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The competition for roster spots is staunch. Colangelo wanted it that way when he took over USA Basketball following the team’s embarrassing bronze-medal performance in 2004. Colangelo wanted seasoned, established veterans vying for spots. He wanted rising players competing for spots, and he wanted promising youngsters willing to participate in the program with hopes of cracking future rosters.
All of that has occurred. The quandary Team USA faces is making the transition from the veteran players — Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard,Chris Paul — to recently established stars such as Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, Paul George, James Harden, andKevin Durant.