Erik Spoelstra isn’t thinking about Team USA yet
A year before the World Cup and two years before the next Olympic Games, it’s legitimate to start wondering what the American team will look like for this doubleheader, in Asia and especially in the United States.
it is Erik Spoelstra who will also have the difficult task of assembling the best possible team and three months after it appointed coach of Team USAreplacement Steve Kerradmits that he did not examine the question.
« So far, not much is happening » indicated Heat coach. ” I’ve stayed in touch with Grant Hill and Sean Ford, we saw each other probably two months ago, but there were more general conversations about deadlines coming up, the schedule, what it’s all going to look like. »
And to add: ” Undoubtedly, we will meet this summer for a longer period. I don’t know if we will do anything with the players, but we will definitely see each other. I love this whole process and obviously there are players that come to mind when we play with them, but that’s not my concern at the moment. That’s really Grant’s role and it’s going to be everyone’s effort, but there’s still plenty of time for that. »
If LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant should not be part of the World Cup and then the Olympics, we imagine that the team should include players who have already been there in the past, such as Anthony Edwards, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker or Bam Adebayo. The same for some young people, like Chet Holmgren, Amen Thompson, Jaylen Duren or Cooper Flagg.
However, Erik Spoelstra assures that no one has yet come to talk to him about it, on the sidelines of the matches in Miami.
« There is still a little time left, so I didn’t really get the feeling that some people were trying to push their candidacy » he confided. ” I haven’t spoken to any potential candidates yet. »
2026-01-26 12:09:00
