When starting the Paris Olympic Games there’s more than a month left and the NBA season it’s far from over, with Boston And Dallas who are battling it out Finalsbut for Team USA time for choices is running out. The selection of twelve that at the orders of Steve Kerr they will try to win the 5th consecutive Olympic gold was made official already in mid-April, and among authentic legends like LeBron James and Steph Curry and rising stars like Anthony Edwards we immediately started talking about a new one Dream Team. Well before taking the field, however, the American national team seems to be facing the first obstacle on its path to Olympic Games. Kawhi Leonardpresent in the list of twelve, could in fact be forced to skip the summer commitment to take care of the problem al right knee which kept him out of the last playoffs. The names of its possible replacements they are different, but quite surprising one candidate appears to be favored to fly to Paris.
White: the right man among many stars
At the time of the initial call-ups in April, the list of players considered as “reserves” ready to be included in the team in the case of a flat rate by one of the twelve chosen included his teammate Paul George as well as three veterans of the, actually not unforgettable, event of Team USA to the last onesWorld Cup as Paolo Banchero, Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson. According to what was reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of “ESPN”, however, the true favorite to take the place of Leonard it would be another. Derrick Whitecurrently involved in the match against i Mavericks which is worth the title, it might in fact be the right man to add to the stars and stripes roster. Far from star status, the guard of Celticswith its ability to adapt to the characteristics of peers and to do the “dirty work” so essential to winning matches, seems to be regarded as ideal fit in the context of a team already overflowing with talent. If the call comes for ParisWhite would also have the ability to redeem his first experience in a Team USA jerseywhich ended in disappointment 7th place at the 2019 World Championships.
