Kertia

338 | 4 hours ago

Castles going to be a staple on the Olympics team going forward.

JiveHawk | Bulls

115 | 3 hours ago

I can 100% see him being the Jrue Holiday of the group.

DasDefect

11 | 3 hours ago

Tricked by the dreads. Kidding.. their D is king.

jonastheokay

2 | an hour ago

Who got that good D who got that good D

Saucy_Totchie | Knicks

1 | 4 minutes ago

Ayoooo

supert0426

8 | 2 hours ago

As will Brunson I presume

jackaholicus | Mavericks

8 | an hour ago

Not so sure about that. He did not play well in the world cup.

Loves-Me-Not-

5 | 3 hours ago

Brunson too if he wants it.

bringbackpologrounds

26 | 3 hours ago

Brunson will be 31 in 2028. 2032 is not guaranteed.

vbsteez | Pelicans

19 | 3 hours ago

As good as he is, I dont see him as an Olympic guy. Team USA doesnt need pure buckets and there are much better defenders / passers for adjacent firepower

Victor_Wembanyama1 | Spurs

9 | 3 hours ago

They taking Cade over him, no?

vbsteez | Pelicans

1 | 27 minutes ago

Cade Halliburton Maxey I would say are better Team USA guys even though id take Brunson over the other two for the NBA

yousaytomaco

3 | 2 hours ago

in 2028 dealing with Jokic and Wemby are going to be the biggest issues for team USA, they will probably need to load up on big bodies

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-3 | 3 hours ago

Until Castle gets those turnovers under control, Harper is more likely to be on the team than Castle is.

EDIT: Downvotes? Castle is objectively turnover-prone and Harper looks generational. Spurs fans, it’s okay for a player to have flaws lol

KuyaJohnny | SAS

41 | 3 hours ago

as crazy as it sounds, Harper might decide to play for the philippines

NoShape0 | Spurs

4 | 2 hours ago

Possibly. But when they asked him about it he seemed hesitant to give a solid answer. Harper could be weighing whether to play for Philippines or USA

sbenfsonwFFiF

1 | an hour ago

Will the Philippines even make the Olympics

NoShape0 | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

I could be wrong, but I think any team that’s not the host country has to qualify via a tournament. And I don’t know how good a Filipino team would be even with Harper and Clarkson

Legitimate-Elk8595

22 | 2 hours ago

He’s 21 and the next Olympics aren’t for 2 more years so I’m positive he’ll improve. Plus, he had all those turnovers this series because he was overextended as the lead ballhandler against perhaps the best collective group of defensive guards that’s ever been assembled in the league.

If he’s in the Jrue Holiday role on team USA while Haliburton, Tatum, Ant, Cade, etc are the lead ball handlers he wouldn’t have the same issue

[deleted]

4 | 2 hours ago

He definitely COULD be a Holiday-type. But calling him a “staple going forward” is supreme recency bias.

MTUKNMMT | Spurs

4 | 2 hours ago

This doesn’t really matter but I think you are wildly underrating how good Castle already is.

USA basketball doesn’t take either of our opinions into consideration though, so maybe his turnovers will keep him off the team.

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1 | 2 hours ago

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MTUKNMMT | Spurs

3 | 2 hours ago

Check out the Finals, he’ll be playing. You can do some more scouting.

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MTUKNMMT | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

My team just made the Finals. Your deranged raving is not going to upset me at all. Go off on all the Spurs players. Your legendary scouting has already removed Castle from Team USA, take Wemby off of team France for all I care.

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0 | an hour ago

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NonStopFarts | Warriors

1 | 13 minutes ago

unrelated to any of the basketball talk going on, but you sound like a bitch

[deleted]

1 | 11 minutes ago

No way a League Of Legends player is talking shit lmaaaoooo please take a shower and get out of my mentions, degenerate

North_Maybe1998

0 | 41 minutes ago

Sure, but we were saying the same thing about Kawhi is first couple years in the league when no one else was paying attention

mercfan3 | Spurs

0 | 34 minutes ago

I mean, he kicked the shit out of your team, so you should recognize it.

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1 | 28 minutes ago

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mercfan3 | Spurs

1 | 26 minutes ago

Against Minnesota? Are you crazy? 😂

Mean-Cryptographer31

14 | 3 hours ago

Harper is playing for the Philippines

Diamond4Hands4Ever | Warriors

13 | 3 hours ago

Harper could in theory change because of his mom, but he’s never represented them in the past as he’s considered a blue chip domestic prospect for the 2027 World Cup and 2032 Olympics. He’s been part of many camps here, the U19 team, and has been in the developmental pipeline for future World Cups and Olympics, so this would all of a sudden be a drastic change for him. I think when he mentions the Philippines he’s just honoring his mom and his grandparents through words, not that he’ll play for them at the Olympics.

Usually if you are going to do that, you would represent them much earlier like Karl Anthony Towns, who played for the Dominican Republic all the way back when he was 16, so there was no sudden change along the way.

[deleted]

1 | 3 hours ago

Oh I didn’t know, hell yeah that rules

Kertia

10 | 3 hours ago

Castle isnt going to be the PG for team USA. You saw how much better he was when fox came back and took back the PG duties from him.

[deleted]

6 | 3 hours ago

Ant, Hali, and Cade are locks at guard. Booker will have a chance for the ‘28 games because of his performance in 24.

The Olympics likes their backup guards to be like Derrick White and Devin Booker. Facilitators who can do a little bit of everything

SkinnyFVLatte

2 | 40 minutes ago

booker is a bigger lock than cade. arguably the biggest lock on the roster. are you high? booker literally started and closed the most important games in the olympics in 24, 4th in game time only under the big 3 overall. he actually got more game time than kd vs serbia as well.

i actually cannot believe you ranked cade high for inclusion vs a player that is going to be in his prime still, and that was not only on the roster just recently, but was pivotal on it

SkinnyFVLatte

1 | 5 minutes ago

fyi dame and steph had their best scoring seasons at 32, harden had his at 29-30, russ had his mvp season at 28. the best guards we’ve seen in the 2010s and 2020s have had their primes late 20s thru early 30s

GeriatricGamete67 | Nuggets

2 | 2 hours ago

This is not insane at all. Castle is an awesome player but those turnovers are back-breaker

mercfan3 | Spurs

0 | 35 minutes ago

He turns the ball over as often as any young PG does. Harper doesn’t handle the ball nearly as much as Castle does.

They should probably have both on the team, though.

EmbarrassedSlide8752

-3 | 3 hours ago

Harper isnt generational. Gtfo

sanfranciscotolondon | Slovenia

130 | 4 hours ago

Only Castle / Brunson would make an Olympic team tho

RallyPigeon | WAS

65 | 3 hours ago

You never know! There are non-superstar players like Shane Battier, Derrick White, etc who make it because they can do a particular thing very well and won’t complain about playing time. It also depends on the preferences of who is assembling Team USA any given year.

KuyaJohnny | SAS

69 | 3 hours ago

reminder that Keldon Johnson has an olympic gold medal

Peperoncino_PPJ | Lakers

6 | 2 hours ago

WHAT

fwoompf | Pistons

1 | an hour ago

So does Tayshaun Prince!

bringbackpologrounds

40 | 3 hours ago

Bridges and Hart played on the 23 WC team and were in the 41 man player pool before 24. They’re far from locks, but they’re certainly on the radar.

Bridges’ player profile in particular would fit well with any team. He has a better chance.

IND_1593

16 | 3 hours ago

Derrick White made the team after the Celtics won the chip. I could see Hart or Bridges also filling a defensive role on an Olympic team. Especially considering the US is replacing White, Bron, Steph, KD, AD, Jrue, and Embiid at least on the next Olympic roster.

Haliburton
ANT
Tatum

Only three from the past Olympics I fully expect to see with Adebayo and Booker being maybes by then.

Cvspartan | Celtics

2 | an hour ago

Am I crazy or I can see KD playing in 2028? No way team USA wouldn’t accept their GOAT for one more run.

nvbtable

7 | 3 hours ago

Josh Hart might as a glue guy like Jefferson, Javale, Tayshaun, Odom, Jrue, White, etc.

Eatadick_pam | Timberwolves

5 | 3 hours ago

Not true. I can see Josh hart qualifying. He’s an elite role player and Olympic rosters always gave space for those type of players.

sanfranciscotolondon | Slovenia

-7 | 3 hours ago

not someone at harts level..

Eatadick_pam | Timberwolves

7 | 3 hours ago

Javale McGee won a gold medal. Think again.

Victor_Wembanyama1 | Spurs

1 | 3 hours ago

Coz there’s less options for American bigs.

If not for Embiid, it’s like Bam and Kessler. There are way more guards to choose from over Hart.

CelticKnot634 | Timberwolves

2 | 3 hours ago

A lot of people would have said bridges four years ago

relgnik

2 | 3 hours ago

Pop gave Keldon Johnson an Olympic gold medal

A4LMA | LAL

0 | 2 hours ago

Sleeping on Bridges

SipJaint | United States

30 | 4 hours ago

I’m not super confident in the US winning gold when the summer Olympics come back around tbh

JiveHawk | Bulls

34 | 3 hours ago

Other countries have high end talent but we have the most depth. Even with the old guard gone I have some faith.

sewsgup

17 | 3 hours ago

not just old guard being gone

the designated next generation (Ant, Tatum, Hali) just had 2 guys tear their Achilles

Team USA is gonna be completely revamped apart from Ant, while teams like Canada and France have arguably gotten stronger

JiveHawk | Bulls

16 | 3 hours ago

Our guards are insane. We have Cade, Brunson, Maxey and many more even outside of the ones you mentioned.

Cooper Flagg is in the wings. Scottie Barnes is an amazing do it all player. Actually how does that work for his eligibility? lol.

Our bigs and wings can be sketchy if you’re concerned with injuries I guess. But we have enough. And nobody can match our depth of guard talent.

cohonan | Suns

5 | 3 hours ago

I still give us good odds for the next olympics. It is in LA after all, but the next time we don’t win it all is coming. Jokic almost did it last time and Wemby I guarantee has that circled on his calendar already.

Bullout | Hawks

1 | an hour ago

France could be scary next Olympics fr. Wemby and Gobert plus new guys like Sarr and Risacher with 2 more years experience. Maybe they don’t have the depth but they certainly have enough talent in Wemby alone to contend for a podium spot.

NoSober__SoberZone

5 | 2 hours ago

Scottie Barnes is American, just because he plays in Canada doesnt change his who he plays for. Just like Vince Carter

JiveHawk | Bulls

2 | 2 hours ago

Then hell yeah get Scottie on the team. He fits on literally any squad.

Lucky_Preference_941

5 | 4 hours ago

I’d bet money on it

ben10toesdown | Pistons

3 | 3 hours ago

Terry Rozier?

Ok-Entertainer9968

2 | 3 hours ago

Without bron and steph the usa team was cooked man

One-Net3018

2 | an hour ago

Your president will just block the visa for Wemby and the canadian team, problem solved.

sewsgup

-2 | 3 hours ago

Shai vs Wemby for Olympic Gold might be worth more than several conference Finals matchups

hopefully Canada gets Zach Edey. Kyshawn George is gonna be flanking Shai as the secondary creator by 2028.

France needs a point guard desperately. maybe Nolan Traore levels up.

sbenfsonwFFiF

1 | an hour ago

Damn which of them took out team USA? I dont think Canada is nearly good enough

NobrainNoProblem

22 | 3 hours ago

It’s a “pinnacle” no one mentions or really puts emphasis on. Realistically winning in the NCAA is just not seen as a big deal when evaluating NBA players. That’s why players nowadays don’t return to try and win, they’re more concerned with trying out for the league.

DegTrader

20 | 3 hours ago

The Triple Crown in basketball sounds like something 2K would add and immediately get accused of being pay-to-win.

Srg11

12 | 4 hours ago

And the Nova trio would be 3/4s to the quadruple with the NBA Cup, which no one has ever done

The-Real-J-Peterman | Rockets

22 | 2 hours ago

AD has all 4

Srg11

3 | 2 hours ago

Great shout, teach me not to do my research!

Ok-Guide-3837

9 | 3 hours ago

In 50 years it’ll be more impressive than how it’s perceived now.

Kurraga

3 | 3 hours ago

Jalen Brunson winning this finals and Wemby getting revenge in the 2028 Olympics against him for these finals and the US Olympic team for beating them in 2024 in Paris to prevent the triple crown would be an amazing story line.

stridered | Suns

1 | an hour ago

Team USA won’t pick Brunson.

soflahokie

2 | 3 hours ago

It’s crazy how successful Russell was, winning to championships at San Francisco is wild.

KC Jones rode those coattails his entire career

MTLCF | Raptors

2 | 3 hours ago

Is Wembanyama eligible for college?

Electronic_Dig_2685

1 | 3 hours ago

I can see castle or bridges or Brunson

sbenfsonwFFiF

1 | an hour ago

How many of those guys are likely to play on the Olympic team though, that’s the most selective (assuming you’re American)

beastrong23

1 | 31 minutes ago

AD HOF lock gimme a break

lesbiangirlscout | SAC

1 | 23 minutes ago

and AD has the triple crown + FIBA WC

THEE_HAMMER_

-6 | 3 hours ago

Hold on hold on hold on…..

AD is a lock for the HOF??

TiredMillennialDad | Magic

6 | an hour ago

Yes.

He’s already on the top 75 team lol

Jerko_23 | Raptors

1 | 11 minutes ago

If you erased past 5 years of his career he still makes it. He was a lock since 2020

After this Finals, someone will be 2⁄3 of the way to the Triple Crown (NCAA, NBA, Olympic Gold)

After this Finals, someone will be ²⁄₃ of the way to the Triple Crown (NCAA, NBA, Olympic Gold)