Last summer Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat was cut from the USA Basketball senior roster in favor of Derrick White and Marvin Bagley III according to ESPN, “After the game, USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo announced Thaddeus Young and Bam Adebayo had been cut from the senior roster. Select Team members Derrick White and Marvin Bagley III were promoted to the senior roster and will join the team next week when training continues in Los Angeles.”
The 12-man World Cup roster included four players from the Boston Celtics: Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker.