Five Los Angeles Lakers Players Among 44 Finalists For U.S. Olympic Team

USA Basketball revealed the list of finalists for the 2020 US Olympic Men’s Basketball Team on Monday morning. Five Los Angeles Lakers players may get a chance to join the Olympic Team. LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Kyle Kuzma, Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee made the opening pool of finalists. Head coach Gregg Popovich and managing director Jerry Colangelo will have to shrink the number to 12 before training camp for the Olympics this summer.

Here’s the first half of the list of finalists:

Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat); LaMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio Spurs); Harrison Barnes (Sacramento Kings); Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards); Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns); Malcolm Brogdon (Indiana Pacers); Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics); Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat); Mike Conley (Utah Jazz); Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors); Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers); DeMar DeRozan (San Antonio Spurs); Andre Drummond (Cleveland Cavaliers); Kevin Durant (Brooklyn Nets); Paul George (L.A. Clippers); Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors); James Harden (Houston Rockets); Montrezl Harrell (L.A. Clippers); Joe Harris (Brooklyn Nets); Tobias Harris (Philadelphia 76ers); Gordon Hayward (Boston Celtics);

Here’s the other half:

Dwight Howard (Los Angeles Lakers); Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans); Kyrie Irving (Brooklyn Nets); LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers); Kyle Kuzma (Los Angeles Lakers); Kawhi Leonard (L.A. Clippers); Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers); Brook Lopez (Milwaukee Bucks); Kevin Love (Cleveland Cavaliers); Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors); JaVale McGee (Los Angeles Lakers); Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks); Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz); Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers); Chris Paul (Oklahoma City Thunder); Mason Plumlee (Denver Nuggets); Marcus Smart (Boston Celtics); Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics); Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors); Myles Turner (Indiana Pacers); Kemba Walker (Boston Celtics); Russell Westbrook (Houston Rockets); and Derrick White (San Antonio Spurs).

Experience puts Lakers players in the Olympic team

The national team has taken into consideration players’ experience with the program.

Davis won gold as the only member of the undefeated 2012 Olympic team with no experience. Howard was a starter for the 2008 Olympic team. Kuzma had to leave the World Championship team this summer due to an injury.  McGee was a training camp finalist for the 2010 World Championships organized in Turkey. LeBron is a three-time Olympic medalist, and he will try to make a historic fourth US Olympic men’s team. This appearance would tie him with Carmelo Anthony for the most by any basketball player.

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