TEAM USA DEEP DIVE 🏀 Potential starters, expectations & preparing for the Olympics | NBA Today

[@josephgarcia4475]

Id go with curry, tatum, lebron, durant, and davis for the starters

[@mikemarc92]

Yeah.. then Embiid and Edwards can lead second unit

[@dodu8281]

give me some players that played together... lebron and ad played together for years. steph and kd played together for years. lebron and steph looked awesome together even thought it was only in all star games... the 5th guy should be depending of the match ups...

[@kaysheye7784]

Would you start Davis against Jokic when they play Serbia? Ant Man should be starting btw

[@mikemarc92]

@@kaysheye7784 ant man slows the ball down too much with the second unit. He should come off the bench where he has more freedom with Halliburton

[@srdepr9186]

as long as KD's at the 3, they won't lose

[@biggeneral165]

Kd and melo so good at olympic basketball because their strengths are so simple. Put the ball in the hoop 🔥

[@gradel888]

Cass hosting W.

[@BabylonGateLA]

High Key FACTS!

[@JAM_2024]

Less Malika is better

[@gradel888]

@@JAM_2024 I like Malika too but Cass is the GOAT

[@Karlo-e5y]

@@JAM_2024like Malika

[@Fellow287]

100%. Give her the job!!! Give her the job.

[@rip93ford]

Dbook and AD scored the most points and had the best +/- today.

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

Actually I think Embiid did and he played less minutes.

[@23E623]

Book statpadded his points from FT at the end of the game

[@user-wu8sj3ee3d]

@@23E623he pretty much won the game for them though

[@Flyhighsp.7]

@@HomerunsamSOSAembiid played like 💩 bro lol 😂

[@peacefulwarrior9518]

Plus minus is an awful stat. But I agree AD looks like the best for at five

[@joebatts8080]

TEAM USA is Just warming up GOLD 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

[@Em4gdn1m]

Like the name, hate RJs starting 5. Doesn't matter, Curry is starting. It's his only Olympics, and Kerr is the coach, he's starting.

[@BabylonGateLA]

Cassidy is so much better than anyone after Rachel Nichols! NBA Today should be hers ❤️❤️

[@JAM_2024]

Much better without Malika

[@Fellow287]

And it’s crazy how the vast majority of comments say this. But ESPN keeps Malika for racial purposes. 😂

[@funkslave9425]

@@JAM_2024Malika is good at her job whether you like her or not.

[@IsaacKnox]

I feel like a starting 5 of Lebron, Steph, KD, Bam, & AD gives you space, size, switchability, & championship continuity. Then a second unit of Jrue, White, Ant, Tatum, & Embiid to basically create the upgraded Celtics. Book and Haliburton are great in pickup style line-ups. (I know book plays with KD but it hasn’t proven to be as winning as the other teammates)

[@nickjones809]

Except ant and embiid are ball stoppers which ruins how Boston likes to play, it would be a weird fit between those two and the Celtics three

[@slicks1175]

When the USA’s all time leading Olympic scorer returns they’ll be just fine.

[@iguesss]

Jaylen Brown is the dog they needed

[@kamscott4862]

they will win without him

[@hahalaman8924]

He’s a puppy amongst these guys

[@Shaolin91z]

Kyrie and Jalen. 2 guys that run their mouf too much 🤡. 2 guys that think they're smarter than everyone else. Typical arrogant M------

[@iguesss]

@@hahalaman8924 stoppp before your jaws cramp

[@OldTonyFerguson]

Ah yes without Jaylen they will surely lose.

[@gabepizza]

Serbia didn't knock the US out of medal contention in the 2019 World Cup, France did. Serbia beat the US in the 5th-8th classification game

[@MikkiChavez]

Antman MUST have alot of playing time. Hes one of the best killers on the court. Him & Book, AD, Bron Curry in the clutch

[@cuzzozanteeno2127]

Ant and Tyrese have no international experience. That's why the US sent a Sub-30 Team to that Mickey Mouse tournament. To see if he was capable of playing in FIBA.

[@elijahpierre1696]

Cassidy Hubbarth as host is a major W

[@therealneal3034]

Lmao, FIBA asked what the name for this Olympic team should be and the top comment was “Ninjas in Paris.” He said the actual word but I don’t have the pass.

[@realp1155]

I feel the lineup should be determined by the matchups

[@scruffd0g193]

Agree. Start Embiid vs Serbia and if they play France, start embiid and just let him dominate Rudy and Wemby.

[@crzycolchris]

I dont care.. im starting embiid and ad together against Serbia

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

That’s tough but AD gotta be willing to play the four.

[@Lcnote215]

@@HomerunsamSOSA AD actually prefers to play the 4. hes just forced to play Center on the lakers cuz they have no other bigs

[@Flyhighsp.7]

@@HomerunsamSOSAyou forsure don’t watch basketball lol AD has been playing the 4 for most of his career

[@jonbasumatary5317]

@@HomerunsamSOSAdo you watch basketball bruh ….. ad himself admitted he doesn’t like playing the 5 but he has been forced to for the lakers

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

@@Flyhighsp.7 he been playin. The five for the lakers tho

[@DominionAnako-bb7ry]

Curry and LeBron James combined is great

[@ibnfaqir9223]

It's not that it was a close game, they became lazy and gave up playing defense.

[@BriqueStudios]

Booker, Ant, Bron, AD, Tatum

[@shanerobinson925]

Booker ain’t a PG booker either starts or gets replaced by Ant.

[@MikkiChavez]

Best closing line up

[@BriqueStudios]

@@shanerobinson925 it’s the olypmics tho

[@Daveyjdigital]

Not booker

[@infinitekee850]

Steph, AE, AD, Bron, Tatum That should be the result

[@Nostalgia9478]

Nope. KD over LeTatumBRICK

[@kendreviusclincy4377]

Lebron Curry Durant Davis Embid

[@seijisawamura5415]

Jokic and France will eat AD alive. They need Embiid to start. I’m glad you’re not a coach

[@JesusisKingfrrrrr]

@@Nostalgia9478 you everywhere hating on JT 😂

[@infinitekee850]

@@seijisawamura5415 only when they play jocik he can start don’t need him hurt for the season

[@jordan_unbound870]

Is Windy slimming down?? 👀

[@iguesss]

Ozempic

[@Daveyjdigital]

5ive is the 5ace of the NBA 🐜

[@johnnyvansguard869]

Let’s go Team USA!!! Let’s show the world we still and continue to own basketball

[@greenc0ncrete-d7h]

If it was as big in Europe as in the US you wouldn't

[@martinalbert29]

They need to play White/holiday/tatum together. Maybe with Ant and Davis. If that’s the 2nd 5 that would be dominant

[@Robin-xt7yo]

☘️☘️☘️

[@justified004]

Agreed. The 3 Celtics need to play together pairing with AD is a no-brainer. People need to chill though because wr don't have a set starting 5 and KD is still out. This team will be fine with a more time because no other team can match up with whatever 5 we choose.

[@nicoaldaco5351]

KEEP THE CROWN team. Makes way more sense for this stage in global basketball

[@miguelamaya8467]

AD x BAM goes hard, they get after it fr 💯

[@yungtato244]

AD outclassed all other bigs

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

PG: Tyrese Haliburton SG: Jrue Holiday SF: Jayson Tatum PF: Anthony Davis C: Bam Adebayo Five in & five out rotation

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

Jrue Ant Lebron Ad Embiid Steph Booker Tatum KD Bam

[@empire867]

AD is playing like MVP..👍

[@chemicalhap]

Not enough continuity with Team USA. When Colangelo and K was incharge there was continuity and progression...going from select to primary. World Cup teams feeding Olympics. we are back to ad hoc teams now. It aint the All Star game...its a shame we lost the framework.

[@gabepizza]

2 players are returning from the World Cup team. lol but I think this is more a last dance situation with Curry, Durant, LeBron, AD, etc..players who all have won multiple medals in international play but want one last run. Also we are returning 5 of the top 6 players from last Olympics. I think starting with the World Cup of 2027 we will see the new generation.

[@lareka11]

Rj's starting 5 is flatout terrible lol. Curry is starting 1000%

[@GoatedAtNFS]

fans thought Australia was a pushover too

[@chan13153]

Imagine Serbia? We getting whooped on Wednesday. This is what happens when you turn the nba from a sport into entertainment. You can tell none of the Americans were use to actual physical defense. That’s how Australia caught back up. We are in trouble.

[@justiceforjuicy6765]

Man stop, we got up 20 and took our foot off the gas, got sloppy and Australia played hard the whole way. If we turn it on and keep the pedal to the metal that 20 point lead becomes 30 easily… it won’t be the same fluctuating intensity once the Olympics start

[@desotohybrid2175]

​@@chan13153you're delusional lol

[@chan13153]

@@desotohybrid2175 Your delusional if you think the NBA is actually about basketball. Everyone knows that it's entertainment. It's all about the first team to score 150 points. No defense at all in the NBA. Not to mention most of the games are rigged. Refs, Vegas and Adam silver all calling the shots. Who is lebron gonna cry too at the olmypics. The refs don't speak english lol NBA= entertainment Fiba/Olympics= real basketball.

[@nnamdi602]

Cause they are. They was up by 20 then starting playing sloppy & it’s their 2nd game playing w/ no KD 😂

[@marricewilliams5917]

I watched this game in person. Although the US dominated the first half, Australia's pick and roll offense really could not be stopped, and as the game progressed the went to this action over and over. Their guards were able to get in the lane and repeatedly made good reads to their bigs (thus the 68 paint points mentioned by Windhorst). In the second half, the US turned to ball over way too much, especially in a key run in the third (and early parts of the 4th) when Australia cut a double-digit lead down. In my opinion, this game was way more about the US team's lack of defensive execution than it was about offense production. I think if they improve their rotations on pick and rolls and communicate better on off-ball screens and misdirection by their opponents, then they should do well moving forward. Furthermore, Australia ran several impressive ATO's which led to immediate scores (I think 3) in the second half. I know everyone wants to see dunks, threes, and an up and down game from the US team, but they can only do that if they can control the defensive end of the court.

[@EMoneey]

This dude sound so SILLY saying curry shouldn’t start 😭😭😭😂😂😂😂

[@johnfajutagana7646]

You gonna tear the bigs early with that starting 5 lol 😅😅😅

[@sternshowsucks]

Come on ESPn we need a Bronny update. He looks so good out there

[@AduotMadut]

😂😂😂

[@ThriveAliveJoshua]

They already have a name....the Avengers!

[@Fellow287]

Serbia sounds nice AF. Would like to see Serbia vs Canada, too.

[@RyanGiner]

The girl doing the play by play should be fired😂

[@chemicalhap]

Doris? You serious, casual? She has forgotten more basketball than you can slightly grasp.

[@TonyPajamas24]

@@chemicalhapDoris commentary is cheeks

[@RyanGiner]

@@chemicalhap not everyone who knows basketball should be talking on television 🤷

[@JPisready]

That RJ outfit is horrendous.....sweet vibes for sure.

[@huseynmemmedli6638]

PG: Steph SG: Ant SF: Lebron PF: KD C: Embiid Perfect starting 5 for me

[@scottinnh88]

Tatum needs to start man come on!

[@loganblack4885]

@@scottinnh88 Who Tatum starting over

[@scruffd0g193]

@@scottinnh88at the 2 over Ant? Their is the thing it’s a great problem to have. The only guys your worried about is JOKIC vs Serbia and embiid can handle that and not even France because Rudy and wemby can’t guard embiid.

[@mawlytaylor6682]

The Supreme Team

[@miskwainini]

We got a Cameroonian and bench player but no Kyrie and JB.

[@djagentdoubleosoul1958]

I know it's only been a few warm up games but the two players who have looked a little "lost" on the court are Curry and Embid. And it's no coincidence that - of the whole squad of 12 - it's Curry and Embid who have spent their WHOLE careers as the overwhelming number one options on their NBA teams where EVERYTHING goes through them. They expect to get the ball in EVERY play. At international level, you simply can't play like that: it's so much more a TEAM game than the NBA. This is why those two look a little uncertain on plays where they're not directly involved. Probably best that that Curry and Embid come off the bench : Curry to provide 3 point spark , Embid to provide offense/ defense spark when needed.

[@trellwhitehurst6670]

For Curry it's been a minute since he's played international ball (10 years to be exact for both him and AD and 12 for Lebron). With Embiid its obvious. He's never played on the international stage before.

[@seijisawamura5415]

Jokic and France will eat AD alive. They need Embiid to start. Australia cut the 20 point lead when Embiid sat in the 2nd half. But casual fans are so used to Embiid scoring 30+ that if he didn’t in fiba, they’ll call him trash.

[@desotohybrid2175]

Jokic and France will do nothing except lose to USA

[@Sr.Princip]

He gets them numbers up with 15 FTs in NBA,these are FIBA rules not NBA's bs

[@kaysheye7784]

@@Sr.Princip be that as it may, he put up the 4th most pts against Australia whilst playing the fewest minutes of anyone on Team USA

[@thomassryann8252]

AD different level

[@mctaguer]

I love RJ's player heights--every one he listed except LeBron he was short...but then he says they're all 6'10." BTW, Tatum is 6'10." Look at the team photo. He's clearly taller than Bam and at most 1" shorter than A.D. Definitely taller than LeBron, RJ. When are we gonna get the camera technology that measures exactly how tall guys are? Something tells me, it exists. Then, we can really laugh at KD telling us he's 6'9".

[@mattsell2361]

Supreme team sounds nasty. It should be called the reminder team cause we are reminding the world what happens when we bring our best

[@Shaolin91z]

02 Team. Our best 🤡

[@miklesolano]

Steph Tatum Lebron KD EMBIID with Jrue Ant Booker Bam AD off the Bench

[@david.c.henderson]

THE STREAM TEAM! 🤳🏾🤳🏾🤳🏾

[@hamnocheesee5398]

Steph, Ant, Tatum, Bam, AD

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

Great game 🇺🇲

[@LeFeren4Life]

for starting 5 i like jrue , curry , edwards , tatum/kd/book and ad , bron could run the bench

[@scruffd0g193]

Curry, Ant, LeBron, KD and Embiid. Matchups will be key, Embiid will be key vs Serbia and potentially France.

[@jodithomas9303]

Embiid needs to go

[@ericpapilayaTV]

Tatum has surpassed and completely demolished KD two years ago. plays same style and forxsure should start over him if it is about chemistry

[@apiotales]

Other teams "let us play together and win the Olympics , feed whoever is hot ". USA:. We are still wondering whose team this is , Ant, Lbj Curry one of them need to be the alpha.

[@ngkky]

Tell Richard Jefferson that Lebron is 4th all time in assist, not 5th.

[@JC-zk7rt]

It's not too late to get Kyrie if KD leaves. You know Ant Man and J. Tatum would be fired up and everyone would fall in line.

[@iguesss]

Hopefully Jaylen Brown is starting

[@kamscott4862]

hes not on team usa

[@arnodil5325]

@@kamscott4862 That's the joke 🤔

[@funkslave9425]

He’s neither needed nor wanted

[@iguesss]

The Cream Team

[@2Ez-wf7nv]

Just saying book had more points , and a better free throw shooter , and they somehow make it about ANT. But it’s all good aslong as we keep winning 🥇

[@andrewsadikin5226]

Derrick White as Christian Laetner?

[@downtowndeuce]

Didn't Chiney come up with the nickname?

[@malikgreen9312]

Steph Ant Kd if healthy Lebron AD it’s so simple

[@HomerunsamSOSA]

Jrue Ant Lebron Ad Embiid Steph Booker Tatum KD Bam

[@jstinson7072]

I would start Lebron. Curry. Durant. Davis. Embiid

[@menybitxu2988]

Curry, ant ,jt, bam Ad , for me could be the most versatile lineup

[@menybitxu2988]

If kd doesn't come back

[@MikkiChavez]

Unstoppable offense & ELITE defense EVERYWHERE. Coaching this team is easy

[@menybitxu2988]

@@MikkiChavez exactly what I was thinking

[@Mr32freedomwoods]

Supreme team. Rj yes or no you like it? Rj: no. 😂😂😂😂 the quickest no that got me.

[@hamnocheesee5398]

Bro it’s not 2017

[@Fellow287]

Give Cass the job. Malika is not likable.

[@funkslave9425]

I like Malika, she’s good at her job plus she’s fine

[@shanerobinson925]

Steph Ant Bron Tatum AD

[@DCth2]

Curry is like 2-13 from 3

[@kohsmoger1567]

𝓢𝓸 𝔀𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓱𝓮'𝓼 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓹𝓱 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓻𝔂

[@funkslave9425]

Only getting started, he will only get better

[@ien17]

Supreme team 😂

[@StrikeFirst01]

Curry 3 points only played a lot of minutes playing like Luka defense.

[@rudynmartinez8203]

How come Davis Don’t play like that with the Lakers.

[@funkslave9425]

Don’t start😂

[@rudynmartinez8203]

@@funkslave9425 I just did 🤣

[@PSimon-xr3pw]

The healthy players should play more minutes

[@rude1]

Man curry bron kd ad Holliday

[@hamnocheesee5398]

START AD & Bam you don’t need to start Lebron

[@Nostalgia9478]

WE WANT JB!!!

[@selimevrengil7445]

I’m a Celtics fan and Jaylen’s my favorite player but this narrative is insane. We’re talking about the 12th guy on the roster. Not to mention Derrick offers a different skillset which fits what the team needs better and frankly is more suited for international ball.

[@darkelzsmith3564]

@@Nostalgia9478 YOU WANT LED!CKL!CK 💯

[@jcmiisbeast5288]

I’d start lebron ant Durant bam AD

[@user-vu7hg1sq4y]

The NBA TRANSGENDER LOVE TEAM DREAM TEAM FOR LEBRON UNITY

[@spikefm2049]

AD EVERYDAY

[@zayyiscool]

Supreme team… 🤔 got a lil ring to it

[@Shaolin91z]

Ring like a 🛁 bathtub ring

[@PIP-cw7qe]

I don’t like the way Steph talks

[@funkslave9425]

What did he say?

[@MikkiChavez]

KD should come off the bench to light it up

[@poppasmurf3670]

I don’t like AD and Embiid in the lineup together.

[@AdLast]

Embid already crying…..

[@MikkiChavez]

Naw Antman must start smh

[@snekinrican]

Eiimbeed isn't American

[@kaysheye7784]

don't be xenophobic

[@funkslave9425]

Agreed, why not uplift your birth country instead of joining a country with more stars than the night sky, he’ll never be the face of US BBall

[@hamnocheesee5398]

Starters full of all nba 3rd players lol

[@funkslave9425]

Tatum is 3rd?

[@hamnocheesee5398]

No but the rest are if they even made all nba. You smart right?

[@Rajneeeeesh]

Haliburton - PG Booker - SG KD - SF LeBron - PF Davis - C This is how Team USA should lineup for the Olympics. Dream Team 3.0 loading!

[@seijisawamura5415]

Jokic and France will eat AD alive. They need Embiid to start. I’m glad you’re not a coach. Australia cut the 20 point lead when Embiid sat in the 2nd half.

[@kaysheye7784]

@@seijisawamura5415 it's fine, let them see for themselves

[@user-wu8sj3ee3d]

LeBron defense not good enough to start.

[@richschneiderman613]

2 hurt players n 2 40 Year olds ok

[@kalohr]

not very convincing....

[@Dawgthem]

Supreme team is trash lol. Let’s just stick with what social media named them. “The Avengers”

[@turzyn40]

Where is Jaylen Brown, you fake cowards!

[@juliomartis2906]

It looks like AD is going to have the start over Embid 👀🧐. Don't forget he has dominated Embid and Yiannis. Or next to Embid.

[@Mist_R]

Supreme 🤮