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Men's 2024 olympic basketball team gold medal

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The success prospects of the 2024 Olympic men's basketball team depend on multiple factors. If the country invests enough resources and adopts the right strategy, there is definitely hope. The key is to cultivate young and promising players and provide them with the necessary training and competition opportunities. In addition, it is also crucial to establish a strong league system and national team selection mechanism.
In addition, the development of national basketball culture and the professional level of athletes also need to be continuously improved. If these factors can be implemented and guided by a first-class coaching team, then the 2024 Olympic men's basketball team has a chance of success.
The US team has won Olympic gold medals five times in a row, and has won seven gold medals in the past eight times. LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Joel Embiid start every game, while stars such as Anthony Edwards, Jason Tatum, Devin Booker, and Zhu Holledi also take turns starting.
NBA Defensive Player of the Year candidates Anthony Davis and Bam Adebayor will serve as the second team - the most terrifying duo for the US team in their pre Olympic warm-up games. All Star guard Terence Halliburton and NBA champion Derrick White take turns serving as the last in guard rotation.
The 2024 Olympics are approaching, and James, Durant, and Curry will compete for gold medals in their final Olympics.
LeBron James, who has received honors twice. James and the United States team won gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and another gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. But in 2004, James and his American super friends only won a bronze medal, which was equivalent to being at the bottom of the American Basketball world.
These are the standards of the US team, which is understandable. The United States is not only the location of the best leagues in the world, but also the home of hundreds of universities that can form regular teams in other parts of the world.
The Dream Team, held in Barcelona in 1992, attracted global attention and was led by Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and numerous NBA stars. They performed so well that their opponents even demanded autographs after losing by nearly 50 points.
This sets expectations for the US team. Any behavior that lacks absolute dominance is considered completely unacceptable. Despite the poor performance of the US team, which has never won the FIBA World Cup since 2014 and has lost six out of nine games since 1990, this expectation has not changed.
Now, James and the US team have embarked on another revenge journey, once again taking advantage of their failure to win the FIBA World Cup championship to gather the most famous figures in basketball and prove their dominance to the world.
As the Paris Olympics approaches - the US team will be grouped in Group C with Serbia, South Sudan, and Puerto Rico on Sunday - it's time to take a look at the top competitors among the 12 teams, who may encounter some problems on James and his friends' path to winning Olympic gold medals.


Men's 2024 olympic basketball team gold medal

From left to right: Davis, Durant, James, Curry, Booker

France

The host team did not perform well in some warm-up matches for the US team, but the French frontcourt players Rudy Gobert and Victor Wenbanyama are the strongest defensive tall combination the US team has encountered so far.
The French team will completely ban the American team from showcasing their famous aerial skills. You won't see the US team create many aerial relays in halftime attacks, nor will you see small guards like Stephen Curry go deep into the penalty area and score with high shooting accuracy.
Gobert and Wenbanyama will take away a large number of opportunities to score inside, forcing the US team to score outside, which is likely to be the key to the victory or defeat of the game. The FIBA three-point line is a common weapon used by the US team. With Curry mentioned earlier, the French team does not want to score from the three-point line, but may have to.
Attack is the place where the French team may ultimately collapse. Apart from Wenban Yama, the French team does not have top shooting creators. The French team has shooters and many current and former NBA players, but no one has been able to continuously break through the defense of the American team through dribbling, no matter how outstanding 37 year old Nando De Colo's performance is.
France does have Gael Xiong Yabselle, also known as the 'Dancing Bear', who is an extremely agile and physically strong power forward who has made significant progress since leaving the NBA in 2019. He has won the Spanish Basketball Bundesliga championship twice, the European Basketball League championship in 2023, and the French LNB championship in 2021.
It is not a coincidence that the team has achieved many victories with him. Yabsele has grown into a powerful three-point shooter and is balancing his shooting, carefully planned breakthroughs, and effective passing abilities.
The US team may encounter several situations like this: Yabusele walked past them unnoticed and ended the game with a score of 15-17 points.
Of course, the most famous one is Wenban Yama. If he can combine outside and inside shooting with a high scoring rate, while creating high and low position offensive opportunities for Gobert, it will change the style of the game between the United States and France.
There is no doubt that head coach Steve Kerr will put the name of Venban Yama at the top of the game plan.

Men's 2024 olympic basketball team gold medal

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Serbia

Whenever you face a player who has won the MVP award three times in the past four NBA seasons, including the 2023 championship, you must be prepared.
Nikola Jokic's threat in international competitions is no less than his performance in the NBA, largely due to his experience playing and growing up in Serbia when he was young. He is better at judging angles than anyone else at the Olympics, and he is undoubtedly the best inside scorer at this year's Olympics.
Jokic has talented players around him. Vasily Mitchell was once the Most Valuable Player of the European League. Before joining the league last season, he was one of the most powerful guard scorers outside of the NBA and has been one of the strongest guard scorers outside of the NBA for five consecutive years.
Bogdan Bogdanovic of the Atlanta Hawks is a stable point guard and all-around scorer who can launch attacks through dribbling and also take advantage of offensive opportunities created by Jokic and Michic. He can exert his power beyond the three-point line, and he has been playing against NBA stars for seven years, so no matter what opponent he faces, he will fearlessly participate in the Olympics.
The selfless nature of the Serbian team and the system based on ball free movement - exploring defensive loopholes and synchronized movement of ball free players - are difficult to predict in advance, which means that the US team will need to play one of the most disciplined defensive games against them as they face each other in Group C.
The possible factor for the Serbian team to suffer a defeat is health issues. Bogdanovic temporarily withdrew from the game against the United States team on July 17th, while Miami Heat's Nikola Jovic is reportedly missing the Olympics due to an ankle injury.
This means that Jokic and Mikic will take on more responsibility, depending on whether Bogdanovic can play.
If Serbia lacks available forwards, Filip Petrushev may have more opportunities. This forward, who is 6 feet 11 inches tall, is a strong player with strong scoring ability. He has a strong ability to move without the ball and a high scoring rate in the basket.
No matter which rotation coach Svetislav Pesic ultimately decides to adopt, the Serbian team is not easy to deal with.


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Canada

The Canadian team not only has NBA players, but also star level players, which can be said to be the biggest threat to the American team. The leading player is last season's MVP favorite, Shay Giljes Alexander.
Although the team is centered around Gilles Alexander, the depth of Canada's lineup is incredible. Jamal Murray, RJ Barrett, Nikel Alexander Walker, Kelly Olinik, Andrew Nemhard, Trey Leyles, Dillon Brooks, and Lou Dortmund are all NBA rotation players who can influence the course of a game.
These names may not be comparable to Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid, Terence Halliburton, and Anthony Edwards, but there are fundamental differences between these two teams.
Most of the Canadian team players mentioned above are role players, which means they have become accustomed to not being the main stars of their respective teams. Players like Halliburton from the US team will have to make significant adjustments and sacrifices in small roles, while his Pacers teammate Nemhard does not have to go through a similar process. This is not an insignificant detail, as members of the Canadian team are more likely to receive role recognition faster than members of the American team.
Brooks' presence may benefit the Canadian team, as he has seemed to have frustrated almost every player in the NBA over the past few years, especially James. Without a doubt, in the showdown between Canada and the United States, he will become the target of public criticism, and you may see more than 10 NBA All Star players taking turns attacking him in various ways. Despite his strong defensive ability, the result may not be good.
Besides the United States team, the Canadian team is clearly the most talented and strong team in this tournament. The Canadian team is grouped in Group A with Spain, Greece, and Australia. Judging from the talent of the players, the Canadian team should be able to advance.

Australia

Despite cultivating a group of strong all-around players and defensive experts over the years, Australia seems to have never produced a few players who can score directly - please forgive me for what I said on Twitter. If Australia wants to defeat the US team, then this team from Australia will need Josh Giddy's excellent shooting to truly have a chance.

Germany

If the entire German population is dissatisfied with being classified as the 'world's best', then it is also fair. After all, the German team is the defending world champion. But when they won the World Cup, the US team only had a lean team, not the top team on the list for this tournament. They may go far with their own strength, but as the terminator of the US team, they have shortcomings in multiple aspects.


Men's 2024 olympic basketball team gold medal

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The US team itself?

Yes, one of the biggest threats facing the US team is themselves. You can call them arrogant, say they lack cohesion, say their playing style is too low, but all of these aspects can arise at any time.
In the warm-up match against South Sudan on July 20th, due to a severe lack of offensive firepower, the US team had to launch a counterattack in the second half after falling 16 points behind at one point.
We have seen this pattern in multiple World Cups, where players only expect to win with a 30 point advantage without putting in all their effort.
Of course, LeBron James is not on these lists, which makes this suspicion meaningless.
But with the continuous improvement of the world basketball level, the US team can no longer participate in games with any lazy attitude. If this is done, the US team will fall into an unhappy situation and fall behind their opponents.

That being said, the US team is clearly the big favorite to win the championship. The US team is talented and united, and should be able to remain unbeaten throughout the tournament and ultimately win the gold medal. If this cannot be achieved, it will not only disappoint, but also be unexpected.


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