Team USA a ‘100 percent lock’ to win Olympic gold, Nick and Brou's Starting 5 | FIRST THINGS FIRST

The USA has the best odds to win gold at the 2024 Olympics, and will play their first exhibition game vs. Canada on July 10th. Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes discuss whether or not Team USA is a lock to win the gold medal.
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[@poloregal]

Nick has lost his mind. Bam with DNP’s? Tell him to get his head checked

[@anthonydaniel3545]

Tell Wildes that as an Arizona resident and someone who was a kid at game 2 of the 2001 World Series, I’m cool with him callings the Dbacks the Snakes. Appreciate him highlighting them in weird and wonderful and being a Cardinals and Kyler Believer

[@user-pv3wm9qo9d]

Franz Wagner 🏀🔥🙌🪄

[@AVERAGEYOUTARD]

😊​@@poloregal

[@Daveyjdigital]

Anthony Edwards will be the best player on team usa

[@jdilla4591]

KD is one of the greatest fiba players ever, he’s basically unguardable in international competition 😂😂😂 Nick tripping

[@Amb252]

Facts

[@Curtis-qg4ir]

Him and Melo yeah

[@1234VVA]

Him n melo for sure up there

[@ojoj5194]

@@Curtis-qg4ir u right, but kd did everything melo did with less games bro

[@Semperityy]

@@Curtis-qg4irJust KD . Look at the numbers it’s not even close lmao

[@emmanuelc316]

"We got too many #1 guys" my brother in christ did u not see the teams we've sent before 😂

[@justintime720]

You mean lasts time when we had bench players and fresh in the league players playing? It was so bad they had to build an actual team.

[@emmanuelc316]

@justintime720 haliburton, edwards, hoilday lol what r u talking about? The usa team literally has at least 2 elite players at each position 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Phizzo4real]

That was FIBA world cup...​@@justintime720

[@mason6076]

@@emmanuelc316elite may be an overstatement. That team had 3 top 15 players: KD, Tatum, lillard. Ant man still wasn’t as matured. Other then those players vs our current team which has 12 of the best 15 players in the nba.

[@krisbrown4761]

@@mason6076 No, it's not an overstatement.

[@sstier48]

Durant is leading in basically every major statistical category all time for fiba..

[@ojoj5194]

check fiba site bro, kd will broke the fiba record 4x gold The greatest player in the HISTORY of the US National Team ever

[@PDXJack87]

Oh really? More than melo? International melo was DIFFERENT Edit: wow. KD is a lot better

[@Christopher._M]

​@@PDXJack87hahaha I have no idea why people think melo is better Olympic player. KD literally out played him and Kobe in their first fiba together. Then he went on to be the best player for 3-4 more fiba/ Olympics tournaments

[@Salty_Cyclist]

KD going to look to stuff the stat sheet as much as possible while Steph and LeBron share the wealth. I have a strong feeling he will want the media to consider him "the leader". KD thinks if we wins the stats battle that people will look at him in a different light. They won't.

[@JoeBrown-l2r]

Facts

[@adeadele-nz6xt]

Durant is starting over any body on that list . If you think they can bench KD you need to stop watching basketball lol .

[@ojoj5194]

they hate kd so much, kd will broke the fiba record 4x gold The greatest player in the HISTORY of the US National Team ever

[@richyung5524]

Not over bron 🫵🏿🤡

[@ojoj5194]

@@richyung5524 in usa team YES! kd over bron stop the hate. paris s not America

[@ojoj5194]

@@richyung5524 how many bronze have kd and bron ill wait.

[@truthtella3371]

it don’t matter

[@biggt0820]

"They might be oversaturated in 'dive on the floor' guys" 😂😂

[@DJDamnSelf]

🤣

[@samconn7276]

Haha I just imagined 5 guys from the same team all diving on the floor at the same time when he said that 😂

[@MaxemusTroy]

Wildes has low key became my favorite on this show lol funniest in the business. Even when he isn't even trying "they had USA on the jerseys" 😂

[@melian9999]

I love him, smartest dude on this panel, and top 3 sports guy to me

[@theclutchxgawd]

I love Wildes but lets not pretend hes as knowledgeable as Nick or Brou

[@tyrellleach1846]

​@@melian9999what? Lol Wilde's is great but his basketball knowledge is about as good as the average person on YT. What a crazy statement lol

[@joeshmoe8134]

@@tyrellleach1846lmfao…..yt commenters know everything or at least they think they do…..

[@YerpDerp17]

Its because he doesn't take it too seriously, and doesn't have any agenda to push. It allows him to speak freely and honestly. And to me, he is the glue of the show. Without him it would be unwatchable.

[@Daymont_]

Nick is the biggest KD hater like bruh wtf 😂

[@kvnnsi1]

He’s overrated

[@Rude242]

@@kvnnsi1lol I know dam when u ain’t saying KD is overrated. He’s the best Fiba/Olympic player from USA 🤣🤣 you clearly don’t watch basketball. That man is literally a Fiba Nightmare

[@Daveyjdigital]

Anthony Edwards will be the best player on team usa

[@ThePodcastAboutNothing757]

@@Daveyjdigitalif that happens it’s because he’s around 4 to 6 of the best players in the league

[@troyherbert6755]

@@Daveyjdigitaldelete ur channel.

[@demarlynhoward1960]

Yo KD not in the starting lineup is ridiculous 😂

[@johnle1535]

People be putting emotions over logic. KD is a straight killer. There's a reason why warriors were so insane. KD is like a weapon. They used him right, so will USA. He's not a good fit if the team sucks.

[@jordancave3089]

@@johnle1535yeah, it was cause teams HAD to focus on Steph so KD could get pretty much any look he wanted and that’s not gonna work out for the other team lol

[@dreddmann6532]

@@johnle1535 The Warriors won an NBA record 73 wins without KD.

[@elsol1176]

Joel playing for America is ridiculous

[@FunnyBaseballStadium-cc5dk]

​@@jordancave3089They "focused" on Steph because he was easier to slow down 😂

[@ZfromBrooklyn]

There’s no way you sit KD 😂😂😂

[@RealRobbyRobb]

Literally 5 seconds after saying they want guys that will dive on the floor, the first name mentioned for guys that shouldn’t play is Bam Adebayo

[@HighwayMerc]

They didnt say that... They said thats what Canada has. U heard what u wanted to hear

[@RealRobbyRobb]

@@HighwayMerc right before they mentioned who should be benched, Wildes talked people in the lesser roles like diving on the floor, that’s how the conversation got to people that would register DNPs

[@ThePeaterBeater]

@@RealRobbyRobb yeah, and no one agreed with Wildes, hence nick saying Bam is a DNP

[@RealRobbyRobb]

@@ThePeaterBeater wym no one agreed? Chris is the one who brought up the point, Nick then said “I agree”, then Wildes expounded on the point

[@ThePeaterBeater]

@@RealRobbyRobb Nick says I agree to the idea that throwing together stars is different to building a full team, sure, but he literally talks about how this year's olympics roster has 5 guy sets that are built like teams. Nowhere does Nick say "we should replace a star for a 'dive on the floor' guy."

[@kristiangreene8869]

Brou had a better lineup. Starting a 6'11 off ball 3 level scorer at the 4 is just common sense. Tatum can easily guard sgs and Steph is checking the opposing pg. Bron is basically magic Johnson on this squad surrounded by elite scoring.

[@michiganlover12]

They getting cooked by a scoring guard need ant so he can gaurd the best gaurd on other team

[@TheOneKeyToLife]

Tatum can guard SGs but easily is a stretch. A prolific scoring guard is gonna give them problems with Brou’s lineup

[@kristiangreene8869]

@TheOneKeyToLife Prolific scoring guards will give anybody problems. Ant is a solid defender but idk that he's much better than 6'8 jayson tatum. We saw him struggle against Kyrie/Luka defensively at times. Defense at this stage is largely team concept/effort. One advantage USA has over opposing perimeter players is size and length. If I have the opportunity to surround steph curry with 4 guys who are 6'8 and above, I'm absolutely doing that. Ant is not a good offball scorer and not a great catch and shoot 3pt shooter yet. He makes more sense coming off the bench similar to what Dwade did for the 2008 team. The offense makes sense with Bron being the primary decision maker with elite shooting and length around him.

[@mca217]

KD is a FIBA basketball cheat code.

[@WhatTheHellooo]

KD is an american hero in international basketball. He even play after coming back from major injury. KD game translate very well in international competition. This is not lock gold because of Lebron or Steph is playing, it is because KD is still playing.

[@itisnottaken4444]

Edward’s over KD is wild. Nick must think it’s really Jade Mcdaniels out there

[@juliomartis2906]

No way you putting Ant man as a starter and leaving KD out. Mind blowing. Having a bench coming in with next to scoring great defence. AD and Drew 🙆‍♂️

[@Michael-yk8nv]

Ant man is a 2 way player. KD is Not!

[@juliomartis2906]

@@Michael-yk8nv KD doesn't play like 2D 😉(but can be), besides you have Tatum and Embied to play enough lockdown defence, so the type of defence of KD and LBJ will be more than enough.

[@DavidMendoza-vz2ee]

Ant swept him. He deserves the spot 🤣

[@juliomartis2906]

@@DavidMendoza-vz2ee Ant maybe deserves a spot when KD retires. They lost because KD's team only depended on 3 guys and they missed other peaces. No new big 3 achieve things the first year. Maybe you also believed the naratives medie.

[@DavidMendoza-vz2ee]

@@juliomartis2906 say that now but they were coming into the playoffs the favorites and top 2 hottest teams at the end of the season going into the post season. Ant did his work and then did it against the nuggets. He deserves the spot. Plus won’t nobody on that team run and play both sides of the floor like ant man will. If your picking by favorites, sure put KD in for a good little farewell 😂

[@MVSS1VE]

Your overthinking this if u think USA not winning gold

[@mikeskirk]

I'd say you can go as high as 98% sure they will win, but it's not a lock

[@xavierb9061]

France

[@robertoenriquez3659]

@@mikeskirk Lock. The one time they didn't win gold is the learning lesson.

[@novellprice132]

Canada is winning the Gold Medal. Just like they defeated the United States last year in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Tournament in the Bronze Medal Game. Peace...

[@jasonjones8938]

@@novellprice132completely different team

[@larrylegend545]

Kd the goat for the Olympics and it’s not close, he gonna start little Nicky

[@Classiclogicego]

The kd hate is crazy

[@bagchaser-er7bm]

73-9😂

[@julionero6380]

There are 3 guys wich definitely will be starter, kd (numer one), lebron and embiid (because he is a center), kd is the most loyal oliympic nba player ever

[@Christopher._M]

​@@julionero6380he's not the most loyal. He's the best Olympic basketball player

[@julionero6380]

@@Christopher._M thats also true

[@user-oi3su7sw5n]

​@@julionero6380y'all master l.b.j ain't loyal neither

[@cobrakai388]

It's overkill when you have Booker, ANT, Bam, AD and Kawhi coming from the BENCH.

[@BillWithers-hu3zz]

@@cobrakai388 don’t forget Tatum…

[@tk80mufa5]

Ant , Booker , AD , Kahwi -- none of them are on the level of KD , Ant & Kahwi haven't proven themselves in FIBA -- they might in the future , but as of today they are just good players , but not that special. AD is made out of glass.

[@Amb252]

I mean we sent our A team

[@noyou113]

@@tk80mufa5Edwards just beat Kevin Durant and booker while outplaying both and trash talking them. He’s earned a starting lineup in my book.

[@caelevstephan4283]

@@noyou113lol fr if they woulda asked this question in april it woulda been a landslide… or should i say a sweep😭😭

[@Dr._Wan___PharmD]

The USA will bring home the gold without question.

[@ZeitGeist_TV]

They better otherwise LeBron will get slammed. 😂

[@jdankerdake]

There are questions.

[@xavierb9061]

France competitive finals game in 2020..add wemby

[@ojoj5194]

kd will broke the fiba record 4x The greatest player in the HISTORY of the US National Team ever

[@genesiscruz2000]

​@xavierb9061 Add Lebron , Curry , Embid etc. 😅. Try again boy.

[@goodmooneung]

I'm extremely excited to see Wemby and Rudy Gobert play together.

[@blablablaa14]

All I want is USA vs France so we can see Wemby demolish every current NBA star at once

[@ZfromBrooklyn]

@@blablablaa14Do you know who Joel Embiid is 😭😭😭😭

[@Ro6ns]

@@ZfromBrooklyn I’m sayin 😂😂😂

[@joeshmoe8134]

@@Ro6nsare children really impressed with sarcastic remarks and emoji’s? It’s so basic.

[@Ro6ns]

@@joeshmoe8134 what does that have to do with anything ? 😭😭

[@michaelbattlejr2092]

Steph and Lebron, we may never see you guys play together trying to win an NBA title together, so please give us a treat and show up and show out, as you guys lead the USA team to a gold.

[@MeloTheSsj4]

Nobody can Gaurd KD with this kind of team

[@ojoj5194]

nick hates kd, The greatest player in the HISTORY of the US National Team ever

[@bogoljubdjordjevic7528]

Hahahha

[@IamOluwaseun009]

You want 12 Lu dorts😂😂😂 - Nick.

[@tvtee123]

Embiid Bron KD Ant Steph Best starting 5 in my opinion. When the game is close, which there will have at least one or two close games down the line. Ant or KD needs to be the go to guys down the stretch.

[@samanmm]

Nick is not objective about KD and Kwahi. Grounds for losing his analyst license.

[@RaulMartinez-gd3pw]

When did he ever have it? He’s always been terrible

[@samanmm]

@@RaulMartinez-gd3pw he's usually alright as long as it doesn't impact LeBron or Klutch sports in any way

[@dyrtybarstud5261]

you put `NBA analyst` and `objective` in the same sentence. Im not sure you have realistic expectations.

[@user-ke6ck6jp3e]

​Funny

[@prisqoolfoundations]

Jrue, Steph, Bron, KD, Embid

[@ojoj5194]

As knicks fan not have , The greatest player in the HISTORY of the US National Team ever in starting 5 s just hate nick. kd winning one more will break the fiba Record never done before. stop the hate

[@lyricvids2964]

Thank you Noah Lyles 🙌🏻

[@julionero6380]

God! Kd must be a starter, the disrespect is big, he definitely will be the star

[@transmatized]

The U17 team just went 7 games unbeaten and won gold at the world cup beating teams by an average margin of 64.3pts, winning their gold medal match against Italy by 41 points and out scoring their opponents 450 points. The US basketball dynasty is set in stone. No country can compete with us on the men’s AND women’s side. There is no question about it.

[@robindurand9024]

It's really not my habit to come to his defense but how the f is nick not gonna start KD ? We're talking about fiba KD, AKA the greatest performer ever for team USA

[@Phillyautomattic]

I half expected nick to somehow steer the argument to him saying Bronny should be on the Olympic roster lmao

[@chenny0614]

U lame

[@NK-mr3rh]

Braindead comment

[@davidsmalls7268]

For kd not to be starting is absolutely ridiculous

[@drewc1179]

KD is the goat of USA basketball. Bron coming off the starting 5 before KD is.

[@jamalj1]

USA will be fine people over thinking this the teams/players always sacrifice since the 04 team

[@manray7]

Someone should tell them that the next Olympics is in Los Angeles…we aren’t sending our super team next Olympics? They don’t have to travel they’ll already be there!

[@greyklopstock7155]

Deadass, the next Olympics we're sending freaking EVERYONE.

[@Erickdaman69]

Lebron Steph Durant are probably gonna be retired

[@kingX777]

Players getting old

[@tk80mufa5]

@manray7 i don't think you really listened to Chris , look at the age of these starters in July of 2028 -- LeBron is gonna be age 43 !!! -- KD is gonna be 39 -- Steph is gonna be 40 !!! and like Chris said , the NextGen of US players is not as dominant without those players.

[@Aaron1234487]

Maybe The Big3 Olympics.

[@jguzman824]

when brou said lebron is draymond on “steroids” .. what do you mean (druski voice)👀

[@jaden5843]

They’re all juiced. They make 100s of millions. You’d be blind to think they don’t

[@paulmccarthy4277]

crazy 😂😂

[@jondoe5116]

Freudian slip

[@deweyjudd5174]

Did he say the Draymond on steroids⁉️⁉️😅😂🤣

[@jakeequality8065]

If Nick says it 100 % lock you know they are gonna lose

[@AlfBsure]

He’s been right on almost every topic he bets on.

[@calebford6318]

Impossible

[@dionreed7325]

Nah not this team we ain’t losing

[@223Luciano]

@@AlfBsurehe said the lakers was gone beat Denver

[@dashontutt1969]

U wanna bet $10k on it

[@krisbrown4761]

1. USA 2.Canada 3. France

[@HurleyGonzalez]

4.Serbia 5.Germany 6.Australia

[@dionreed7325]

I like France over Canada

[@zacharymunson1105]

Jokic gonna will Serbia to the gold

[@xavierb9061]

@@dionreed7325 france was in finals last..add wemby

[@deontasmith2632]

@@zacharymunson1105no shot

[@sikelelambatha5270]

Embiid playing for the US team is nuts 😂

[@dwanshamburger6418]

I'm saying...😂

[@karlanthonymargate7362]

Specially if you are a sixers fan given his injury record

[@sikelelambatha5270]

@@karlanthonymargate7362bro! He should be at home 🤨

[@merlehexum3932]

He hit the transfer portal

[@user-dr2ww2jg8o]

Starting Lebron over KD 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jaden5843]

KD hasn’t been the same since he left the 73-9 warriors 😂😂😂

[@darkswaggboss9059]

@@jaden5843he’s literally had better szns since leaving just injury problems lol Bron ain’t 27 no more

[@NK-mr3rh]

@@darkswaggboss9059lot of seasons not getting the job done. At 35 Lebron led his team to a chip(2nd in MVP voting)

[@ojoj5194]

@@NK-mr3rh kd never won bronze, paris s not America try again

[@KN2X2]

Nobody on Canada’s roster can defend Embiid like what are we talking about😂😂

[@chrisbritt2828]

You think FIBA give the same calls to Emiid that he gets in the NBA. A strong gust of wind knocks Emiid over and he gets a call in the NBA.

[@dantepierre1948]

they can’t defend KD, Bron Steph or Tatum either💀this might be the silliest debate I’ve ever seen on this channel

[@BasicBodThor]

lol Embiid will have stomach cramps or some garbage and be sitting on the bench

[@slimvickins5059]

Will Embiid have the same rigged officiated he benefits from in the NBA?

[@Amb252]

​@@dantepierre1948facts

[@yoooerenarmin]

The best Olympics player not starting? Wassup w people

[@TeoC3000]

CB starting 5 is on point!

[@Ev3rNoor23]

LeBron | Steph | KD | Leonard | AD | Bench: Holiday | Embiid | Booker

[@tatt4music]

I wanna see Tatum and Ant playing together.

[@Christopher._M]

KD is the face of team USA basketball. It doesn't matter if you put MJ, LeBron, or anyone else. Sitting him would be a bigger disgrace than banning LeBron from the Olympic basketball team

[@TheJwarnock]

Starting 5 should be Steph, Ant, LJ, Durant and Embiid, 1-5.

[@MarcusGunn-c4b]

The “old guys” steph,kd,lebron and kawhai are all literally fresh off of All-NBA seasons lol, the other participating countries are cooked

[@dnative93]

Bron , Steph, Tatum , KD and Embiid. That lineup is tough and their skillset compliment each other well. If we play a bigger lineup like Paris, we could Start AD with Embiid

[@704jizzle2]

KD starting Over TATUM

[@BillWithers-hu3zz]

For sure, or at least AD over Tatum

[@ethanhuntemcee1663]

Tatum is in both starting line ups ?

[@704jizzle2]

@@ethanhuntemcee1663 yea in both of these dudes lineups he was

[@704jizzle2]

​@@BillWithers-hu3zzAD and KD should start Teams like France etc are BIG on the inside

[@ethanhuntemcee1663]

@@704jizzle2 Well it’s their show and that was the topic! What were you watching?

[@lowellwaters9155]

Brou saying he doesn't believe Kawhii came to sit on the bench is wild.

[@darnellharris159]

LeBron Steph KD Kawhi AD or Embiid or Bam starting 5

[@iwj6329]

Injury prone? They're playing like 20 games😂 stop it.

[@Amb252]

Facts

[@OlJackBurton]

more like 10

[@JevenMusic]

Olympics is more aggressive then nba because refs and rules.

[@krillin876]

I think they're referring to people like embiid and Kawhi Leonard who are not going to dive on the floor when they're coming off of injuries

[@sherwinleepascual8350]

Brou killed it in his line up.. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@mikemarc92]

Antman instead of Tatum

[@LASAGNA_LARRY]

@@mikemarc92Ant too small

[@tornatic1983]

​@mikemarc92 Nah you'd rather have Tatum's size 6'9 for rebounding and he's a better 3 point shooter.

[@mikemarc92]

@@tornatic1983 I like Tatum helping bring offense to the second unit

[@ex-creaturecoby4643]

@@mikemarc92 I disagree with the logic that it’d be better to bring Tatum off the bench for offense. Mainly because Durant and Anthony Edwards are more consistent scorers than him anyways, not to mention that Tatum is a better defender, rebounder, and playmaker than both of those guys. It makes 0 sense imo for Tatum not to start on this team.

[@scruffd0g193]

Us is about to bring home another 🥇

[@dt089]

Bron, Curry and Durant need to be the core 3 and that's that.

[@sammy5484]

This brought me so much joy. We need to find a way for more FTF discourse over starting lineups. Wildes: do whatever you need to do to make that happen!!! The banter is perfect and Brou and Nick immediately launch into in the best of ways.

[@rooandron10]

Wildes starting to stray into that “it’s obvious i’m paid to take a contrarian position” realm.

[@luisinncd]

Rudy Fernández mentioned in a first things first segment? 10/10 show

[@blackwealthcreatorpodcast5189]

I'd start Edwards over Tatum 😅

[@ML-ud5pf]

This show is so good, I love this trio ❤might be the best sports talk show atm

[@RG-rb6om]

Nick just hates Kawhi. Ain’t no way a healthy Kawhi will sit on the bench and play zero minutes.

[@joeyd2231]

Healthy Kawhi, lol

[@thatstheway2429]

Healthy Kawhi. That’s like saying a great FT shooting Shaq.

[@RG-rb6om]

@@thatstheway2429 Kawhi issue is long season not 6 Olympic Games

[@thatstheway2429]

@@RG-rb6omhis issue is being healthy when it’s an important game

[@RG-rb6om]

@@thatstheway2429 I’m not saying he will not miss games or get injured all I’m saying is if that dude is healthy ain’t no way he plays 0 minutes like that fool Nick said

[@Southwestsilva]

God this weirdly makes me hella patriotic

[@blackjohnsnow9375]

Lmao nick said at the very end , you want twelve friggin Lou dorts😂😂

[@Supafreshh]

Steph w KD on the same team again? 😂😂😂 yeah it’s a lock

[@easydoesit2572]

this is steph's first olympics. he better be there first.

[@Phizzo4real]

Yesh... do strange test it is his first 😂

[@ADUSN]

Hopefully it wasn't by his choice. Steph could have easily been on 2016/2020

[@NoVisionGuy]

@@ADUSN I think he was injured or hurt that's why he didn't make the roster

[@BrownSkinMac11]

Embiid AD KD Steph Bron

[@kennethko1534]

The starting 5 should be Steph, Lebron, KD, Kawhi and AD. Not the best players nowadays, but for the sake of showing respect -- those 4 have to play together for the sake of basketball fans around the world. The 4 of them (not including AD) defined a generation of NBA basketball.

[@Salty_Cyclist]

They are both almost right but the starting lineup should be - Steph, Ant, Lebron, KD, Embiid. Tatum first off the bench (he and LeBron play a similar role and really don't want more than one of them on the court together for too long).

[@shizzleshareef]

The fact that we have Embiid feels like cheating 😂 We need the extra juice tho. Canada, Serbia and France are scary.

[@curtiszyr]

This is not new , Hakeem Olajuwon played for team USA in ‘96 Olympics to win gold. Embiid moved to the states at age 16, he’s 30 that’s almost half his life USA is his home country at this point.

[@calebemerson9317]

@@curtiszyrSo? I’m pretty Sure Messi moved to Spain at 13 but I never once watched him compete internationally for anyone other than Argentina.

[@eduardonarvaez2086]

they are

[@seijisawamura5415]

@@calebemerson9317Why does Embiid have be like Messi? 😂 he’s a US citizen. You guys need to let this go

[@210RaisedMe]

Brous starting 5 is op af lol

[@abhinayreddy7807]

Kd is definitely starting

[@c.delanepolo6530]

1st things first.....

[@aayush2712]

KD is the international basketball GOAT

[@EssAhrBee]

Good thing someone asked

[@aayush2712]

@@EssAhrBeehappy to help

[@travisstrickland7270]

Yep

[@EssAhrBee]

@@aayush2712 Your grasp for sarcasm is spectacular

[@aayush2712]

@@EssAhrBee thank you. I appreciate that.

[@mxp6725]

Steph, Tatum, Lebron, KD, Embiid is going to be the starting lineup 💯

[@whenisdinner2137]

I've seen the u-17 World Cup, and I can guarantee you it is not the last year we will guarantee we're winning 😂😂😂😂😂

[@lVloney]

Imagine not bein confident in yo country only in the USA 💀

[@shaunmahlangu1673]

South africa has a national team called "bafana bafana". Go search what they're saying about their team. Lol

[@creativelife-ml4er]

Starting 5 is Steph, Edwards, James, KD, Embid bench will be Holiday, Booker, Kawhi, Tatum, AD. Halliburton and Bam be getting the water. In both lineups Edwards will be the full court press defender on the ball and Holiday will be on the second unit. Good luck rest of the world! LOL

[@TheRobertCoffeeShow]

Starters for Size, Defense, & Scoring : Steph at the 1 Anthony Edwards at the 2 Lebron at the 3 KD at the 4 Embiid at the 5

[@GetNLine]

I wish that we could have a US vs Europe game

[@704jizzle2]

Im starting easy 1.steph 2.Bron 3 KD 4 AD 5 Joel

[@Person-gk5ee]

Cannot wait to watch them in London. I’ve never seen an NBA game in person but I’m gonna get to see all the best players at once 😍

[@Loveabounds.]

Can’t wait to watch them July 26 is it only on NBC sports ?

[@user-js7mo3wy4z]

The best Olympic basketball player in KD ever resume wise is hitting the bench?? Lol the 🧢

[@ojoj5194]

see, how fanboys work

[@Jake-eg3qk]

Why do people act like the Olympics are such a challenge and we are underdogs or something it's so stupid. We have the best athletes in the world and it's not even fair. We are gonna win every year. Just stop

[@dirkfade113]

Germany won last August

[@SuperSonic_868]

The 2004 team had 5 hall of famers and dudes with multiple all-nba selections. They got smoked by Puerto Rico who only had one guy who made the NBA and was a career bench rider. Chemistry is a lot more important than you think. Nothing in life is ever a "lock."

[@reasedogable]

Those days are over

[@kingkyrie5140]

Literally

[@JustCoolnShawn]

Y’all do this all the time lol US is winning it hands down. Bet your rent/mortgage on it.

[@MrR9999]

The question is not whether they have enough offensive fire-power but whether they have enough time to scheme their defence to cover the layered actions of the best global teams.

[@Kidkinsey]

We not losing fam, you can argue KD isn't even a top 5 player on the team do you understand how deep this team is ESPECIALLY with embid

[@user-dr2ww2jg8o]

Are you dumb KD not top 5 😂😂😂😂😂

[@juwanwells5166]

You literally cannot argue that😂😂 he owns every single record for USA basketball & saved them last time they played..

[@luffyuzumaki6354]

KD is the best player on this team along wit steph

[@adeadele-nz6xt]

Do yall even know anything about basketball? Saying KD not a top 5 player on the olympic team ...wtf r u smoking mate ?? Whos better than KD on that team if all healthy ? Maybe Embiid ,who else ?

[@Kidkinsey]

@@adeadele-nz6xt lebron curry tatum embid

[@rexsmith9074]

Canada has a stacked starting lineup. But the US depth is going to win. Agreed. Jamal and Shai would both make the US team though. Nick is wrong on that one. That's still only 2 guys tho so he's close enough.

[@keithhooper5966]

There line is no where in the same league as USA

[@704jizzle2]

Murray NEVER even been a ALL Star he Not making the USA team

[@rexsmith9074]

@@704jizzle2 Jrue made Team USA. You can't tell me Jamal Murray ain't making Team USA when they pick guys on talent level not fit as the show demonstrates.

[@anthonyowusu6115]

@recksmith9074 But Jrue holiday has made 2 all stars, 6 all team defenses and a top teammate award as a cherry on the top. I can honestly make the debate that he’s better 👀

[@rexsmith9074]

@@anthonyowusu6115 And how many All Star Teams would Jamal Murray make in the East? Again, I'm sorry but if the argument is talent, Jamal is making Team USA.

[@michaelkearney1313]

This is probably the first time I’ve seen Brou make a “you’re clearly not an athlete” take. I haven’t played with my high school squad in ten years, and I know for a fact that if we came together and did an open rec run, we’d sweep because even though years have passed, I still know how they like to play and their strengths and weaknesses which is an inherent advantage over building a team with a bunch of talented dudes who’ve never played together competitively

[@rabz5642]

Brou almost went into "give me my soda/sandwich" mode 😅 Best not underestimate either the Europeans or even the Africans..... they are hardworking, ego free and hungry. Dennis Schr is a beast playing for his country.

[@BillWithers-hu3zz]

lol no way Tatum cracks starting lineup. Dude isn’t even better than booker or kawhi, let alone Ant and AD

[@marquisewalston377]

You need to watch more basketball.

[@ggrlyggrly4476]

Jokic has chance to do a madness

[@EssAhrBee]

So does Luka. So does Wemby. So does the entire Canadian roster.

[@mehatv1893]

Concerns are raised about Team USA's age and injury susceptibility, particularly with older players like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Steph Curry.

[@jeremyrhansen6637]

I would almost split the minutes between starters and bench guys and have a hockey style line change. Group A (Old Man Group) AD KD Lebron Kawhi Steph Group B (Youngsters) Embiid Tatum Booker Ant Haliburton

[@darkswaggboss9059]

Embid AD Booker are all within 2 years

[@WilsenFevrier]

Nick please, don't bet on my USA just bet against it because you bet on the Dallas Mavericks but they got murdered by the Boston Celtics. Please bet against us 😂😂😂😂 I'm serious 🎉