The final 12-man roster of the U.S. Men's Basketball team that will compete in the FIBA World Cup of Basketball in Spain starting August 30 has been announced.
According to ESPN, the 12-man roster is made up of big men Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets, Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans, DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay of the Sacramento Kings, Mason Plumlee of the Brooklyn Nets, and Andre Drummondd of the Detroit Pistons.
The backcourt will include Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose, Golden State Warriors d
uo Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors, Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and James Harden of the Houston Rockets.
Four players were cut from the team. They are Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers, Chandler Parsons of the Dallas Mavericks, Gordon Hayward of the Utah Jazz, and Kyle Korver of the Atlanta Hawks.
U.S. Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said in a statement: "Since taking over the USA Basketball Men's National Team program in 2005, this was without doubt the most difficult selection process we've gone through. I can't stress enough the outstanding effort and commitment that has been given by each finalist."
He added: "I also want to make it clear that this is not just about talent -- each player is incredibly talented and each player offered us unique skills. In the end it was about assembling the best team, selecting guys who we felt would be able to best play the kind of style we envision this team playing."
The U.S. team will defend its title against a field of foreign teams led by host Spain, bannered by NBA big men Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol.
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