The Los Angeles Lakers are well-represented in the preliminary player pool announced by USA Basketball on Monday morning of the 44 players who will have a chance to make the team that will represent the United States in Tokyo at the 2020 Olympics later on this year.
As expected, LeBron James and Anthony Davis were both top inclusions, both last playing in the 2012 Olympics together to help the United States win the gold medal. The final roster will only have 12 players, but there are three other Lakers on the preliminary roster: centers Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee, as well as forward Kyle Kuzma. Kuzma participated in USA Basketball’s training camps this summer before an injury ruined his opportunity to play in the FIBA World Cup.
USA Basketball is looking for a bit of redemption after a disappointing performance in the FIBA World Cup, where they finished 7th. They lacked star power and that doesn’t look like it should be an issue this time, with the Olympics being a much more desired competition than the FIBA World Cup.
LeBron has maintained an open mind when it comes to playing in the 2020 Olympics, but he has yet to make a decision on whether he will play or not.
Full 44-man roster below.
2020 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team Finalists
NAME POS HGT WGT *AGE CURRENT TEAM / COLLEGE or HIGH SCHOOL
Bam Adebayo C/F 6-9 255 22 Miami Heat / Kentucky
LaMarcus Aldridge F/C 6-11 250 34 San Antonio Spurs / Texas
Harrison Barnes F 6-8 225 27 Sacramento Kings / North Carolina
Bradley Beal G 6-3 207 26 Washington Wizards / Florida
Devin Booker G 6-5 206 23 Phoenix Suns / Kentucky
Malcolm Brogdon G 6-5 229 27 Indiana Pacers / Virginia
Jaylen Brown G/F 6-6 223 23 Boston Celtics / California
Jimmy Butler F 6-7 230 30 Miami Heat / Marquette
Mike Conley G 6-1 175 32 Utah Jazz / Ohio State
Stephen Curry G 6-3 185 31 Golden State Warriors / Davidson
Anthony Davis F/C 6-10 253 26 Los Angeles Lakers / Kentucky
DeMar DeRozan G/F 6-6 220 30 San Antonio Spurs/ USC
Andre Drummond C 6-10 279 26 Cleveland Cavaliers / Connecticut
Kevin Durant F 6-10 240 31 Brooklyn Nets / Texas
Paul George F 6-8 220 29 L.A. Clippers / Fresno State
Draymond Green F 6-6 230 29 Golden State Warriors / Michigan State
James Harden G 6-5 220 30 Houston Rockets / Arizona State
Montrezl Harrell F/C 6-7 240 26 L.A. Clippers / Louisville
Joe Harris G/F 6-6 220 28 Brooklyn Nets / Virginia
Tobias Harris F 6-8 226 27 Philadelphia 76ers / Tennessee
Gordon Hayward F 6-7 225 29 Boston Celtics / Butler
Dwight Howard C 6-10 265 34 Los Angeles Lakers / Southwest Atlanta Christian Acd. (GA)
Brandon Ingram F 6-7 190 22 New Orleans Pelicans / Duke
Kyrie Irving G 6-2 195 27 Brooklyn Nets / Duke
LeBron James F 6-9 250 35 Los Angeles Lakers / St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S. (OH)
Kyle Kuzma F 6-8 221 24 Los Angeles Lakers / Utah
Kawhi Leonard F 6-7 225 28 L.A. Clippers/ San Diego State
Damian Lillard G 6-2 195 29 Portland Trail Blazers / Weber State
Brook Lopez C 7-0 282 31 Milwaukee Bucks / Stanford
Kevin Love F/C 6-8 251 31 Cleveland Cavaliers / UCLA
Kyle Lowry G 6-0 196 33 Toronto Raptors / Villanova
JaVale McGee C 7-0 270 32 Los Angeles Lakers / Nevada
Khris Middleton F 6-7 222 28 Milwaukee Bucks / Texas A&M
Donovan Mitchell G 6-1 215 23 Utah Jazz / Louisville
Victor Oladipo G 6-4 213 27 Indiana Pacers / Indiana
Chris Paul G 6-1 175 34 Oklahoma City Thunder / Wake Forest
Mason Plumlee F/C 6-11 254 29 Denver Nuggets / Duke
Marcus Smart G 6-3 220 25 Boston Celtics / Oklahoma State
Jayson Tatum G/F 6-8 210 21 Boston Celtics / Duke
Klay Thompson G 6-6 215 30 Golden State Warriors / Washington State
Myles Turner C/F 6-11 250 23 Indiana Pacers / Texas
Kemba Walker G 6-0 184 29 Boston Celtics / Connecticut
Russell Westbrook G 6-3 200 31 Houston Rockets / UCLA
Derrick White G 6-4 190 25 San Antonio Spurs / Colorado
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