three spots that opened after a rash of injuries knocked out at least four players who would have been on the team. They beat out Eric Gordon, Rudy Gay and No. 1 draft pick Anthony Davis of New Orleans, who couldn't scrimmage this week because of a sprained ankle.
Also heading to London for the defending gold medalists are the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, Clippers guard Chris Paul,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], LeBron James,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Carmelo Anthony, Deron Williams, Kevin Durant,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Russell Westbrook,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Tyson Chandler and Kevin Love (UCLA).
USA Basketball Jerry Colangelo acknowledged the adversity the team faced with all the injuries before the players were introduced during a news conference,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], all wearing their white USA jerseys.
"But as the dust settles, I'm proud to say that we've put together in my opinion a terrific team with great athleticism and great versatility and we believe we're going to be successful," Colangelo said.
Griffin showed he was healthy again after being slowed by a knee injury during the playoffs. He put on an impressive dunking display following practice Saturday.
Harden,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year with Oklahoma City,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], gives the Americans more scoring punch off the bench, and Iguodala is a defensive specialist who can guard multiple positions.
lost Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to injuries in recent months,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], forcing them to scrap plans to name their 12-man roster June 18. Olympic Committee for a roster extension and added Harden and Davis to their original pool of finalists chosen in January.
Colangelo was intrigued by Davis' skills, but the national player of the year at Kentucky sprained his ankle last week and did not take part this week, robbing him of a chance to show he was ready to handle international competition.
James,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Bryant,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Anthony,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Paul and Williams were all part of the 2008 Olympic gold medalists. Durant,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Westbrook, Chandler and Love played on the world championship team two years ago.
Colangelo said he believed this team was deeper and better than the '08 squad, but added "only time will tell."
The injuries leave the Americans short-handed at center, where Howard started four years ago in Beijing and Bosh backed him up. Chandler is the only natural center left, so the Americans will be forced to use some players out of their normal NBA positions.
But what remains is the most athletic team in the world, with potent scorers at nearly every spot, and the Americans will look to overcome any size disadvantage by punishing teams in transition.
The Americans opened training camp Friday and will practice in Las Vegas through next Wednesday, then play an exhibition game against the Dominican Republic on Thursday.
The players who were not selected will be alternates who could be replacements in case of further injuries up until 48 hours before the July 27 start of the Olympics.
Paul was hurt Friday during the first day of training camp and had an X-ray that revealed the injury. He took part in some non-contact portions of practice,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but did not scrimmage with the Americans.相关的主题文章:
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