Jerry Colangelo, USA Basketball Chairman, trounced any assumptions that Anthony Davis could be added to the roster for this year’s Olympic team in London.
There is a possibility that he and a former Cat could be on the USA Select Team though.
[COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana][I]Sources close to the situation told ESPN.com that the [URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=sac”]Sacramento Kings[/URL] have been quietly pushing for second-year center [URL=”http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/4258/demarcus-cousins”]DeMarcus Cousins[/URL] to be added to the preliminary roster and made eligible for the roster spot originally set aside for Howard. However, the sources said Cousins is only being considered for the select squad that will train in Las Vegas concurrently with the Olympic squad from July 6-11 and scrimmage against Krzyzewski’s team before Team USA’s five exhibition games leading up to the Olympics.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
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Cousins and fellow Kentucky big man Anthony Davis, who is widely expected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the June draft, are among the players contending for select team invites.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
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“That’s wide open,” Colangelo said. “We’re getting calls from a lot of agents with players who want to play on the select team, which is very good. That’s very positive.”
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