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On Saturday, Krzyzewski said he and USA Basketball Chairman Jerry Colangelo have been talking about his return "quite a bit." Colangelo said Saturday he and Krzyzewski have been discussing his return "in installments." "I think it's very close to being resolved," Colangelo said. "That's all I can say for sure." He added: "Give it another week and it should be resolved." SI.com

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Colangelo planned on naming a coach by the start of the calendar year, but deviated from that plan in an attempt to convince Krzyzewski to come back. (He did not want to bother him during Duke's season.) A coach needs to be in place by the first USA basketball minicamp in July. Colangelo said he hasn't approached any other candidates. (The candidates widely speculated were Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and former Philadelphia 76ers coach Doug Collins.) "I would never do that," Colangelo said about talking to other candidates. "I've said that from the beginning, for what he's invested in USA Basketball, he's entitled to make his decision before anyone." SI.com

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Colangelo said there would likely be changes to the USA Basketball staff if Krzyzewski did return. The 2012 staff included Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni, former Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan and Syracuse Orange coach Jim Boeheim. Colangelo said it's likely Boeheim would again be part of the staff if Krzyzewski returned. SI.com

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Griffin never did get to ask Bryant if he could ride along with him the next time. He hurt his knee the first day of practice and had to drop out of the Olympics. It wasn't a serious knee injury. Nothing like the fractured knee cap that forced him to miss his entire rookie season. Just a minor setback with a six-to-eight week recovery. Still, Griffin was crushed. "That's what I was looking forward to the most, just being around all those guys all summer," he says. "Playing with Kobe. Seeing how he works. Playing with LeBron [James] and Dwyane [Wade]. "That's what was most heartbreaking to me." ESPN.com

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Joe Freeman: #Blazers Damian Lillard said he plans on competing for Team USA this summer and participating in Basketball Without Borders. Twitter @BlazerFreeman

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Chris Bosh of Heat said not a candidate for 2014 World Cup in Spain but has interest at this point in 2016 Olympics "It’s tough, with kids and everything,’’ Bosh, the Heat forward and 2008 Olympic gold medalist, told FOX Sports Florida. “I would always like to be in consideration and stuff like that… Probably just the Olympics. I got kids, man. They need attention.’’ Sulia

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has accepted Team USA Men's Basketball National Team mini camp invite, his agent Eric Goodwin informed CSNNW.com. Director of USA Basketball Jerry Colangelo told CSNNW.com in late February that he had his eyes on Lillard as a participant candidate, but added that he hadn't decided yet. Colangelo eventually did reach out to the soon-to-be Rookie of the Year and he got a commitment. “I just can't wait to go be a part of it,” Lillard said. “I'm going to go out there and try to prove something.” CSNNW.com

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So, there's this job opening. Team USA is looking for a new head coach. Pop should get it because, in my opinion, he's the best coach alive. "I hope he gets the USA job," Karl said. "I think he wants it. He's a military guy who, I think, brings a dignity to representing the United States, and he's also earned the respect of the basketball world." Denver Post

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Doug Collins is endorsing Spurs coach Gregg Popovich or Celtics coach Doc Rivers to be Team USA coach. “My feeling is the two guys who should be in the mix are Pop and Doc,’’ Collins said. “I think those two guys, what they’ve done. Pop, the years he’s put in, what he’s done and plus he has a military background a lot like Coach K, and what he’s done in San Antonio. And then I think Doc. “Those two guys are the cream of the crop. They’ve won championships.'' Sulia

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USA Basketball may not have a coach yet for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but there is a center who is volunteering his services. Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard, who won Olympic gold with the U.S. in the 2008 Beijing Games but had to miss last summer's London Games while recovering from back surgery, said he wants to be back on the team in 2016. "No doubt," Howard said Thursday when asked if he wanted to play in Brazil. ESPN.com

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Colangelo, chairman of USA Basketball, said Tuesday by phone that Golden State Warriors forward David Lee, a former University of Florida star, approached him at All-Star Weekend earlier this month in Houston to indicate his desire to play for Team USA. And Colangelo is intrigued. “He’s had a heck of a year,’’ Colangelo said. “He’s been healthy. He’s been with us before but he had injuries.’’ FOXSports Florida

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In an interview Tuesday on ESPN Radio, Krzyzewksi reiterated he wouldn’t return after having won Olympic golds in 2008 and 2012, the Worlds gold in 2010 and a Worlds bronze in 2006. He said, “My stance hasn’t changed. I've loved, loved, loved, and it's been an honor being with the USA Basketball team. And to coach the team and work with Jerry these seven years have been marvelous.’’ But Colangelo won’t consider anything official until he talks with Krzyzewski. “We haven’t had a conversation,’’ Colangelo said. “All I’ve heard (about Krzyzewski saying he won’t return) is second hand… Until he and I have a final meeting after this season, then I’ll know one way or another. I always have a Plan B or Plan C in place.’’ FOXSports Florida

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Chris Tomasson: Tyreke Evans wants to play for Team USA this summer for '14 World Cup “I’d be interested, for sure,’’ said Evans, who hasn’t heard anything Twitter @christomasson

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Chris Tomasson: Just talked to Jerry Colangelo. Despite Coach K going on radio and saying won't be Team USA coach, said "we haven't had a conversation.'' Twitter @christomasson

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Chris Tomasson: Jerry Colangelo is still holding out hope that Coach K will be Team USA coach. He said they will have a meeting after the season. Twitter @christomasson

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Jeff Zillgitt: Colangelo's plan all along, despite what Krzyzewski has said, is to give Krzyzewski time to re-consider even though it's unlikley he returns Twitter @JeffZillgitt

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Williams, who helped the Americans win the gold medal in Beijing in 2008 and defend their title last month in London, said he loves representing the U.S. and wouldn’t rule out returning for a third Olympics in four years. “I’ll be 32, so I’m not going to be too old,” Williams said. “(Jason) Kidd was 36 the last time we did it, so I could play two more essentially. But we’ll see, we’ll see what happens. Four years is a long ways off.” Newark Star-Ledger

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“They’re starting to try to put emphasis on it and make it more important,” Williams said. “It’s definitely important. I think the world championship is great. It’s not the Olympics, but it is a big deal.” Newark Star-Ledger

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Iguodala said going back to the Olympics in 2016 would pique his interest. “That would definitely be something I’d consider,” Iguodala said. “I’d think heavily about. It was a great experience. I want to play for the team again and defend the gold medal.” The State Journal-Register

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His minutes varied from 2 minutes 30 seconds in the fourth pool-play game against Lithuania to more than 20 minutes against Nigeria and Argentina, also in pool play. He said he had to be ready for whenever his number was called. “I knew my role would change from game to game and I had to be ready,” Iguodala said. “I had to defend, first of all, but we might need a spark and I might need to give a spark. They needed me to come in and do a lot of different things.” The State Journal-Register

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