Katerih koli 12 košarkarjev od trideseterice bo Mike Krzyzewski izbral, je verjetno popolnoma vseeno, kajti čeprav je v športu vse mogoče, je bolj ali manj že jasno, da bo ZDA znova osvojila zlato medaljo.
Vseeno pa je spisek trideseterice zelo zanimiv, ob pogledu na imena, ki se tam nahajajo, pa verjetno tekmece ZDA postane kar malce strah.
Spisek kandidatov ZDA za OI v Riu:
LaMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio), Carmelo Anthony (New York), Harrison Barnes (Golden State), Bradley Beal (Washington), Jimmy Butler (Chicago), Mike Conley (Memphis), DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento), Stephen Curry (Golden State), Anthony Davis (New Orleans), DeMar DeRozan (Toronto), Andre Drummond (Detroit), Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City), Kenneth Faried (Denver), Rudy Gay (Sacramento), Paul George (Indiana), Draymond Green (Golden State), Blake Griffin (LA Clippers), James Harden (Houston), Gordon Hayward (Utah), Dwight Howard (Houston), Andre Iguodala (Golden State), Kyrie Irving (Cleveland), LeBron James (Cleveland), DeAndre Jordan (LA Clippers), Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio), Kevin Love (Cleveland), Chris Paul (LA Clippers), Klay Thompson (Golden State), John Wall (Washington), Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City).
