Though Team USA should still be favored to win at the FIBA World Cup this summer, it isn't exactly a complete lock to take home a gold medal. Between Spain, Argentina, France and all the other basketball-loving nations set to compete throughout the Canary Islands, Bilbao and Barcelona, Spain, the level of competition should be quite high.
So, why aren't the Americans prohibitive favorites? After all, that's the nationality of the vast majority of NBA superstars, and those are the best players in the world.
They're close to earning that status, but the failure to reach it is largely because so many of the studs who usually throw on the red-white-and-blue uniform for Olympic competition are going to be sitting out.
LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and quite a few others will be spectators, having declined to participate in the competition. In fact, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and James Harden are the only players invited to camp who have Olympic experience.
That's the cause for concern, and it's still only a minor one. Even though the depletion of the frontcourt has been generating w ...
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Depleted Team USA Frontcourt Not Cause for Concern at 2014 FIBA World Cup
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