Here’s an even bigger sleeper pick that I think is super worth watching, Rob Dillingham. I genuinely think his drafting by Minnesota increases their title window by almost a decade and improves their title odds dramatically. Their lack of trade capitol and huge contracts, specifically KAT and Rudy, had me super worried they’d only have a few years to contend before having to blow it up cause they wouldn’t have the assets to build around Ant kinda like the Bucks right now with Giannis but I think he’s a complete game changer to what this team’s ceiling is.
@natevanderw booker and bam could become the 4tha dn 5th to win 3 gold medals. I feel like they might want to. And booker and bam showing they can play a role and having the moet experience they will get it
@@monumental6741 Chet is a good one too but I think he might be better at the 4. Lively is a better rebounder and might work better in a specific role player role but if its 5 out then Chet all the way
Team USA still has a massive cumulative talent advantage over everyone else. Our guys just do not play as hard as these other teams the entire game. I believe this wholeheartedly.
Exactly! Tatum is last player I would think would childish like that and refuse to play; even stating the possibility of he not playing is complete insanity
Trae young would be absolutely unplayable in the Olympics. Teams that focus on plays will target him 100% on every possession and with his horrendous Defence, he’s not gonna be playable. Embiid probably won’t play since the teams gonna be worse and he only played this year since it was top 2 teams ever assembled. He also said he’d like to play for Cameroon
@@requix37He can't play for Cameroon anymore. FIBA rules state that once you attend an international competition as part of one country then you are locked to that country. Embiid knows this.
I just don’t see Brunson as a small ball dominant guard being on the team USA team. I can easily see Cade Cunningham making it over him considering he’ll be 26 and he played on the team USA U18 teams so he has experience already playing with team USA. Plus he’s 6’6 and he’ll be a lot better than he is now
Yea and this why hopefully after signing his first big contract , if DET doesn’t improve in the next 2 years, he looks somewhere else because hes easily an all star player. He plays with absolute no spacing at all in DET.
It’s kinda crazy how the guards have so much depth that people aren’t even considering Trae Young as an option😭 I know the US team hates him cause they’ve never even given him a thought in the past but still dam lmao
@@tommartyn524 yep , every team will target Trae young every possession and for teams like Greece, Serbia and France with their star players, it will be a blowout whenever team usa plays Trae young
@@damirvujevic2685 u gonna act like they don’t? 💀 if you’ve paid attention over the past couple years he’s been pretty out spoken about how they’ve completely ignored his want to play even when he’s going out of his way to try and join.
@@requix37 how? giannis and jokic will be old, shai will be most likely past his all time peak dennis schroeder will be worse gobert will be too old I mean I don't see any country getting much better if better at all
What’s crazy to me is Team USA is the ONLY country that has an over abundance of talent to choose from. No other country comes close to this problem of roster building 😂
@@javigar133 The US “barely won” in 2008 and 2012, as well with a blowout coming in 2016. 8 of the last 9 Olympic cycles have been gold medal results. They win as a team and lose as a team. Doesn’t change the fact that Team USA has an abundance of talent.
2028 Team USA roster PG- Tyrese Haliburton, Ja Morant, Tyrese Maxey SG- Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker SF- Jalen Williams, Scottie Barnes PF- Jayson Tatum, Paolo Banchero, Cooper Flagg C- Chet Holmgren, Bam Adebayo Snubs- Brunson, Mitchell, Zion, Mobley, Cade Brown????
This idiot thinks this team won't medal he says there is a dip in talent for USA what about all the other countries I don't see any other European teams apart from France having any generational talents like wemby
@@bkelly625completely agree this how u know he doesn’t watch other players development scottie will def be at his level or better. He has the type of ceiling i ain’t even raptors fan either😂
I don’t even think the USA roster is the most concerning thing. It’s this: think of all the French guys who have been lottery picks recently: Wemby, Coulibaly, Sarr, Risacher, etc. Imagine if they all pan out as NbA stars and that young core is powering France? Terrifying
Even more terrifying when you realize we won’t have Lebron Steph and kd (if we do, they’ll no doubt be worse then they are now). So our team won’t be as good but France will keep getting better
I feel like Mobley or Lively should be a lock for one of those last F/C spots just off defensive ability alone especially Mobley and that celtics series of him at the 5 looked really good I could see him being able to play spot minutes there or play him next to someone who can space and defend like a JJJ or Chet.
the fact u brought up lively is insane a lot of people have snubbed him and i say he’s def got a shot to be in the next olympics man helped our finals run and he has high upside hopefully he develops well
Yea I’m worried also. If Tatum and Brown decide not to play that would be a huge loss. They would be the most experience superstars that’s in the middle of their primes at that point. I think Serbia if Jokic and Bogan gives it one more shot and France ofc because Wemby would be entering his prime by then would upset us. Serbia and France have some young players coming in and if they develop quick by then on top of their generational superstars they have would be tough.
This (potential) team is ridiculous! In 4 years i expect a handful of these guys to be household names, best players in the league! Team USA will be fiiiine
I guarantee you that 4 more years of development for guys like cade, barnes, chet, brandon miller, tyrese maxey etc will no doubt produce next level studs. Imagine every other country in the world that plays basketball thinking about having guys like that on their squad to choose from lmao. AJ dybantsa is the next true superstar and he is coming. Cameron boozer, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, Cooper Flag, Brandon Mccoy, Tyran Stokes etc etc. There is Real star power coming. No country is producing nothing like that. The u17 team with boozer, mccoy and stokes were just beating teams by literally 60+ every game against the best countries in the world
I just watched SROS's video predicting the 2028 team. He had Edwards, Booker, Tatum, Paolo, and Bam as the starters. I think that lineup makes sense and is probably about as good as we can put out there. The bench would be made up of a similar tier of players. It's clearly not as good as this year, but it still would be the favorite. Maybe playing in the US helps too?
Mikal Bridges would be a perfect player for Team USA. He’s capable of playing so many different roles at a high level. He can play off the ball or on the ball, and also play elite defense. He should probably be on the team
Book and Bam can be the vets of this team per se in 4 years, but I think Ant could emerge as the go to guy for this team. As long as they want to play referencing Book and Bam. This team might be lead by the wings which could take the pressure off the bigs. This is such a fun exercise to do, because we’re all guessing who might play for the USA in 4 years.
There is enough young talent where I expect quite a few of these players to be a lot better in 2028 and things will be more comfortable. I also feel like these guys could mesh really well together based on on ball/off ball experience and abilities
Guys you didn't mention that I think will warrant consideration: Brandon Miller, Dereck Lively, Herb Jones, Jalen Suggs, Desmond Bane, Jarrett Allen, Jalen Johnson. Considering how thin your win rotation was looking, I was especially surprised you didn't include Miller. He may offer the best replacement for Tatum or Brown if one of them doesn't play. I know he's only played one year, but I still think it's reasonable to project him as a candidate given what we saw.
I believe that in 2028, France will be lacking experience. No Nando and Batum, the last survirors of the sole title-winning team in French history, no Fournier Albicy or Gobert. Not to mention, a new coach for the first time since 2009. Our team will probably be good, but I think 2028 will be too soon for us to contend for a final spot again. Meanwhile, I believe a rejuvenated USA team will still bring back gold with a good mix of experience and youth
France in final, again- bro you're joking, right?! 😁 Serbia is far stronger, even Germany is better team.. France max is 1/4 besides Canada Greece Australia
I think herb jones could be a good candidate for the role player/ Derrick white role. I think a combination of him and mikal bridges would be very good as the role players for this team. Only thing I think would be good to add to the role players of this team would be a very good defensive guard like Jrue Holliday. Maybe someone like Jalen Suggs.
Aside from maybe france, the entire roster of all these international teams are top heavy af. Serbia NEEDS jokic. Germany NEEDS schroder. Greece NEEDS giannis. If they don't have these guys, they're done for except for probably Germany but their guard play is sus considering Franz is kinda their defacto pg when schroder is out. The us has so many options it's crazy to even have this conversation imo.
If I was USA basketball I would start now and try and get players to want to play for USA Even if the team is just all-stars and non-generational talent, if they actually played together at the World Cup and practiced, they would close the gap between the other countries national teams caring more lol
Next year will be the FIBA AmeriCup which would be good practice for Team USA. Not in terms of competition maybe but it is good as a way to improve teamplay by having a team that remains consistent. Then in 2027 there's the World Cup. If Team USA can have the same players play together across those two competitions and into the Olympics then their chances improve a lot. And i say that as a person who was hoping for the US to lose.
Booker literally said "I'll do it". I don't see the other guards besides Ant who has that mentality. Book proved that a Star player could accomplish the role that he just had, so I hope the others show the same tenacity
I don't really agree with your choices from amongst those player pools, but I do pretty much agree on the pool of players to choose from... and yeah this looks "interesting" for the US in the future...
How about the New York Knicks "blockiness monster" Mitchell Robinson? Defense was the major issue why the USA Basketball team was challenged so often take a look at Awful Coaching on the matter. They were really not engaging in simple basic defensive fundamentals necessary to shut down their opponents.
I think the big man spot isn't the biggest issue when you factor in the substantial defensive prowess of those 4 you listed. Those 4 guys are DPOY-candidate level defenders. Also, 0.0% chance that BOTH Tatum and Brown don't play.
If the team you picked is it, then I would definitely be super nervous. It is hard to predict how players will progress or regress in the next four years so maybe the players you picked will be better than expected. Could also see some other younger players right now emerge. I do think the omissions is the bigger talking point honestly. I think Booker would run it back one more time. Booker would serve as that veteran experience that every Team USA team has. It's how you end up with a J Kidd on the team for multiple cycles. If Tatum and Brown actually decline to participate because of hurt feelings and feeling disrespected then they're just being petty and short sighted. It'll be a short term win for them in 2028 to "stick it" to USA Basketball but it'll hurt their legacies in the long run. They'll be seen as putting themselves over Team USA and deliberately hurting Team USA. It'd make more sense if they came in playing with a chip on their shoulder and wanting to prove that 2024 was an aberration and that they are those guys. Including Booker, Brown, and Tatum means taking three off and, from your group, I'd probably take off Brunson, Barnes, and Williams. You already pointed out the issues with Brunson and Barnes. Williams is a hard one to cut because I agree with what you said for including him but I also agree with you that we'd want some bigger forwards that could technically play the 5 so that means keeping Paolo and Zion. I'd still not be super confident but I'd feel better if Booker, Brown, and Tatum were playing.
Starting 5: 1. Tyrese Haliburton 2. Devin Booker 3. Anthony Edwards 4. Jayson Tatum 5. Anthony Davis Tyrese Maxey, Ja Morant Jaylen Brown Paolo Banchero, Cooper Flagg Chet Holmgren, Zion Williamson, Jaren Jackson Jr. Anthony Davis, Bam Adebayo, Evan Mobley
the tatum minutes narrative is heavily overblown. it does not matter at all. if he wants to be a featured player and help the US win gold in 2028 he’ll be there. if not, other people will want to be there.
If Steve Kerr was coach again, I can certainly see Tatum not wanting to play, same with Jalen Brown. They were both snubbed, even if Tatum has that Gold Medal. At center there are definitely concerns, but I wouldn't rule out Walker Kessler or Donovan Clingan just yet, as USA need that bigger body in FIBA play. I love the idea of Zion playing alongside another big, if Zion is healthy and can shoot okay from 3. France will be amazing moving forwards, as will Canada, but a number of the other top teams are likely to regress. Australia is losing its heart and soul after these games, with Paddy Mills, Joe Ingles and Matty Dellavedova all moving on. The younger guys are good, but none of them can shoot from distance. Germany are likely to be worse without peak Schroder, Serbia are not likely to get better (seriously, how much better can Jokic get), and he carried that team by being the best player on the floor. Greece have Giannis, but that's about it. It's also likely to be both Jokic and Giannis' last Olympics. Also factor in a lot of these guys are young. I know I don't want to face a team with Tatum, Brown and Ant when they are all locked in defensively, especially if there is a decent rim presence back there too.
I think Tatum is an upstanding person and ideal ambassador for the sport, I think come 2028, if he is still top tier, he’ll play. Tatum wasn’t the best, or even second best at his position this 2024
go back to any of the past olympic gold medal teams not including 2024 - none of them looked particularly strong 4 years in advance. Granted, global competition is far greater now, but I still think we're underestimating what 2028 could be.
One option for the Derrick White role in 2028 is Jaden McDaniels. I think his defense and length would thrive in olympic play. Plus with the guards you have, he wouldn't need to create as much.
Why would Booker not be in the olympics again? He has won two golds now and was the best plus minus on the team. I think he would totally be down to do another olympics!
Zach Edey would be perfect. But he's Canadian. He'll be good after he's got 3 NBA seasons under his belt. Who do the US have who could match up with him? I remember watching the Grizzlies play the Jazz in Summer League and Walker Kessler looked like a child next to Zach. He was just abused on a couple of plays, and he's a 7'0", 250 lb man.
team USA has only one thing do…starting to do what every other country does, Create a program where 24 players are invited every summer for at least a month to get to know eachother on the court and work on team chemistry . The talent depth is so huge that Even if they have only C or D tier team compared to what they could get , they would win without a doubt
I like championship guys on the olympic team to pull everyone together and lead. We'll be losing a lot of that for 28. Itll be interesting to see who steps up. 4 years is a long way away but early on tatum and brown will take the tourch mayb
Chet and Bam not gonna be enough. They need Miles Turner which I think the perfect replacement for Embiid. He can shoot outside, great in pick&roll and play very good defense too.
Tatum and Brown will play. Booker, Adebayo, Edwards and Haliburton will return. Banchero and Holmgren have to be on there. I would think Maxey and Brunson have to be on there too. Scottie Barnes and Evan Mobley will be my last two. Mobley can get replaced with Jalen Williams if we truly don’t need a third center.
My Picks For 2028 Team USA PG: Tyrese Haliburton SG: Anthony Edwards SF: Jayson Tatum PF: Jalen Williams C: Dereck Lively Bench: Trae Young, Ja Morant, Tyrese Maxey, Devin Booker, Scottie Barnes, Paolo Banchero, Cooper Flagg
2024 - 2028 (roles) AD - chet Bam -Bam Embiid - Clingan/Kessler/Edey (the best ou of these 3) Lebron - Zion Tatum - Banchero KD - Copper Flagg White - Jdub Booker - Booker Jru - Bridges Steph - Ant Ant - Bruson Halli - Halli Starters Chet Zion Cooper Booker Ant Zion and ant leading as on ball creators (like lebron and steph did), cooper flagg off ball scorer (like KD), chet defensive playmaker, book with the same role as he did this year. 2nd unit Paolo and brunson on ball creators, jdub and bridges hard workers off ball, bam same role as he did this year. Big center for specific matches, Halli as on ball creator if something happens.
we need 3 superstars who can takeover the game and a bunch of really good role players (i.e. Jrue, White, Book, AD) Superstars: Anthony Edwards Jalen Brunson Tyrese Maxey Role Players: Tyrese Haliburton Scottie Barnes Mikael Bridges Chet Holmgren Bam Adebayo Jalen Williams Jaylen Brown Devin Booker Cooper Flagg
@@QuaiChandler-nn5du embiid only played for usa because it had the best chance of winning and it wasn’t close. He even said he wasn’t sure of who he’ll play for in 2028, also since team 2028 will be worse then 2024, he doesn’t have much as a reason to play for usa. Durant could definitely still play. I’m just not sure if Tatum, brown and morant are good enough to be the next Lebron kd and curry for 2028 especially since all the other countries are getting better and better
Keep sleeping on Jabari Smith. He could be a completely different player in 4 years once he gains strength and gets closer to his man's body. He's working out with KD this summer. Maybe that's just me being a homer, but I'm counting on him making that leap.
Trae young would be unplayable in Olympic basketball. He’s getting targeted EVERY play because of his defense. Lamelo is also pretty unplayable, better defense then Trae(by like 5%) he’s also getting targeted every possession but worse off offensively. No way either of them are chosen over the other guards
Booker if healthy should be a lock for 2028. He was phenomenal this year. Did his part perfectly on offense, and was a demon on defense.
Book could make a defensive improvement this year especially with coach budd he just needs to not exert much effort on offense to do so
@@RaidensBoobies17 Having two elite scorers and Tyus to playmake for him should do the trick.
The Book disrespect is nasty work.
My jaw was dropped
It’s hard to predict who will emerge or digress in 4 years
Bingo. My sleeper pick is the kid from Kentucky, Reed Sheppard. If he develops into a deadly sharp shooter, then he should make to team.
Here’s an even bigger sleeper pick that I think is super worth watching, Rob Dillingham. I genuinely think his drafting by Minnesota increases their title window by almost a decade and improves their title odds dramatically. Their lack of trade capitol and huge contracts, specifically KAT and Rudy, had me super worried they’d only have a few years to contend before having to blow it up cause they wouldn’t have the assets to build around Ant kinda like the Bucks right now with Giannis but I think he’s a complete game changer to what this team’s ceiling is.
Yea this video kind of dumb bc of that
Hopefully Booker and Bam decide to play. They would be vets by that time and they’d still contribute at a high level in 4 years
They are already vets. Just that they will be at the tail end of their prime and full of that extra stuff a team needs.
@natevanderw booker and bam could become the 4tha dn 5th to win 3 gold medals. I feel like they might want to. And booker and bam showing they can play a role and having the moet experience they will get it
No way anyone turns down a spot because the Olympics are in LOS ANGELES.
Kawhi Leonard
It's 2024 Cali is nothing special lol
Bruh you don’t know 😅😅
@@lennyshwayze980 That state is worst state in USA right now.
@@lennyshwayze980prolly when you don’t got money to blow
No way you don’t put Booker considering he has 2x gold medals and would help with the team and look at what he did this year
Dereck Lively gonna be the starting center in 2028
Chet
Bam
Of the select team perhaps.
@@monumental6741 Chet is a good one too but I think he might be better at the 4. Lively is a better rebounder and might work better in a specific role player role but if its 5 out then Chet all the way
Utah big center that played last time
Team USA still has a massive cumulative talent advantage over everyone else. Our guys just do not play as hard as these other teams the entire game. I believe this wholeheartedly.
Just assuming Tatum won’t want to play is insane and totally goes against Tatum’s character you’re off your rocker
I hope he plays!
@@SportingLogically also the Olympics is based in the USA you think that doesn't give extra motivation to play you.arr clearly of your rocker
He just assumed booker wouldn’t play too for no reason. Reaching like crazy in this video
Exactly! Tatum is last player I would think would childish like that and refuse to play; even stating the possibility of he not playing is complete insanity
@@SportingLogically love the content! We won’t always agree but I’ll always tune in love the hard work you do tuck
Not having Trea Young or Embiid mentioned is crazy. I get not having them on there but not saying their name is insane
Trae young would be absolutely unplayable in the Olympics. Teams that focus on plays will target him 100% on every possession and with his horrendous Defence, he’s not gonna be playable. Embiid probably won’t play since the teams gonna be worse and he only played this year since it was top 2 teams ever assembled. He also said he’d like to play for Cameroon
@@requix37I get all that I just feel like no mention is strange. Young is still one of the better American guards and Embiid could still play for US
@@requix37He can't play for Cameroon anymore. FIBA rules state that once you attend an international competition as part of one country then you are locked to that country. Embiid knows this.
I just don’t see Brunson as a small ball dominant guard being on the team USA team. I can easily see Cade Cunningham making it over him considering he’ll be 26 and he played on the team USA U18 teams so he has experience already playing with team USA. Plus he’s 6’6 and he’ll be a lot better than he is now
Cade is easily a lock for 2028
Cope buddy. Brunson will be the Curry replacement if he wants to be when we get there.
Yea and this why hopefully after signing his first big contract , if DET doesn’t improve in the next 2 years, he looks somewhere else because hes easily an all star player. He plays with absolute no spacing at all in DET.
Bro if Yuki Kawamura can excel in the Olympics. I'm pretty sure Jalen Brunson can do that as well. Easily
@@EDTheOneablehow he will be curry replacement
No Booker? Yeah I’m not even watching the rest. Absolutely terrible choice and insane disrespect towards one of USA’s top 6 or so players.
Maybe you should’ve watched the rest cause the only reason Booker isn’t on there is cause he’s predicting he doesn’t opt in 🤦♂️
Yeah, watch the video mate lmfao
It’s kinda crazy how the guards have so much depth that people aren’t even considering Trae Young as an option😭 I know the US team hates him cause they’ve never even given him a thought in the past but still dam lmao
Trae young would be unplayable in the Olympics. Just getting targeted 99% of the plays
only a child would write "I know they hate him"
Small guards do terribly in fiba basketball. Remember lillard. He was unplayable
@@tommartyn524 yep , every team will target Trae young every possession and for teams like Greece, Serbia and France with their star players, it will be a blowout whenever team usa plays Trae young
@@damirvujevic2685 u gonna act like they don’t? 💀 if you’ve paid attention over the past couple years he’s been pretty out spoken about how they’ve completely ignored his want to play even when he’s going out of his way to try and join.
4 years is along time a bunch of people gonna improve
You can’t tell who gonna make it or not
It's kinda shocking a dude this invested in basketball would make a video like this? Kinda makes him look like a joke
It’s just a fun video
I think most of the players will make significant improvements in 4 years and the US will be just fine.
True but the other countries will also improve
@@requix37 how? giannis and jokic will be old, shai will be most likely past his all time peak dennis schroeder will be worse gobert will be too old I mean I don't see any country getting much better if better at all
@aidenkervin9758 how will Shai be past his prime in 4 years?
What’s crazy to me is Team USA is the ONLY country that has an over abundance of talent to choose from. No other country comes close to this problem of roster building 😂
And still US lost back to backs world cups and barely won in the last two olympics. It is not only "talent on paper", It is a team sport
@@javigar133 The US “barely won” in 2008 and 2012, as well with a blowout coming in 2016. 8 of the last 9 Olympic cycles have been gold medal results. They win as a team and lose as a team. Doesn’t change the fact that Team USA has an abundance of talent.
2028 Team USA roster
PG- Tyrese Haliburton, Ja Morant, Tyrese Maxey
SG- Anthony Edwards, Devin Booker
SF- Jalen Williams, Scottie Barnes
PF- Jayson Tatum, Paolo Banchero, Cooper Flagg
C- Chet Holmgren, Bam Adebayo
Snubs- Brunson, Mitchell, Zion, Mobley, Cade
Brown????
This idiot thinks this team won't medal he says there is a dip in talent for USA what about all the other countries I don't see any other European teams apart from France having any generational talents like wemby
Jaylen Brown is a better SF then Scottie and Jaylen Williams
@@cameronchristie6611 Brown and Team USA have beef and JDub and Barnes by 2028 could be as good as or better than Brown anyway
@@bkelly625completely agree this how u know he doesn’t watch other players development scottie will def be at his level or better. He has the type of ceiling i ain’t even raptors fan either😂
Sleep on Cade Cunningham he’ll likely be the starter in 28’ at worst he’ll back up Hali
Tatum will play 2028…that is his character
I don’t even think the USA roster is the most concerning thing. It’s this: think of all the French guys who have been lottery picks recently: Wemby, Coulibaly, Sarr, Risacher, etc. Imagine if they all pan out as NbA stars and that young core is powering France? Terrifying
Even more terrifying when you realize we won’t have Lebron Steph and kd (if we do, they’ll no doubt be worse then they are now). So our team won’t be as good but France will keep getting better
Could be fun to see Myles Turner compete. Near elite on both sides of the ball + good teammate, would be a veteran
I feel like Mobley or Lively should be a lock for one of those last F/C spots just off defensive ability alone especially Mobley and that celtics series of him at the 5 looked really good I could see him being able to play spot minutes there or play him next to someone who can space and defend like a JJJ or Chet.
the fact u brought up lively is insane a lot of people have snubbed him and i say he’s def got a shot to be in the next olympics man helped our finals run and he has high upside hopefully he develops well
Yea I’m worried also. If Tatum and Brown decide not to play that would be a huge loss. They would be the most experience superstars that’s in the middle of their primes at that point. I think Serbia if Jokic and Bogan gives it one more shot and France ofc because Wemby would be entering his prime by then would upset us. Serbia and France have some young players coming in and if they develop quick by then on top of their generational superstars they have would be tough.
Even if they do decided to play, not even star power to beat some of the other teams, they’re just getting bigger whole out roster would get worse
"You're not just gonna give Ja the ball." Bookmarking this.
This (potential) team is ridiculous! In 4 years i expect a handful of these guys to be household names, best players in the league! Team USA will be fiiiine
I guarantee you that 4 more years of development for guys like cade, barnes, chet, brandon miller, tyrese maxey etc will no doubt produce next level studs. Imagine every other country in the world that plays basketball thinking about having guys like that on their squad to choose from lmao. AJ dybantsa is the next true superstar and he is coming. Cameron boozer, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, Cooper Flag, Brandon Mccoy, Tyran Stokes etc etc. There is Real star power coming. No country is producing nothing like that. The u17 team with boozer, mccoy and stokes were just beating teams by literally 60+ every game against the best countries in the world
Brandon miller is the perfect fit for team USA at Alabama he was a great defender when needed and is a excellent 3pt shooter
I just watched SROS's video predicting the 2028 team. He had Edwards, Booker, Tatum, Paolo, and Bam as the starters. I think that lineup makes sense and is probably about as good as we can put out there. The bench would be made up of a similar tier of players. It's clearly not as good as this year, but it still would be the favorite. Maybe playing in the US helps too?
Most of this I disagree with but one thing I do know is in 4 years team France and Canada are going to be elite
My personal list:
Guards: Booker, Haliburton, Edwards, J Williams, Bridges
Wings: Brown, Tatum, Banchero, Barnes
Centers: Holmgreen, Adebayo, Turner
Paolo in that Melo roll we gone be fine gang
Mikal Bridges would be a perfect player for Team USA. He’s capable of playing so many different roles at a high level. He can play off the ball or on the ball, and also play elite defense. He should probably be on the team
Also if Brunson is there the chemistry would be a plus as well
I think your down rating how much development can have in 4 yrs the whole landscape of the nba will change by then
i want to see how Donavon Clingon develops. he will actually be in the league and will have 4 years experience by 2028
Book and Bam can be the vets of this team per se in 4 years, but I think Ant could emerge as the go to guy for this team. As long as they want to play referencing Book and Bam. This team might be lead by the wings which could take the pressure off the bigs. This is such a fun exercise to do, because we’re all guessing who might play for the USA in 4 years.
How do you not have lively as a potential big? He literally meets the criteria your looking for and I’m sure he’ll only get better
Kerr won’t be the coach so we’ll be good
The Jays not play 2028 OLYMPICS ?
As a host, Usa will have a huge pride when it comes to defending their medal on their homecourt. So I think every top guy will play
Edwards or Chet would need to reach Wemby-levels of impact for me to feel good about this roster on the world stage
There is enough young talent where I expect quite a few of these players to be a lot better in 2028 and things will be more comfortable. I also feel like these guys could mesh really well together based on on ball/off ball experience and abilities
USA will be fine. We have biggest pool of talent overall.
I think Kerr not being the hc means Tatum will play.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if AD and Booker were on the 28 team, despite their age
The USA should be smart and tie Olympic selection to being available for the WC in 2027.
Booker would be the elder statesman of the team if he ever decide play. He'll be the vet playing alongside new members of the team.
The obvious fallacy in this argument is you don't know how good these players will be in 2028. Some international stars may even decline.
Guys you didn't mention that I think will warrant consideration: Brandon Miller, Dereck Lively, Herb Jones, Jalen Suggs, Desmond Bane, Jarrett Allen, Jalen Johnson.
Considering how thin your win rotation was looking, I was especially surprised you didn't include Miller. He may offer the best replacement for Tatum or Brown if one of them doesn't play. I know he's only played one year, but I still think it's reasonable to project him as a candidate given what we saw.
I believe that in 2028, France will be lacking experience. No Nando and Batum, the last survirors of the sole title-winning team in French history, no Fournier Albicy or Gobert. Not to mention, a new coach for the first time since 2009.
Our team will probably be good, but I think 2028 will be too soon for us to contend for a final spot again.
Meanwhile, I believe a rejuvenated USA team will still bring back gold with a good mix of experience and youth
Home court helps too! Just an interesting contrast between the LeVengers coming back for 1 more gold compared to this next generation of USA players
France in final, again- bro you're joking, right?! 😁 Serbia is far stronger, even Germany is better team.. France max is 1/4 besides Canada Greece Australia
@@vukaleksic1654 I literally said it will be too soon in 2028 what are you talking about?
@@lucaslonchampt613 this tournament was rigged Ok nothing strange, happens every time in favour of home team
USA has shown a willingness to have 3 and D guards like Jrue and White.
I think herb jones could be a good candidate for the role player/ Derrick white role. I think a combination of him and mikal bridges would be very good as the role players for this team. Only thing I think would be good to add to the role players of this team would be a very good defensive guard like Jrue Holliday. Maybe someone like Jalen Suggs.
Banchero will be one of the best players in the league by 2028. He’ll lead the team with the others like Ja, Tatum, etc.
2032 redeem team looking like a real possibility
Aside from maybe france, the entire roster of all these international teams are top heavy af. Serbia NEEDS jokic. Germany NEEDS schroder. Greece NEEDS giannis. If they don't have these guys, they're done for except for probably Germany but their guard play is sus considering Franz is kinda their defacto pg when schroder is out. The us has so many options it's crazy to even have this conversation imo.
If I was USA basketball I would start now and try and get players to want to play for USA
Even if the team is just all-stars and non-generational talent, if they actually played together at the World Cup and practiced, they would close the gap between the other countries national teams caring more lol
Next year will be the FIBA AmeriCup which would be good practice for Team USA. Not in terms of competition maybe but it is good as a way to improve teamplay by having a team that remains consistent. Then in 2027 there's the World Cup. If Team USA can have the same players play together across those two competitions and into the Olympics then their chances improve a lot. And i say that as a person who was hoping for the US to lose.
Booker literally said "I'll do it". I don't see the other guards besides Ant who has that mentality. Book proved that a Star player could accomplish the role that he just had, so I hope the others show the same tenacity
I don't really agree with your choices from amongst those player pools, but I do pretty much agree on the pool of players to choose from... and yeah this looks "interesting" for the US in the future...
How about the New York Knicks "blockiness monster" Mitchell Robinson? Defense was the major issue why the USA Basketball team was challenged so often take a look at Awful Coaching on the matter. They were really not engaging in simple basic defensive fundamentals necessary to shut down their opponents.
I think the big man spot isn't the biggest issue when you factor in the substantial defensive prowess of those 4 you listed. Those 4 guys are DPOY-candidate level defenders.
Also, 0.0% chance that BOTH Tatum and Brown don't play.
If the team you picked is it, then I would definitely be super nervous. It is hard to predict how players will progress or regress in the next four years so maybe the players you picked will be better than expected. Could also see some other younger players right now emerge.
I do think the omissions is the bigger talking point honestly. I think Booker would run it back one more time. Booker would serve as that veteran experience that every Team USA team has. It's how you end up with a J Kidd on the team for multiple cycles. If Tatum and Brown actually decline to participate because of hurt feelings and feeling disrespected then they're just being petty and short sighted. It'll be a short term win for them in 2028 to "stick it" to USA Basketball but it'll hurt their legacies in the long run. They'll be seen as putting themselves over Team USA and deliberately hurting Team USA. It'd make more sense if they came in playing with a chip on their shoulder and wanting to prove that 2024 was an aberration and that they are those guys.
Including Booker, Brown, and Tatum means taking three off and, from your group, I'd probably take off Brunson, Barnes, and Williams. You already pointed out the issues with Brunson and Barnes. Williams is a hard one to cut because I agree with what you said for including him but I also agree with you that we'd want some bigger forwards that could technically play the 5 so that means keeping Paolo and Zion.
I'd still not be super confident but I'd feel better if Booker, Brown, and Tatum were playing.
zero chance booker isn’t on this team if he’s healthy that summer. they’ll want him & he’ll do it.
Starting 5:
1. Tyrese Haliburton
2. Devin Booker
3. Anthony Edwards
4. Jayson Tatum
5. Anthony Davis
Tyrese Maxey, Ja Morant
Jaylen Brown
Paolo Banchero, Cooper Flagg
Chet Holmgren, Zion Williamson, Jaren Jackson Jr.
Anthony Davis, Bam Adebayo, Evan Mobley
the tatum minutes narrative is heavily overblown. it does not matter at all. if he wants to be a featured player and help the US win gold in 2028 he’ll be there. if not, other people will want to be there.
If Steve Kerr was coach again, I can certainly see Tatum not wanting to play, same with Jalen Brown. They were both snubbed, even if Tatum has that Gold Medal.
At center there are definitely concerns, but I wouldn't rule out Walker Kessler or Donovan Clingan just yet, as USA need that bigger body in FIBA play. I love the idea of Zion playing alongside another big, if Zion is healthy and can shoot okay from 3.
France will be amazing moving forwards, as will Canada, but a number of the other top teams are likely to regress. Australia is losing its heart and soul after these games, with Paddy Mills, Joe Ingles and Matty Dellavedova all moving on. The younger guys are good, but none of them can shoot from distance. Germany are likely to be worse without peak Schroder, Serbia are not likely to get better (seriously, how much better can Jokic get), and he carried that team by being the best player on the floor. Greece have Giannis, but that's about it. It's also likely to be both Jokic and Giannis' last Olympics.
Also factor in a lot of these guys are young.
I know I don't want to face a team with Tatum, Brown and Ant when they are all locked in defensively, especially if there is a decent rim presence back there too.
I think Tatum is an upstanding person and ideal ambassador for the sport,
I think come 2028, if he is still top tier, he’ll play. Tatum wasn’t the best, or even second best at his position this 2024
go back to any of the past olympic gold medal teams not including 2024 - none of them looked particularly strong 4 years in advance. Granted, global competition is far greater now, but I still think we're underestimating what 2028 could be.
Donavan has the ability to do exactly what Steph just did, go crazy from 3, so crazy how Mitchell is left off there list....smh
One option for the Derrick White role in 2028 is Jaden McDaniels. I think his defense and length would thrive in olympic play. Plus with the guards you have, he wouldn't need to create as much.
He would be the perfect role player
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Why would Booker not be in the olympics again? He has won two golds now and was the best plus minus on the team. I think he would totally be down to do another olympics!
Zach Edey would be perfect. But he's Canadian. He'll be good after he's got 3 NBA seasons under his belt. Who do the US have who could match up with him? I remember watching the Grizzlies play the Jazz in Summer League and Walker Kessler looked like a child next to Zach. He was just abused on a couple of plays, and he's a 7'0", 250 lb man.
Embid is a question mark...he gonna be 34, 35 yrs old
He is not getting that kind of longevity he is already so injury prone
team USA has only one thing do…starting to do what every other country does, Create a program where 24 players are invited every summer for at least a month to get to know eachother on the court and work on team chemistry . The talent depth is so huge that Even if they have only C or D tier team compared to what they could get , they would win without a doubt
no way Devin Booker is not on team USA in 2028 after 2021 and 2024
Ant, Paolo and hopefully Tatum are gonna have to carry USA
I like championship guys on the olympic team to pull everyone together and lead. We'll be losing a lot of that for 28. Itll be interesting to see who steps up. 4 years is a long way away but early on tatum and brown will take the tourch mayb
LeBron is the GOAT
Chet and Bam not gonna be enough. They need Miles Turner which I think the perfect replacement for Embiid. He can shoot outside, great in pick&roll and play very good defense too.
Tatum and Brown will play. Booker, Adebayo, Edwards and Haliburton will return. Banchero and Holmgren have to be on there. I would think Maxey and Brunson have to be on there too. Scottie Barnes and Evan Mobley will be my last two. Mobley can get replaced with Jalen Williams if we truly don’t need a third center.
My Picks For 2028 Team USA
PG: Tyrese Haliburton
SG: Anthony Edwards
SF: Jayson Tatum
PF: Jalen Williams
C: Dereck Lively
Bench: Trae Young, Ja Morant, Tyrese Maxey, Devin Booker, Scottie Barnes, Paolo Banchero, Cooper Flagg
You dont need 5 guards lol
Heres this:
PG: Morant (Slasher) (29)
Amen (2-Way Slasher) (25)
Ausar(2-Way Slasher) (25)
SG: Edwards (2-Way Scorer) (28)
Booker (Playmaking Scorer) (31)
SF: Tatum (All-Around) (30)
Brown (2-Way Scorer) (31)
PF: Banchero (Glass-Cleaning Scorer) (25)
Flagg (Glass Cleaning 1-5 Defender) (21)
C: Holmgren (Strech 5) (26)
Adebayo (Glass Cleaning 1-5 Defender) (31)
Davis (Glass Cleaning 1-5 Defender (35)
Coach: Erik Spolestra (57)
Give me a young team lead by Booker, Ant, Paolo, Chet, and Bam. I can't wait to see it.
Trae ain't even get a mention
2024 - 2028 (roles)
AD - chet
Bam -Bam
Embiid - Clingan/Kessler/Edey (the best ou of these 3)
Lebron - Zion
Tatum - Banchero
KD - Copper Flagg
White - Jdub
Booker - Booker
Jru - Bridges
Steph - Ant
Ant - Bruson
Halli - Halli
Starters
Chet
Zion
Cooper
Booker
Ant
Zion and ant leading as on ball creators (like lebron and steph did), cooper flagg off ball scorer (like KD), chet defensive playmaker, book with the same role as he did this year.
2nd unit Paolo and brunson on ball creators, jdub and bridges hard workers off ball, bam same role as he did this year.
Big center for specific matches, Halli as on ball creator if something happens.
Ja has espirence shooting 😂
we need 3 superstars who can takeover the game and a bunch of really good role players (i.e. Jrue, White, Book, AD)
Superstars:
Anthony Edwards
Jalen Brunson
Tyrese Maxey
Role Players:
Tyrese Haliburton
Scottie Barnes
Mikael Bridges
Chet Holmgren
Bam Adebayo
Jalen Williams
Jaylen Brown
Devin Booker
Cooper Flagg
Only role players you listed as a role player that will be in 2028 is bridges lol
Over Booker???!?!? He has done it all and is always down! He’ll be back and win another gold he is there when needed
Depending on how he develops , Dereck Lively II might be good fit at the C spot
Leaving off Booker is wiiild.
3 pistons will be on the next Olympic team...... cade, duren, and cooper flagg
I could see Durant possibly joining the 2028 like Bron did with this year's team.
I dont wanna hate... They just won Gold Medal and we are already discussing about 2028..... Jezus
Because the roster will change so much
France is going to have a crazy team in 4 years!
No one on the your team has ever won an NBA Championship.
This won't be the team come 2028
Sadly I think it will be the team, and team USA won’t win 2028
@@requix37 What reason do you believe that? Embiid and Durant could 100% still play.
Tatum and Brown too.
You're forgetting Ja Morant.
@@QuaiChandler-nn5du embiid only played for usa because it had the best chance of winning and it wasn’t close. He even said he wasn’t sure of who he’ll play for in 2028, also since team 2028 will be worse then 2024, he doesn’t have much as a reason to play for usa. Durant could definitely still play. I’m just not sure if Tatum, brown and morant are good enough to be the next Lebron kd and curry for 2028 especially since all the other countries are getting better and better
@@QuaiChandler-nn5dudurant would be 38-39 and he pretty much Said this was his last. Embiid to injury prone today he is not going to be elite at 35.
@@isaksidenius7059 We gotta get there first a lot changed in 4 years. We won't need Lebron if guys reach their peak.
Keep sleeping on Jabari Smith. He could be a completely different player in 4 years once he gains strength and gets closer to his man's body. He's working out with KD this summer. Maybe that's just me being a homer, but I'm counting on him making that leap.
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Yeah… Jabari will be closer to Karl Anthony Towns than Kevin Durant or even Lauri Markannen
He’ll get better but it’s not like he’s gonna be the next KD for team USA.
Jalen Duran at the 5 if he continues to progress
I think Devin Booker will be on the team and I think he would do it again because he will be one of the stars of the team
Rather have Ja and Cade over Maxey and Brunson
Ja Morant definitely will be on the team if he's mentally all good and would take lamelo over cade Cunningham any day of the week
Embied for Joker
No LaMelo ball or Trae Young in the potential gaurd list is pretty wild.
Trae young would be unplayable in Olympic basketball. He’s getting targeted EVERY play because of his defense. Lamelo is also pretty unplayable, better defense then Trae(by like 5%) he’s also getting targeted every possession but worse off offensively. No way either of them are chosen over the other guards
Youre crazy if you think ja won't be there (as long as he doesn't get in trouble again). He might well win mvp in that time
Hope Cade pans out by then and makes the squad 🤞