2024 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Updated: 11/5/2025, 10:49:47 AM Wikipedia source
The men's national basketball team of the United States competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and won the gold medal. They qualified for the Olympics as one of the top two FIBA Basketball World Cup finishers from the Americas in 2023. It was the fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal for the Americans, who defeated France in the gold-medal game for the second straight Olympics. The team had been given the nickname "the Avengers" by some media outlets due to their high profile roster, which was assembled after the 2023 U.S. World Cup squad failed to medal. The Olympic squad included four National Basketball Association (NBA) players who have won its league most valuable player (MVP) award—LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid—an Olympic first. After the conclusion of the tournament, James was named the FIBA Men's Olympics MVP and was selected to the FIBA Men's Olympics All-Star Five along with Curry.
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| Player | NBA team | Added | Removed | Reason |
| Jarrett Allen | Cleveland Cavaliers | January 23, 2024 | April 17, 2024 | Not named to 12-man roster |
| Paolo Banchero | Orlando Magic | |||
| Desmond Bane | Memphis Grizzlies | |||
| Scottie Barnes | Toronto Raptors | |||
| Mikal Bridges | Brooklyn Nets | |||
| Jaylen Brown | Boston Celtics | |||
| Jalen Brunson | New York Knicks | |||
| Jimmy Butler | Miami Heat | |||
| Alex Caruso | Chicago Bulls | |||
| De'Aaron Fox | Sacramento Kings | |||
| Paul George | Los Angeles Clippers | |||
| Aaron Gordon | Denver Nuggets | |||
| James Harden | Los Angeles Clippers | |||
| Josh Hart | New York Knicks | |||
| Tyler Herro | Miami Heat | |||
| Chet Holmgren | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| Brandon Ingram | New Orleans Pelicans | |||
| Kyrie Irving | Dallas Mavericks | |||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies | |||
| Cameron Johnson | Brooklyn Nets | |||
| Walker Kessler | Utah Jazz | |||
| Damian Lillard | Milwaukee Bucks | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | Cleveland Cavaliers | |||
| Chris Paul | Golden State Warriors | |||
| Bobby Portis | Milwaukee Bucks | |||
| Austin Reaves | Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| Duncan Robinson | Miami Heat | |||
| Trae Young | Atlanta Hawks | |||
| Kawhi Leonard | Los Angeles Clippers | July 10, 2024 | Injured |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 317 | 253 | +64 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 287 | 261 | +26 | 5 | |
| 3 | South Sudan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 261 | 278 | −17 | 4 | |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 228 | 301 | −73 | 3 |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
| LeBron James | 6 | 6 | 24.5 | 35 | 53 | 660 | 4 | 13 | 308 | 11 | 15 | 733 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 14.2 |
| Stephen Curry | 6 | 6 | 23.3 | 30 | 60 | 500 | 22 | 46 | 478 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 14.8 |
| Kevin Durant | 6 | 1 | 22.2 | 27 | 50 | 540 | 14 | 27 | 519 | 15 | 16 | 938 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 13.8 |
| Devin Booker | 6 | 6 | 22.0 | 25 | 44 | 571 | 13 | 23 | 565 | 7 | 9 | 778 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 11.7 |
| Anthony Davis | 6 | 1 | 16.6 | 20 | 32 | 625 | 1 | 2 | 500 | 9 | 11 | 818 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 8.3 |
| Anthony Edwards | 6 | 0 | 16.3 | 29 | 50 | 580 | 12 | 25 | 480 | 7 | 12 | 583 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| Bam Adebayo | 6 | 0 | 16.1 | 16 | 30 | 533 | 3 | 9 | 333 | 1 | 2 | 500 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 6.0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 5 | 3 | 18.8 | 15 | 27 | 556 | 8 | 16 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 7.6 |
| Joel Embiid | 5 | 5 | 16.8 | 21 | 37 | 568 | 6 | 11 | 545 | 8 | 11 | 727 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 11.2 |
| Derrick White | 5 | 0 | 15.8 | 7 | 17 | 412 | 4 | 13 | 308 | 1 | 2 | 500 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| Jayson Tatum | 4 | 2 | 17.7 | 8 | 21 | 381 | 0 | 4 | 000 | 5 | 6 | 833 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 3 | 0 | 8.8 | 3 | 5 | 600 | 2 | 4 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 000 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Team totals | 6 | – | 200.0 | 236 | 426 | 554 | 89 | 193 | 461 | 71 | 91 | 780 | 39.8 | 28.0 | 105.3 |
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