Oldest players in USA Basketball history: LeBron James is primed to bring collectively history at 2024 Paris Olympics

LeBron James is reduction within the crimson, white and blue.

Whereas James final competed within the Olympics for Team USA 12 years ago, he’s bring collectively his return for the 2024 Paris Olympics, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Monday. He joins a stacked roster that facets Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum, per Charania.

The long straggle Corridor of Famer is a two-time gold medalist on the 2008 and 2012 Olympic games to boot to a bronze medalist in 2004. He’s appropriate one in all three NBA players (Durant and Carmelo Anthony) to play in three Olympics for the U.S. This can trace the fourth Olympic look for James and Durant.

That isn’t any longer the most effective history James will bring collectively within the 2024 Paris Olympics. He becomes the oldest player to don the crimson, white and blue jersey. James, 39, will surpass the Reggie Miller, who become once 37 years veteran on the begin of the 2002 FIBA World Cup.

This is the reported roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics and a checklist of the oldest NBA players to play for Team USA.

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Team USA Olympic roster 2024

All 12 spots on the 2024 Paris Olympics body of workers are stuffed. Kawhi Leonard is taking the final build, per USA Recently’s Jeff Zillgitt. 

The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported the major 11 members.

Sources with @joevardon: Team USA is finalizing 11 of its 12-man Olympic roster:

LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis, Anthony Edwards, Bam Adebayo and Tyrese Haliburton.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 15, 2024

Here are the players slated to bring collectively the body of workers, per Charania:

• Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat
• Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns
• Stephen Curry, Golden Sing Warriors
• Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers
• Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns
• Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
• Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves
• Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers
• Jrue Holiday, Boston Celtics
• LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
• Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers
• Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

Oldest players in Team USA history

James, 39, will turn out to be the oldest player to play for Team USA, barring a withdrawal. He surpasses Miller, who become once 37 on the 2002 FIBA World Cup, by two and a half of years.

This is the high 10 oldest NBA players to suit up for Team USA, at the side of James.