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Former Nuggets Player Makes Bold Team USA Statement

Austin Rivers wants to see Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Anthony Davis at the Olympics
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Former Nuggets Player Makes Bold Team USA Statement
Former Nuggets Player Makes Bold Team USA Statement

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During a recent podcast episode for The Ringer, former Denver Nuggets guard Austin Rivers spoke the dominance Team USA could have if they sent their best players. When asked for his Team USA starting lineup, Rivers named Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Anthony Davis.

Rivers also spoke on the depth that team could have, with stars like Jimmy Butler buying into specific roles that are currently being played by players like Josh Hart. Of course not showing any disrespect to the current roster, Rivers would like to see USA send their best, and said they would beat everyone by 50 points if they did that.

This was a bold statement from Rivers, but it's one that's hard to argue with. While so many of the NBA's best stars are from outside of the United States, they are spread across several different countries. If every team sent their best, the United States would of course be challenged by Serbia with Nikola Jokic, Greece with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Slovenia with Luka Doncic, and others, those teams aren't able to put together as much star power as Team USA can. Because of this, Rivers feels the Unites States could truly dominate.

It will be interesting to see which stars commit for the Olympics, especially after so many of them did not participate in the World Cup.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.

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