It’s not the US Olympic team, but it may be the next best thing.
Former Oregon Duck guard Payton Pritchard, freshly coming off winning the NBA title with the Boston Celtics, will be on the squad that will work out the Olympic team in preparation for the Games in Paris later this summer.
The prep team consists of 15 players who play either in the NBA or in the NBA G-League.
As for Pritchard, he had his best season with the Celtics in his fourth year. He averaging nearly 10 points a game, 2.3 assists and 2.4 rebounds coming off the bench for the World Champs.
Pritchard and his 14 other teammates will work out the US Olympic team July 6-8 in Las Vegas.
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