Five months out from the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, a preliminary roster for Team USA’s men’s basketball squad has been revealed. A total of 44 players have expressed interest in playing at some point in the past.
Only 12 players will be selected to participate in the actual games, so we’ll see a number of these players withdraw from consideration and then a select 12 hand-picked from those that remain.
A total of nine players represented the country at the Olympics four years ago in Rio de Janeiro and the only three from that squad not on this list are Carmelo Anthony, DeMarcus Cousins and DeAndre Jordan.
All of the 12 players who represented America during last summer’s FIBA World Cup have been selected to participate in the preliminary stages of the Olympic roster selection process.
A total of five players have been selected from both the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers.
Player | Team | 2016 | 2019 |
Jaylen Brown | BOS | Yes | |
Gordon Hayward | BOS | ||
Marcus Smart | BOS | Yes | |
Jayson Tatum | BOS | Yes | |
Kemba Walker | BOS | Yes | |
Kevin Durant | BRK | Yes | |
Joe Harris | BRK | Yes | |
Kyrie Irving | BRK | Yes | |
Andre Drummond | CLE | ||
Kevin Love | CLE | ||
Mason Plumlee | DEN | Yes | |
Stephen Curry | GSW | ||
Draymond Green | GSW | Yes | |
Klay Thompson | GSW | Yes | |
James Harden | HOU | ||
Russell Westbrook | HOU | ||
Malcolm Brogdon | IND | ||
Victory Oladipo | IND | ||
Myles Turner | IND | Yes | |
Paul George | LAC | Yes | |
Montrezl Harrell | LAC | ||
Kawhi Leonard | LAC | ||
Anthony Davis | LAL | ||
Dwight Howard | LAL | ||
LeBron James | LAL | ||
Kyle Kuzma | LAL | ||
JaVale McGee | LAL | ||
Bam Adebayo | MIA | ||
Jimmy Butler | MIA | Yes | |
Brook Lopez | MIL | Yes | |
Khris Middleton | MIL | Yes | |
Brandon Ingram | NOP | ||
Chris Paul | OKC | ||
Tobias Harris | PHI | ||
Devin Booker | PHO | ||
Damian Lillard | POR | ||
Harrison Barnes | SAC | Yes | Yes |
LaMarcus Aldridge | SAS | ||
DeMar DeRozan | SAS | Yes | |
Derrick White | SAS | Yes | |
Kyle Lowry | TOR | Yes | |
Mike Conley | UTA | ||
Donovan Mitchell | UTA | Yes | |
Bradley Beal | WAS |