Team USA is far from a perfect team leading up to this year’s FIBA World Cup. The big superstars of the league have decided to spend their summers in other ways, leaving some guys who likely would not have even gotten an invite to fill out the roster. That is not to say the team is not talented, but it is the truth.
After Team USA beat Team Australia handily in their first matchup, game 2 didn’t go quite as well for the Americans. Aside from the international matchup, there was also an internal competition that no one cared about: which former Dallas Mavericks player would perform the best?