PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Kawhi and PG. LeBron and AD. Steph and Klay and Draymond. Harden. Dame.
Following the program’s historically poor seventh-place finish at the FIBA World Cup this month in China by a team mostly void of star power, Team USA is hearing the big names declare their intentions to play at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics next summer.
Kawhi Leonard and Paul George both said Sunday they wanted to do it. On Friday, Anthony Davis was a yes and LeBron James a maybe.
What’s all of this mean to the man responsible for piecing together Team USA’s roster?
“The reality is the World Cup, although it’s very big around the world, it doesn’t have the same status in the States,” Team USA managing director Jerry Colangelo told The Athletic.
“Our focus is apparently on the Olympics, and I expected a different response.”
Leonard, fresh off a championship with the Raptors and hoping to lead the Clippers to one, said at their…
