The United States team is the favorite to participate in the 2023 Basketball World Cup. For a team led by Steve Kerr, anything short of winning a championship would be labeled a failure, and that’s what it ended up being. And the American didn’t even get on the podium.
At the beginning of the game, the US team had no cracks and was the best, despite not having a star, but what would happen if the best players in the NBA participated?
The best team in America is without a doubt LeBron James and Stephen Curry as captains. The Golden State Warriors point guard will have to be paired with Damian Lillard and Kyrie Irving, as they both played in the last NBA All-Star Game and are among the best players at their position in the league. one.
Devin Booker and Donovan Mitchell will serve as guards. The former is consistently one of the best scorers on tour, and his mid-range shot is one of the most effective on the planet. For his part, Mitchell was able to take a step forward with the Cleveland Cavaliers and shine with a team other than the Utah Jazz. Its presence makes it immovable.
Among those forwards is “King James” and Kevin Durant, one of the best players in the league when healthy and one of the few players who could compete with James in his prime.
As far as James Harden is concerned, he’ll make the team as well, as he can play from the three to the one without any problem. This “big beard” was the NBA assists leader last season (averaging 10.7 times per game). Under the leadership of so many stars, he will hold a “feast” to share the game. Jayson Tatum, Past MVP all star gamewill also be elected.
Since James and Durant can play power forward, three centers will be selected: Draymond Green, one of the best defenders in the league, and Anthony Davis, the tournament leader in blocks (2.0 per game). , and Deandre Ayton.
The list is pretty complicated, with names like Trae Young, Jaylen Brown, Bam Adebayo, Klay Thompson, Ja Morant or Chris Paul being left out, and we even have No 12 players from the last World Cup were named.