Nikola Jokic, Boban Marjanovic, Milos Teodosic. Sixers rookie Saric would be the nominal point guard here, with Bogdanovic hanging out behind the arc and Zubac, a Lakers first-round pick last year, cleaning up the glass. Croatiaĭario Saric, Bojan Bogdanovic, Ivica Zubac. Lithuania looks slow, but may be able to rely on Valanciunas's scoring at the rim along with Sabonis's passing and Kalnietis as the floor general. Knicks forward Mindaugus Kuzminskas gets left off in favour of national-team veteran point guard Kalnietis.
Jonas Valanciunas, Domantas Sabonis, Mantas Kalnietis. If he can't, the two-point-guard look combined with the smooth-shooting Ingles could make some noise for Australia, which finished fourth in Rio. Maybe he can be convinced to switch allegiances for three-on-three. Patty Mills, Matthew Dellavedova, Joe Ingles.Īndrew Bogut is the toughest cut here, though he remains sidelined with a knee injury. Kyrie Irving holds Australian citizenship, but he plays for the U.S. talent pool is so deep that the 10th-best American team is probably still the gold-medal favourite in this tournament. Thus, Leonard gets on - he's the best perimeter defender in the NBA, he hits 39 per cent of his long-distance shots, and he's comfortable playing off the ball. James Harden and Russell Westbrook are good scorers, but also too ball-dominant for a team that already has Curry and Durant. United Statesĭespite his unique skills, LeBron James doesn't hit threes well enough to make this team.
Basketball stars 3 plus#
Here's a look at who the eight 2016 qualifiers, plus Canada and Greece, should put on their rosters. In fact, the IOC may want to use this event as more of an amateur showcase.īut that can't stop us from wondering what a dream 3-on-3 Olympic tournament with NBA players might look like.
Unlike the five-on-five Olympic tournament, it's doubtful that NBA stars will want, or be allowed, to participate.
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