Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton were the odd men out of Steve Kerr's rotation in Game 1 of the Olympics for Team USA on Sunday versus Serbia. Considering that Jayson Tatum is a perennial 1st team All NBA selection his ommission was extremely mind-boggling.
Team USA picked Celtics guard Derrick White to replace Kawhi Leonard stressing the fit. Jaylen Brown was none too happy about the decision, but White did get 15 minutes of playing time versus Serbia as Steve Kerr leaned on his defense.
Not needing another scorer like Brown on a team loaded with them is one thing, but benching Jayson Tatum?