Playing and competing for your country is the ultimate honor for a professional. Wearing the red, white, and blue means a ton for American players because of the prestige of the team. Since the Dream Team, the US always fields a dominant team and any medal other than gold is a disappointment.
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The United State’s Men National Team is holding their mini camp in Las Vegas. The Golden State Warriors are well represented and look to crack the final roster for the 2016 Olympics.
Andre Iguodala got married on Sunday and wanted to postpone his honeymoon to attend the mini camp. According to Marc Stein of ESPN, Coach Mike Krzyzewski advised Iggy to enjoy his honeymoon as they will keep him in consideration:
Krzyzewski, meanwhile, told ESPN.com on Tuesday that recent NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala remains firmly under consideration for a spot on the Rio squad after helping Team USA to gold medals at both the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey and the 2012 Summer Games in London.
Iguodala recently got married and was prepared to postpone his honeymoon to come to this week’s USAB events, but Krzyzewski told him to stick with that schedule. Iguodala would have given the newly-crowned champion Golden State Warriors a league-high five USA Basketball participants this week had he joined Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes.
“He’s been a prince for us,” Krzyzewski said of Iguodala.
Iguodala, a ten year veteran of the NBA has shown his ability to attack, slash, and defend. He could be a huge asset to the National Team once agan. In 2014, Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes were selected to the Select Team to help the World Cup team prepare. This time, they’re in the running to represent their country.
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are also in Las Vegas to work out. The mini camp invited over 30 players to compete and train. At the very least, the experience and training will make the participants better players.