De’Aaron Fox has been promoted to the National USA Basketball roster, per a report from Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Fox had already been a member of the USA Select Team, and was going to compete for a shot on the FIBA World Cup roster, but this move signals that Team USA sees Fox as likely to be on the squad.
Sacramento Kings young star De’Aaron Fox has been promoted to the National USA Basketball roster with a good chance to make the team, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) August 5, 2019
Team USA has seen several stars drop out in the lead up to the FIBA World Cup.