USA Basketball 2014: Stephen Curry And Klay Thompson Suit Up Against Each Other Tonight on ESPN (Photo: Warriors.com)
The USA Basketball Men’s National Team (#USABMNT) will be in action tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada as Team Blue and Team White face off in a scrimmage. The game can be seen on ESPN at 6:00 PM PDT.
The Golden State Warriors will be one of only a few teams to have more than one representative in tonight’s showcase as both #SplashBrothers will be suiting up.
The only thing that will be different from when they normally take the floor is that this time, they will be on opposite sides of the ball. Stephen Curry will be on Team Blue and will wear No. 43 while Klay Thompson will be on Team White wearing No. 21.
Here are the complete lineups for both squads:
Team Blue: Team White:
43 Stephen Curry 28 Bradley Beal
42 Anthony Davis 36 DeMarcus Cousins
45 DeMar DeRozan 25 Andre Drummond
13 Kenneth Faried 52 Kevin Durant
29 Paul George 32 James Harden
24 Gordon Hayward 23 Kyrie Irving
39 Kyle Korver 22 Damian Lillard
75 Mason Plumlee 51 Paul Milsap
41 Derrick Rose 34 Chandler Parsons
30 John Wall 21 Klay Thompson
As mentioned in a previous LetsGoWarriors.com article, Curry is considered a lock for the final twelve-man roster. His ability to run the offense as a traditional point guard as well as play off of the ball is what makes him so valuable.
“I play a lot off the ball knowing that we have some other point guards that love to push it in transition and are pretty explosive,” Curry said during an NBATV interview at practice. “I will be able to, in transition, push the ball myself, be a play maker, initiate some of the offensive sets, but to be versatile on this type of team is helpful.”
Thompson, on the other hand, isn’t a shoo-in to make the final cut, although he does have a very good chance. He has been getting some high praise from various members of Team USA’s staff, including managing director Jerry Colangelo. “I don’t think you can ever have too many shooters on the team, especially in international play, and Klay can just flat out knock it down,” Colangelo said, “He would have to be one of the top two or three shooters on this roster.” (Full article with quotes can be found here.)
Both Warriors will be on the floor tonight representing the United States. While some players are focused on trying to find a rhythm with their new teammates before they head to Spain, others, like Thompson, are fighting for the final roster spots. Something tells me that although this is just a scrimmage, we can look forward to a fun and exciting game of basketball.
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