The trio of superstars Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and Joel Embiid will lead the “huge” group of stars of the US basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

With determination to protect the gold medal in the 5×5 men’s basketball event, the US basketball team will bring to the 2024 Paris Olympics the best players they own, a squad that can be considered an NBA All-Star.

On April 17, the US team officially announced the 12-person squad with a trio of stars led by superstar LeBron James, 3-point record holder Stephen Curry, and reigning NBA MVP midfielder Joel Embiid.

The captain of the American basketball team is Mr. Steve Kerr, who is working at the Golden State Warriors. The assistant team will include coach Tyronn Lue (LA Clippers), coach Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat), and coach Mark Few (Gonzaga University).

LeBron James is expected to be the captain of the US team, marking his fourth appearance at the Olympics. Previously, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar won gold medals in 2008 and 2012.

Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, and Bam Adebayo are five players returning to the US team after the campaign to win the Tokyo Olympic gold medal in 2021. Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton are two young stars chosen to join the team. Both played for the national team at the 2023 FIBA ​​World Cup.

Unlike the “A-list stars” of the US team, this summer Stephen Curry will experience the Olympic atmosphere for the first time. Previously, he was on the national team but only played in the FIBA ​​World Cup and won 2 gold medals.

Another notable name is Joel Embiid, who caused controversy when he was born in Cameroon, holds French and American citizenship and then chose the United States team to compete in the Olympics. This is also Embiid’s first Olympics in a career spanning from 2014 to the present.

Bringing a very strong squad to Paris is the US team’s preparation for one of the Olympics that is considered relatively difficult.

Many serious opponents like France, Serbia or neighbor Canada will have a quality squad, led by stars like Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama (host France, Nikola Jokic (Serbia) or Shai-Gilgeous Alexander and Jamal Murray (Canada).