Wizards guard John Wall was named to the USA men’s select team that will compete against the USA men’s basketball team during its training camp in July ahead of the Summer Olympics.
The select team is a first step for many players to getting to the national team itself.
The rest of Wall’s teammates: Ryan Anderson (Orlando Magic / California); DeJuan Blair (San Antonio Spurs / Pittsburgh); DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings / Kentucky); DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors / USC); Derrick Favors (Utah Jazz / Georgia Tech); Paul George (Indiana Pacers / Fresno State); Taj Gibson (Chicago Bulls / USC); Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz / Butler); Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers / Duke); Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs / San Diego State); Jeremy Lin (New York Knicks / Harvard); and Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors / Washington State).
The team will assemble in Las Vegas and conduct a training session July 5, then train with the USA National Team July 6-11.
