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The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, nicknamed the "Dream Team", was the first American Olympic team to feature active professional players from the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team has often been described as the greatest sports team ever assembled. [2] [3] [4]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 August 2024. U.S. Olympic team (1996) 1996 United States men's Olympic basketball team Head coach Lenny Wilkens 1996 Summer Olympics Scoring leader Charles Barkley 12.4 Rebounding leader Charles Barkley 6.6 Assists leader Gary Payton 4.5 ← 1992 2000 → The men's national basketball team of the ...
The third team composed of NBA players participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta. The star quality of the team was impressive as it featured five members of the original Dream Team (Barkley, Malone, Pippen, Robinson, and Stockton), plus two other members of the NBA 50 Greatest Players list, Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaquille O'Neal.
Team USA has unveiled its men's basketball roster that will represent the red, white and blue at the Paris Olympics this summer. Some are already comparing it to the "Dream Team" that won gold in ...
Karl Malone - the 2000 All-NBA Second Team; Reggie Miller; Shaquille O'Neal - the 2000 All-NBA First Team; David Robinson - the 2000 All-NBA Third Team; John Stockton - The 50 Greatest Players in National Basketball Association History; Scottie Pippen - the 2000 NBA All-Defensive Second Team; Paul Pierce; Eddie Jones - the 2000 All-NBA Third Team
[33] [57] [58] NBA coach Doc Rivers felt the London team had an advantage with their outside shooting over the Dream Team. [59] Like Barkley, CBSSports.com opined that only three members of the 2012 team—Bryant, James, and Durant—would have made the Dream Team. [60] The Dream Team averaged 117.3 points and won its games by an average of 43. ...
Newcomers to the team included young players LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, and Emeka Okafor. [10] The team featured just one All-NBA selection (Duncan) and two All-Stars (Duncan and Iverson) [11] from the prior NBA season, which are both all-time lows for a U.S. Olympic team since NBA players were first allowed in 1992.
Time will tell if it’s another Dream Team, but the roster for the United States men’s basketball team at the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris was officially revealed Wednesday on "TODAY."