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 The roster includes eight players from the 2012 gold-medal Olympic
team and 11 from the 2014 World Cup, USA Basketball announced
Thursday.
The camp, which runs Aug. 11-13, is a prep session for the 2016
Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Attendance is mandatory, although
participation is not, especially for injured players such as Durant,
Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love.
The new additions include Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors),
Jimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls), Michael Carter-Williams (Milwaukee
Bucks), Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies), Draymond Green (Golden
State Warriors), Tobias Harris (Orlando Magic), DeAndre Jordan (Los
Angeles Clippers) and Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic).
The rest of the confirmed attendees are Blake Griffin and Chris Paul
(Los Angeles Clippers), Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans), Paul
George (Indiana Pacers), LaMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio Spurs),
Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards), DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento
Kings), DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors), Andre Drummond (Detroit
Pistons), Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets), Rudy Gay (Sacramento
Kings), Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz), Dwight Howard (Houston Rockets),
Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers), Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio
Spurs), Chandler Parsons (Dallas Mavericks), Mason Plumlee (Portland
Trail Blazers), Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors) and John Wall
(Washington Wizards).
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Utah Jazz point guard Dante Exum suffered a torn ACL in Slovenia
this week, putting his availability for the 2015-16 season in doubt.
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Exum, 20, was injured while playing for the Australian national team
against Slovenia in Ljubljana on Tuesday, the Jazz said Thursday.
Exum, the fifth pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, averaged 4.8 points and
2.4 assists last season.
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A rematch of the 2015 NBA Finals is expected on Christmas Day when
the Golden State Warriors play host to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
ESPN reported Thursday that the game between the defending champions
and runner-up, which will feature stars LeBron James and Stephen
Curry, is tentatively set.
The game will not be official until the NBA releases its 2015-16
schedule next week. The Christmas Day slate also is expected to
include a Miami Heat-New Orleans Pelicans matchup, the Miami Herald
reported earlier. (Editing by Andrew Both)
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