.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
TEAM |
COMMENTS |
| Carlos
Boozer |
F |
6-9 |
11/20/81 |
Utah
Jazz |
One of the best rebounders on the team. Won't be a featured player. |
| Jason
Kidd |
G |
6-4 |
3/23/73 |
Dallas
Mavericks |
Has never lost a game with Team USA. Will he finally be the starting point guard? |
| LeBron
James |
F |
6-8 |
12/30/84 |
Cleveland
Cavaliers |
No match for international opponents in terms of talent, strength or athleticism. |
| Deron
Williams |
G |
6-3 |
6/26/84 |
Utah
Jazz |
Regarded as the third point guard of the team. |
| Michael
Redd |
G |
6-6 |
8/24/79 |
Milwaukee
Bucks |
Arguably the best shooter on the team. |
| Dwyane
Wade |
G |
6-4 |
1/17/82 |
Miami
Heat |
Has looked completely recovered in exhibition games. |
| Kobe
Bryant |
G |
6-6 |
8/23/78 |
Los
Angeles Lakers |
The team's best player. More adept at playing defense with the American squad. |
| Dwight
Howard |
C |
6-11 |
12/08/85 |
Orlando
Magic |
Who's going to contain him around the basket? |
| Chris
Bosh |
F |
6-10 |
3/24/84 |
Toronto
Raptors |
Will backup Dwight Howard at the center position. |
| Chris
Paul |
G |
6-0 |
5/06/85 |
New
Orleans Hornets |
Comes off an MVP caliber season. Should play a big role. |
| Tayshaun
Prince |
F |
6-9 |
2/28/80 |
Detroit
Pistons |
Closest thing to a role player on the team. |
| Carmelo
Anthony |
F |
6-8 |
5/29/84 |
Denver
Nuggets |
Has been the top scorer of the American squad in the last international events. |
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
TEAM |
| Olimpio
Cipriano |
G |
6-4 |
4/09/82 |
De
Agosto Luanda (Angola) |
| Armando
Costa |
G |
6-3 |
6/03/83 |
De
Agosto Luanda (Angola) |
| Carlos
Morais |
G |
6-3 |
10/16/85 |
Petro
Atletico de Luanda (Angola) |
| Milton
Barros |
G |
6-0 |
6/21/84 |
Petro
Atletico de Luanda (Angola) |
| Luis
Costa |
G |
6-4 |
6/07/78 |
Petro
Atletico de Luanda (Angola) |
| Vladimir
Geronimo |
G |
6-4 |
12/12/77 |
De
Agosto Luanda (Angola) |
| Joaquim
Gomes |
F |
6-7 |
12/23/80 |
De
Agosto Luanda (Angola) |
| Felizardo
Ambrosio |
F |
6-8 |
12/25/87 |
De
Agosto Luanda (Angola) |
| Abdel
Aziz Boukar |
C |
6-9 |
4/08/80 |
Petro
Atletico de Luanda (Angola) |
| Carlos
Almeida |
G |
6-4 |
9/24/76 |
De
Agosto Luanda (Angola) |
| Paulo
Leonel |
F |
6-6 |
4/30/86 |
Petro
Atletico de Luanda (Angola) |
| Eduardo
Mingas |
F |
6-7 |
1/29/79 |
Petro
Atletico de Luanda (Angola) |
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
TEAM |
COMMENTS |
| Luis
Scola |
F |
6-9 |
4/30/80 |
Houston
Rockets |
Always delivers. His low-post dominance has proved invaluable for Argentina many years. |
| Emanuel
Ginobili |
G |
6-5 |
7/28/77 |
San
Antonio Spurs |
If healthy, he should be one of the stars of the Olympic tournament. That's a big if, though. |
| Roman
Gonzalez |
C |
6-11 |
1/28/78 |
Peñarol
(Argentina) |
A bruiser. Big man with a lot of weight and no athleticism. |
| Fabricio
Oberto |
C |
6-10 |
3/21/75 |
San
Antonio Spurs |
One of the smartest big men in the game. Great rebounder and passer. |
| Pablo
Prigioni |
G |
6-1 |
5/17/77 |
Tau
Ceramica (Spain) |
Will play an even bigger role with Pepe Sanchez out. |
| Antonio
Porta |
G |
6-2 |
10/28/83 |
Spartak
St. Petersburg (Russia) |
Has yet to prove he can be a reliable backup at the point guard position. |
| Carlos
Delfino |
F |
6-7 |
8/29/82 |
Khimky
Moscow (Russia) |
Has all the tools to be a really good player, but never seems to get it together. |
| Paolo
Quinteros |
G |
6-2 |
1/15/79 |
CAI
Zaragoza (Spain) |
An undersized shooting guard who averaged 17 ppg in Spain last season. |
| Leonardo
Gutierrez |
F |
6-7 |
5/16/78 |
Atenas
Cordoba (Argentina) |
Can flat out shoot the ball, but doesn't excel in any other area. |
| Andres
Nocioni |
F |
6-7 |
11/30/79 |
Chicago
Bulls |
A
bulldog. Has talent and plays with a lot of heart. Can go wild
at times. |
| Juan
Gutierrez |
F |
6-9 |
10/10/83 |
Granada (Spain) |
Won't get a lot of minutes. Doesn't even start for his club. |
| Federico
Kammerichs |
F |
6-9 |
6/21/80 |
Regatas
Corrientes (Argentina) |
A hustle player. Selected in the draft by Portland a few years back. |
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
TEAM |
COMMENTS |
| Chris
Anstey |
C |
7-0 |
1/01/75 |
Melbourne
Tigers (Australia) |
A flop in the NBA, he's had a very good career overseas. |
| Patrick
Mills |
G |
5-11 |
8/11/88 |
St.
Mary's (NCAA) |
Extremely quick. Really good breaking down defenses. |
| Andrew
Bogut |
C |
7-0 |
11/28/84 |
Milwaukee
Bucks |
The go-to guy. Has yet to prove his worth in international events with the senior team. |
| Joe
Ingles |
F |
6-8 |
10/02/87 |
Melbourne
South Dragons (Australia) |
Small forward with good passing and ballhandling skills. |
| Brad
Newley |
G |
6-6 |
2/18/85 |
Panellinios
Athens (Greece) |
A second-round pick in the draft. Has some potential. |
| CJ
Bruton |
G |
6-2 |
12/13/75 |
New
Zealand Breakers (Australia) |
One of the veterans of the team. Pretty good scorer. |
| David
Barlow |
F |
6-9 |
10/22/83 |
Melbourne
Tigers (Australia) |
Played at the Australian League All-Star Game this season. |
| Mark
Worthington |
F |
6-8 |
6/08/83 |
Melbourne
South Dragons (Australia) |
Versatile player. Can even play some point. |
| Glen
Saville |
G |
6-6 |
1/17/76 |
Wollongong
Hawks ( Australia) |
Has been playing with the National Team for almost a decade. |
| David
Andersen |
F |
6-11 |
6/23/80 |
FC Barcelona (Spain) |
One of the top big men left in Europe. Great talent and size. |
| Matt
Nielsen |
F |
6-10 |
2/03/78 |
Lietuvos
Rytas (Lithuania) |
Has put up nice numbers both in the Greek and the Lithuanian League. |
| Shawn
Redhage |
F |
6-8 |
1/21/81 |
Criollos
de Caguas (Puerto Rico) |
Decent shooting and athleticism. |
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
TEAM |
COMMENTS |
| Wei
Liu |
G |
6-3 |
1/15/80 |
Shanghai
Sharks (China) |
Was in training camp with the Sacramento Kings in 2004. |
| Shipeng
Wang |
F |
6-6 |
4/06/83 |
Guandong
Southern Tigers (China) |
Averaged 20 ppg this season. |
|
Fangyu Zhu |
F |
6-7 |
1/05/83 |
Guandong
Southern Tigers (China) |
One of the best wing players on the team – which may not be saying much. |
| Sun Yue |
G |
6-9 |
11/06/85 |
Beijing
Aoshen Olympian (China) |
We may see him with the Lakers this season. |
| Nan
Li |
F |
6-6 |
9/25/76 |
Bayi
Army (China) |
Oldest player of the squad. Fourth Olympic Games for him. |
|
Yi
Jianlian |
F |
6-11 |
10/27/87 |
New
Jersey Nets |
Great mixture of talent, size and athleticism. |
| Yao
Ming |
C |
7-5 |
9/12/80 |
Houston
Rockets |
The man of the Games may not be able to get China out of the first round if not healthy enough. |
| Wang Zhizhi |
C |
7-0 |
7/08/79 |
Bayi
Army (China) |
You won't see many players his size shooting the ball like him. Very soft. |
| Feng
Du |
C |
6-8 |
7/30/81 |
Guandong
Southern Tigers (China) |
Four-time winner of the Chinese title. |
| Jianghua
Chen |
G |
6-1 |
3/12/89 |
Guandong
Southern Tigers (China) |
Chine's hope at the point guard position. Very weak and unexperienced. |
| Qingpeng
Zhang |
G |
6-3 |
1/23/85 |
Liaoning
Hunters (China) |
Can do a little with of everything, but doesn't excel in any area. |
| Lei
Wang |
F |
6-6 |
8/12/86 |
Bayi
Army (China) |
First major event for him with the National Team. |
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
TEAM |
COMMENTS |
| Roko-Leni
Ukic |
G |
6-5 |
12/5/84 |
Toronto
Raptors |
No
doubts about his talent, but still very fragile physically.
|
| Davor
Kus |
G |
6-3 |
7/21/78 |
Unicaja
(Spain) |
A pass-first type of point guard. Has signed with one of the top teams in Spain. |
| Marko
Popovic |
G |
6-1 |
6/12/82 |
UNICS Kazan (Russia) |
Good scorer at the point guard position. Outstanding three-point shooter. |
| Marin
Rozic |
F |
6-7 |
2/14/83 |
Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) |
The only guy on the team that has never played for a foreign team. |
| Nikola
Prkacin |
F |
6-10 |
11/15/75 |
Cibona Zagreb
(Croatia) |
Savvy veteran. Has been a role player for several Euroleague teams. |
| Marko
Tomas |
G |
6-7 |
1/03/85 |
Real
Madrid (Spain) |
Pretty good scorer when given a big role on the offense. |
| Zoran
Planinic |
G |
6-6 |
9/12/82 |
CSKA
Moscow (Russia) |
Fundamentally sound guard. Not very tough. |
| Sandro
Nicevic |
C |
6-11 |
6/16/76 |
Benetton Treviso (Italy) |
Averaged 12 ppg and 5 rpg in Turkey. |
| Damjan Rudez |
F |
6-10 |
6/17/86 |
Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) |
Replaces Damir Markota on the National Team. |
| Marko
Banic |
F |
6-8 |
8/31/84 |
Iurbentia
Bilbao (Spain) |
Pretty good all-around player. Has looked good in the strong Spanish League. |
| Kresimir
Loncar |
C |
6-11 |
2/12/83 |
Lokomotiv
Rostov (Russia) |
Was thought of as an NBA prospect back in the day. |
| Stanko
Barac |
C |
7-1 |
8/13/86 |
Tau
Ceramica (Spain) |
Pretty good shot blocker. The Pacers own his rights in the NBA. |
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
TEAM |
COMMENTS |
| Tim
Ohlbrecht |
C |
6-11 |
8/30/88 |
Bamberg (Germany) |
Has a lot of potential. Played at the Nike Hoop Summit a few months ago. |
| Philip
Zwiener |
F |
6-7 |
7/23/85 |
Alba
Berlin (Germany) |
A bench player in Beijing. Likely to play a bigger role in the future. |
| Sven
Schultze |
C |
6-10 |
7/11/78 |
Snaidero Udine (Italy) |
Strong forward with nice shooting skills. |
| Robert
Garrett |
G |
6-4 |
3/18/77 |
Bamberg (Germany) |
Nine years with the National Team already. Has played a lot with Nowitzki. |
| Konrad
Wysocki |
F |
6-8 |
3/28/82 |
Panellinios
(Greece) |
Was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year back in 2001. |
| Steffen
Hamann |
G |
6-1 |
6/14/81 |
Alba
Berlin (Germany) |
Pretty good athlete with mediocre jump shot. |
| Demond
Greene |
G |
6-1 |
6/15/79 |
Bamberg (Germany) |
An explosive guard that has good good performances with Germany. |
| Pascal
Roller |
G |
5-11 |
11/20/76 |
Frankfurt
Skyliners (Germany) |
Small guard with great quickness and nice shooting stroke. |
| Chris
Kaman |
C |
7-0 |
4/28/82 |
Los
Angeles Clippers |
Will be much better than Shawn Bradley for Germany. |
| Patrick
Femerling |
C |
7-1 |
3/4/75 |
Alba Berlin (Germany) |
Skilled big man with a tendency to get in foul trouble. |
| Dirk
Nowitzki |
F |
7-0 |
6/19/78 |
Dallas
Mavericks |
With little talent around him, he must continue to carry the team. |
| Jan Jagla |
F |
6-11 |
6/25/81 |
Joventut Badalona (Spain) |
Left college basketball early to get paid in Europe. |
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
TEAM |
COMMENTS |
| Theodoros
Papaloukas |
G |
6-7 |
5/08/77 |
Olympiakos
(Greece) |
The closest thing to star on the Greek team. Very high basketball IQ. |
| Ioannis
Bouroussis |
C |
6-11 |
11/17/83 |
Olympiakos
(Greece) |
Will be setting screens for Josh Childress this coming season. |
| Nikos
Zisis |
G |
6-6 |
8/16/83 |
CSKA
Moscow (Russia) |
One of the leaders of the team even though he doesn't play much for the crowded CSKA team. |
| Vassilis
Spanoulis |
G |
6-4 |
8/07/82 |
Panathinaikos
Athens (Greece) |
Can really score the ball. Looks for his shot too much at times. |
| Panagiotis
Vassilopoulos |
F |
6-8 |
2/08/84 |
Olympiakos
(Greece) |
Can play both forward sports. |
| Antonis
Fotsis |
F |
6-10 |
4/01/81 |
Panathinaikos
Athens (Greece) |
Doesn't play with much passion, but can shoot with the best of them. |
| Giorgios
Printezis |
F |
6-9 |
2/22/85 |
Olympiakos
(Greece) |
Selected by the Spurs as 58th pick of the 2007 draft. |
| Andreas
Gliniadakis |
C |
7-1 |
8/26/81 |
Marousi (Greece) |
Has been in NBA training camps and the D-League. |
| Kostas
Tsartsaris |
C |
6-10 |
10/17/79 |
Panathinaikos
(Greece) |
Tough defensive player. Has range up to three-point land. |
| Dimitris
Diamantidis |
G |
6-6 |
5/06/80 |
Panathinaikos
(Greece) |
Tough as nails. Very competitive. One of the best point guards in Europe. |
| Sofoklis
Schortsianitis |
C |
6-9 |
6/22/85 |
Olympiakos
(Greece) |
Killed the US Team a couple of years ago. Still battling overweight problems. |
| Michalis
Pelekanos |
F |
6-6 |
5/25/81 |
Olympiakos
(Greece) |
Pretty athletic with decent shooting skills. |
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
TEAM |
COMMENTS |
| Sarunas
Jasikevicius |
G |
6-4 |
3/05/76 |
Panathinaikos
Athens (Greece) |
One of the best FIBA players in the last decade. Bombed in the NBA. |
| Marius
Prekevicius |
G |
6-5 |
4/22/84 |
Lietuvos
Rytas (Lithuania) |
Wouldn't probably in Beijing had Macijauskas been healthy. |
| Rimantas
Kaukenas |
G |
6-4 |
4/11/77 |
Montepaschi
Siena (Italy) |
Very good shooter. Plays with great effort. |
| Ramunas
Siskauskas |
F |
6-6 |
9/10/78 |
CSKA
Moscow (Russia) |
Very
dangerous. Excellent scorer when he gets into rhythm. |
| Mindaugas
Lukauskis |
G |
6-6 |
5/19/79 |
Lietuvos
Rytas (Lithuania) |
Averaged 8 ppg for Lietuvos in the Euroleague. |
| Simas
Jasaitis |
F |
6-7 |
3/26/82 |
Joventut Badalona (Spain) |
Backed up former Rocket Pete Mickeal in Spain. |
| Linas
Kleiza |
F |
6-8 |
1/03/85 |
Denver
Nuggets |
Very strong. Has developed into a valuable role player in the NBA. |
| Jonas
Maciulis |
F |
6-8 |
2/10/85 |
Zalgiris
Kaunas (Lithuania) |
Strong small forward that will come off the bench. |
| Ksystof
Lavrinovic |
C |
6-11 |
11/01/79 |
Montepaschi
Siena (Italy) |
Very strong and talented. Can hit the three. |
| Darius
Lavrinovic |
C |
6-11 |
11/01/79 |
Dynamo
Moscow (Russia) |
Better rebounder than his twin brother Ksystof. |
| Robertas
Javtokas |
C |
6-11 |
3/20/80 |
Dynamo
Moscow (Russia) |
One of the most athletic big men in basketball, even after the accident. |
| Marijonas
Petravicius |
C |
6-10 |
10/24/79 |
Lietuvos
Rytas (Lithuania) |
Will play behind the three guys above. |
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
TEAM |
COMMENTS |
| JR
Holden |
G |
6-1 |
8/10/76 |
CSKA
Moscow (Russia) |
A poor man's Allen Iverson. Won the Euro title for Russia last season. |
| Andrei
Kirilenko |
F |
6-9 |
2/18/81 |
Utah
Jazz |
Looks
better with Russia than with the Jazz. A featured player with
the National Team. |
| Nikita
Morgunov |
C |
6-11 |
6/29/75 |
Lokomotiv Rostov (Russia) |
Signed with the Blazers in 1999. Had a nice career in Europe afterwards. |
| Petr
Samoylenko |
G |
6-1 |
2/07/77 |
Dynamo
Moscow
(Russia) |
A steady point guard. Didn't play much with Dynamo. |
| Viktor
Khryapa |
F |
6-9 |
8/03/82 |
CSKA
Moscow (Russia) |
Has not lived up to the expectations. Currently injured. |
| Zakhar
Pashutin |
G |
6-5 |
5/03/74 |
CSKA
Moscow (Russia) |
Quite a veteran. Quite a shooter. |
| Sergey Monya |
F |
6-8 |
4/15/83 |
Dynamo
Moscow
(Russia) |
Same
as Khryapa. Didn't last long in the NBA. |
| Anton
Ponkrashov |
F |
6-7 |
4/23/86 |
Khimki
Moscow (Russia) |
One of the most promising players in Russian basketball. |
| Alexei
Savrasenko |
C |
7-1 |
2/28/79 |
CSKA
Moscow (Russia) |
Really huge body. But he's not just that. |
| Nikita
Shabalkin |
F |
6-9 |
10/09/86 |
Khimki
Moscow (Russia) |
Averaged just 6 ppg with his club this season. |
| Sergei
Bykov |
G |
6-3 |
2/26/83 |
Dynamo
Moscow
(Russia) |
Can play both guard spots. Didn't get much court time at the Euro championships last season. |
| Nikolai
Padius |
F |
6-6 |
9/01/80 |
UNICS
Kazan (Russia) |
Don't expect him to play much. |
.PLAYER |
POS |
HT |
DOB |
TEAM |
COMMENTS |
| Pau
Gasol |
C |
7-0 |
7/06/80 |
Los
Angeles Lakers |
Has
dominated games in international competition for many years – except in crunch time. |
| Rudy
Fernandez |
G |
6-5 |
4/04/85 |
Portland
Trail Blazers |
A flashy swingman that comes off a great season in Spain. May even start for the team. |
| Raul
Lopez |
G |
6-0 |
4/15/80 |
Real
Madrid
(Spain) |
Knows how to run the offense. Pretty weak defensively. |
| Juan
Carlos Navarro |
G |
6-3 |
6/13/80 |
FC Barcelona (Spain) |
Really creative scorer. Very used to hitting big shots. |
| Jose
Calderon |
G |
6-3 |
9/28/81 |
Toronto
Raptors |
Athletic point guard with great vision of the court. Worth every dollar Toronto will pay him. |
| Felipe
Reyes |
F |
6-8 |
3/16/80 |
Real
Madrid (Spain) |
A warrior in the low-post. Will get his points and rebounds even though he doesn't have much athleticism. |
| Carlos
Jimenez |
F |
6-9 |
2/10/76 |
Unicaja
(Spain) |
The ultimate team player. Will do everything except score. His best years are behind him. |
| Ricky
Rubio |
G |
6-3 |
10/21/90 |
Joventut Badalona (Spain) |
Incredible player already even though he's just 17. Likely to be a dominant one down the road. |
| Berni
Rodriguez |
G |
6-6 |
6/07/80 |
Unicaja
(Spain) |
Spain's Bruce Bowen. Tough defensive guy with some value as a spot-up shooter. |
| Marc
Gasol |
C |
7-0 |
1/29/85 |
Memphis
Grizzlies |
Sweet touch around the basket and good work on the boards. Watch out for Pau's brother. |
| Alex
Mumbru |
F |
6-8 |
6/12/79 |
Real
Madrid
(Spain) |
Not likely to get much playing time. Can provide some offense off the bench. |
| Jorge
Garbajosa |
F |
6-9 |
12/19/77 |
Khimky
Moscow (Russia) |
Good defender. Lives and dies with the three-pointer on the offensive end. |
