Wasting no time following the United States' 96-66 win over to Serbia in Rio de Janeiro to clinch a third-straight gold medal in men's basketball, projections for the 2020 Olympics in Toyko have already begun.
Though he withdrew from consideration to play in this summer's games to rest a foot that was hobbled with plantar fasciitis for much of the 2015-16 NBA season, some are already predicting a Team USA spot for Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard in four years. Lillard participated in USA Basketball camps in 2013 and 2014, missing out on a roster spot at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.