USA Basketball unveiled the player roster Wednesday for the men's team that will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Three years after the Tokyo Olympics saw several of top US players sit out the Games in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2024 edition of the "Dream Team" will once again feature a roster loaded with future hall of famers and many of basketball's brightest young stars., making his fourth appearance after skipping the past two Olympics.
This will be the 36-year-old Curry's first Olympic Games, making him the fifth player to represent the Warriors at an Olympics with Team USA. The squad will also feature Philadelphia 76ers' big man and reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid, who has decided to make his Olympic debut competing for the US.The team's head coach will be Golden State's Steve Kerr, who takes over the role from Gregg Popovich, who led Team USA to gold in the Tokyo Games.
The US team will hold a training camp and exhibition games in Las Vegas in July, before traveling to Paris. The Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics will take place on July 26 with men's basketball play beginning the
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