Pacers swingman Paul George and Brownsburg native Gordon Hayward are two of the 19 NBA players named to the USA Basketball roster for training camp later this month.
The group will come together in Las Vegas July 28-August 1 ahead of scrimmages and a roster trim to 12 before taking part in the World Cup.
“First off, I’m very pleased about the 19 players who are now confirmed to participate in the 2014 USA National Team training camp in Las Vegas. This group possesses outstanding individual talents, while also boasting of excellent versatility and varying amounts of USA Basketball experience,” said Managing Director Jerry Colangelo, who has seen USA National teams compile a 62-1 record since taking charge of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team program in 2005. “I am also pleased about the addition of DeMar DeRozan and Chandler Parsons to the USA National Team and to the 2014 training camp. Both played well in last summer’s USA Basketball National Team mini-camp and went on to record outstanding NBA seasons.
George has his offseason time home in California and in Indianapolis. He hosted a kids camp at Avon High School last weekend. While others are taking vacations, he says he hasn’t. His “vacation” will come next month.
“Nothing yet,” he said last month. “I think my special place will be USA Basketball when we’re in Madrid (for the World Cup).”
Players previously confirmed to participate:
Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards)
DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings)
Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans)
Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons)
Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets)
Paul George (Indiana Pacers)
Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers)
James Harden(Houston Rockets)
Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz)
Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Kyle Korver (Atlanta Hawks)
Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers)
Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls)
Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors).
Two additions:
DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors) and Chandler Parsons (Dallas Mavericks).
Coaches:
Mike Krzyzewski (Duke), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Tom Thibodeau (Chicago Bulls), and Monty Williams (New Orleans Pelicans).
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