That’s USA Basketball director Jerry Colangelo’s mantra going into the FIBA World Cup. That he has to say Team USA is only “okay” is due to a series of pullouts by high-profile players, from James Harden to Damian Lillard to Bradley Beal to Tobias Harris to Paul Millsap. That’s on top of the players who declined invites early, players like LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, and so many more.
But Colangelo isn’t wrong when he says Team USA will be okay; the roster still features enough talent, and critically, enough depth, to be heavily favored going into the tournament.