And for those participating, it'll be a special opportunity to represent the U.S. USA Basketball announces Olympic team roster Bradley Beal, Washington Wizards Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets Jerami. The Americans will be the clear favorites in the Olympic tournament once again, a testament to the country's massive talent advantage even when so many stars aren't playing. Still, even without so many key names, the roster that Colangelo and Coach K put together for Rio looks pretty darn good. There were some surprise picks in addition to the complete no-brainers. With lots of key players opting not to participate this year, including LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul and Anthony Davis, Team USA had to dig deeper into its player pool than we usually see. Many of the choices for managing director Jerry Colangelo and head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who's coaching in his last Olympics, weren't easy to make. 1 day ago &0183 &32 Brunson will become the first Knickerbocker to appear in a major international tournament with the USA Basketball team since Carmelo Anthony was called up for the 2016 Olympics. Roster: #UNITE #RoadToRio #USABMNT /hcg1tqPUOX The roster was shortly confirmed on Monday. Kyrie Irving has agreed to join the roster, per ESPN's Marc Stein, rounding out the 12-man group that'll be defending the Americans' gold medal. On Saturday, Team USA put the finishing touches on the roster it will bring to Rio de Janeiro later this summer for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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