Team USA managing director Jerry Colangelo did not have the roster he thought he would have for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
What started out as a possibly stacked roster ended up becoming a shell of itself led by Kemba Walker and the entire Boston Celtics young core. Kyle Kuzma was the only member of the Los Angeles Lakers who even made it to practice, but was sent home with an ankle injury just before the tournament began.
Kuzma had actually been playing quite well for Team USA before the injury.