Grant Hill on Jaylen Brown not being selected for Team USA: On Wednesday, USA Basketball announced that Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard would not be playing in the upcoming Paris Olympics despite having been initially selected for the roster.
The U.S. team revealed that Derrick White of the Celtics had been chosen as Leonard’s replacement.
Yet despite the presence of three Celtics on the Olympic squad, the discussion quickly shifted to one of Boston’s players who wasn’t picked. Jaylen Brown, the Celtics’ NBA Finals MVP, was omitted from the first roster selection process as well as the spot that opened up after Leonard’s withdrawal.