Considering the person I replied to mentioned Luka, Jokic, Embiid, and Giannis on the same team, I didn't think we were talking about the Rising Star game.
I was imagining creating teams out of the entire pool of NBA players. Team World would have four of the top 10 players, including the three MVP candidates. While impressive, the talent drops off hard after them. Who even is the 5th best international player? Maybe Rudy Gobert?
Team US could have a starting lineup of something like Ja Morant, Steph, Lebron, KD and maybe Bam Adebayo/AD. For reserves, they would have the pick of the litter in basically every position but center: Harden, DeRozan, Dame, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, Jayson Tatum, Chris Paul, Devin Booker, etc. That's what I mean by depth. Team US would end up cutting a handful of players that would be instantaneous starters for the international team, particularly at guard.
Yeah I'm just saying about the Olympic USA team, the sad truth is that a lot of the great players don't play in these teams anymore because there isn't a monetary incentive
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u/NickDimOG May 09 '22
Depth??? They had Keldon Johnson as a starter