OT Under 30 US team

[Rastapopoulos]

Suppose you were picking a team to represent the US at some competition (Olympics, maybe) and you had to pick only players younger than 30. Who's on your team?

 

[julius]

The best players under 30, that's who. :0)

 

[Rastapopoulos]

The best players under 30, that's who. :0)

No they're not - most of them aren't American.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Morant
Fox
Haliburton
Mitchell
Booker
Edwards
Bridges
Brown
Tatum
Zion
Adebayo
Mobley

Some tough omissions here, and admittedly not much size. Could easily put KAT or AD on in place of one of the guards if we wanted another big, or Randle, Grant or Kuzma if we need a combo forward. Young and Murray also deserve consideration at the guard spots.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Could it beat the Over 30 US team?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Morant
Fox
Haliburton
Mitchell
Booker
Edwards
Bridges
Brown
Tatum
Zion
Adebayo
Mobley

Some tough omissions here, and admittedly not much size. Could easily put KAT or AD on in place of one of the guards if we wanted another big, or Randle, Grant or Kuzma if we need a combo forward. Young and Murray also deserve consideration at the guard spots.

I think you have to have AD - at least until March next year when he turns 30.
After that, the "must haves" are Tatum, Booker, Zion and at PG, probably Haliburton. Adebayo, Mobley and Brown would be incredible defensively, though, and that would probably be the US strength over the rest of the world. Ja and Fox? More flash than substance. Fun to have when it's a cakewalk over the rest of the world, otherwise it's like when the US team had Iverson.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I think you have to have AD - at least until March next year when he turns 30.
After that, the "must haves" are Tatum, Booker, Zion and at PG, probably Haliburton. Adebayo, Mobley and Brown would be incredible defensively, though, and that would probably be the US strength over the rest of the world. Ja and Fox? More flash than substance. Fun to have when it's a cakewalk over the rest of the world, otherwise it's like when the US team had Iverson.

Also interesting to think about youngsters drafted in the past couple years. I put Mobley on there because of the dearth of bigs, but Scottie Barnes could make a case sooner rather than later, as could Cade Cunningham, and then Keegan Murray, Jaden Ivey, and (if he ever plays) maybe even Chet.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Also interesting to think about youngsters drafted in the past couple years. I put Mobley on there because of the dearth of bigs, but Scottie Barnes could make a case sooner rather than later, as could Cade Cunningham, and then Keegan Murray, Jaden Ivey, and (if he ever plays) maybe even Chet.

I take your young'uns and raise you VICTOR WEMBANYAMA