Domantas doesn't play for the US; he plays for Lithuania, a European team. Another notable player that played for that team is Jonas Valanciunas of the Pelicans, but yeah, having a Sabonis-type player on the US team is really a great help for the team. But I think most of the players included are deserving of being there. It is a combination of young and seasoned veterans, as well as a mixture of offense and defense, so I think this team is complete and ready to avenge the US in the Olympics. A player that I am questioning here is Embiid. I know that he is 30 and, of course, he also wants to win a gold medal in his career since it is a good accolade for him, but playing for the US? I mean, he's from Cameroon, so he should be representing that country. But with him living in the US for half of his life and having his son as an American citizen, I think it is fair to say that he is good at playing for the US.
I don’t like AD to be on this line-up since Embiid is already enough. Only the chemistry will decide if this team will work or flop since other international team has a lot of training together compared to this US team that has a limited time to workout for their chemistry.
Embiid is enough? I don't think so. I hope you have realized that the only legitimate Center on this line up is only Embiid and Davis. If you say Bam Adebayo, well he is undersized for a Center position, he will not match the European players who plays at the Center position. If you say Embiid is enough, who's gonna occupy the Center position in the 2nd unit?
Now, as for the team chemistry, I don't think they'll have a major problem about it. I mean these players are an elite players who has the talent to understand how the game works and how it's supposed to work, they have played each other for several years, reviewing tapes after tapes to try to read their moves and the way they play. They are the superstars in each team, they knew the style of play they play on the court.
Also, how do we know if the other international teams have spent more time in trainings that the US do? When these international players who also has their own league they played.
