The Brooklyn Nets are at the point of their season where if they want to have a chance at the playoffs, they have to start stringing together wins right now. However, outside of that, there is some good news regarding two of their better players.
On Tuesday, prior to the Nets’ matchup against the New York Knicks, USA Basketball announced through their “X” account the 41 finalists for the 2024 Men’s National Team. Two of the finalists were Nets guard Mikal Bridges and forward Cam Johnson, two players who participated in the FIBA World Cup for the team this past summer.
As USA Basketball pointed out in a subsequent post, the list will be cut down from 41 to 12 later in 2024. Obviously, with the 2024 edition of the team competing in the Paris Olympics, some of the top players in the NBA like LeBron James and Steph Curry will most likely be the headliners for the team.
Bridges, 27, is averaging 21.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game while shooting 45.2% from the field and 35.4% from behind the three-point line.
Johnson, 27, is averaging 13.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game while shooting 45.1% from the field and 39.2% from three-point land.
Congratulations to Mikal and Cam on being named finalists for the 2024 @usabasketball Player Pool 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/fk7wjEQr4T
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 23, 2024
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