It is no news that the United States, due to history and players, is always the number one candidate to win the gold medal in basketball at the Olympic Games. Since the NBA opened up to allowing its stars to participate in the Olympic event, back with the Barcelona 1992 Dream Team, only Argentina in Athens 2004 has been able to break the golden hegemony of the Americans.
And for Paris 2024 they don’t want any surprises. In order to stay on top of the podium, the Americans have already announced a squad that looks more like a constellation than a sports team, but with one of them who, despite his impressive resume, will compete for the first time in the most important sporting event. . important in the world. Chef Stephen Curry, at his 36 years old, prepares to cook for the first time at the rings event.
The roster of the new Dream Team, at least by names, could win the NBA on its own. LeBron James of the Lakers, Kevin Durante of the Suns and Curry of the Warriors are called to make up the team’s Big Three. The roster is completed by Jrue Holiday (Boston Celtics), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers), Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics), Kawhi Leonard (LA Clippers), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers )), Anthony Davis (LA Lakers) and Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat).
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Of them, more than one has Olympic medals around their neck. Durant has three golds, LeBron has two and a bronze. On the other hand, Curry has never attended the Olympic Games. His desire to be in Paris, however, was made public several months before the final squad was known. His great motivation? The fact that Steve Kerr, his coach and mentor at Warriors, is also the head coach of the United States basketball team. “I would love to play for him any day of the week”, said Curry, who also expressed that the coach himself likes to joke about his absence from the Olympics: “It’s the only part of my career that the coach always likes to joke that I don’t have”. “He is already recruiting for next season or next summer”, he added.
And of course, that premonition came true with the roster of the new Dream Team. Curry had already announced his intention last October, at the NBA Media Day: “I spoke to some people about the opportunity and I definitely want to be there to play in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. It’s the only thing I haven’t done. I definitely want to be on the team”, said the NBA star.
Curry, however, is not the only Olympic debutant for this star-studded squad. Anthony Edwards, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Haliburton and Kawhi Leonard will also make their Olympic debut in Paris.
The mission of the United States is to improve the image it left in the last 2023 World Cup, where they finished in fourth place, after losing in the semifinals against the champion Germany and after falling to Canada in the fight for bronze. That’s why Curry arrives, who already has two world titles with his national team and who will try to win the medal he lacks. He has four NBA championship rings in his hands. He is the man who changed the game and made three-pointers a fundamental factor in achieving victories. Will he be able to achieve a new title in his career, this time in the Olympic Games? The chef prepares to cook at Paris 2024.
