<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> I spoke to Colangelo on the phone this morning after filing this blog entry, and he said Andre Iguodala of the Sixers, David Lee of the Knicks, Devin Harris of the Mavericks, Monta Ellis of the Warriors and Al Jefferson of the Celtics have accepted invitations to play for a USA Basketball practice squad that will scrimmage against the national team Aug. 13-21. Brandon Roy of the Trail Blazers was expected to be included, too, but a scheduling conflict will keep him out. Colangelo wants to get five more commitments to the 10-man practice squad, which he wants to bring into the USA Basketball pipeline with a long-term eye toward the 2010 World Championship in Turkey and the 2012 Olympics in London.</div> Source: Chris Sheridan Insider Blog
Good to see he'll be getting some organized practice in over the summer. He could learn a lot just practicing with all of the guys on Team USA and learning from the coaches (Coach K, D'Antoni, etc.)
Glad to see Team USA taking young and athletic talents rather than stacking it with proven superstars. Sure they have to build around Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Carmelo Anthony both after those 3 most of the cast is un-proven young guns. It's a risk but this could definitely be worth it because it will be easier for these young guys to adapt to international play due to them not play in the NBA for years and years.
They better not let Monta play too much or he'll end up schooling Team USA and then they'll have to kick someone off the team to make room for him...
He is going to be under the wing of players like Kidd, Kobe, and Lebron for a while. I think he will come up huge this upcoming season, especially without J-Rich.
