Posted on June 19, 2021 at 1:50 p.m. – updated on June 19, 2021 at 1:58 p.m.
Guillaume Issner
The United States will travel to Tokyo in a month with a very large team. In addition to Damian Lillard, Draymond Green and Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal want to represent the country at the Olympics (July 23 – August 8).
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Big favorites to go glean a 16th Olympic gold medal this summer in Tokyo, the United States have not yet revealed their team. However, some indications can draw its contours 34 days before the opening of the Olympics. After calls from the foot of Damian Lillard, Draymond Green and Jayson Tatum to join Team USA in which twelve places are to be taken, two other stars of the NBA could represent the country in Japan. According to ESPN, Devin Booker is the first of them while The Athletic highlights the name of Bradley Beal. In the event of the presence of the first city, it could have a very limited recovery time since his franchise, the Phoenix Suns, is preparing to play the final of the Western Conference against the Los Angeles Clippers. Thus, a qualification for the NBA Finals is not to be excluded. In this case, Booker could end his season on July 22, three days before the United States’ entry into Tokyo against France.
Gregg Popovich will be spoiled
The 24-year-old full-back could make his first appearances with the national team jersey on his back, as could Bradley Beal, who has never represented Team USA in the seniors category. On the other hand, he was crowned U17 world champion in 2010, a competition in which he was named MVP. Second leading scorer in the NBA regular season with an average of 31.3 points per game, “Big Panda” withdrew from the Rio Olympics in 2016 and the World Cup in China in 2019. For the latter event, the selection of Gregg Popovich recorded a cascade of packages. She had suffered the law of the France team in the quarterfinals and intends to set the record straight this summer in Japan with an XXL workforce in which the All-Stars will not fail. After facing the Blues (July 25) in a pool, Team USA will cross swords with Iran three days later and the winner of the TQO in Victoria on July 31.
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