<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Team USA have started to extend formal invites to players to be part of the American Olympic basketball team, with Jason Kidd receiving a call to let him know that he has made it, the Dallas Morning-News is reporting. Jerry Colangelo, the managing director of USA Basketball, would not disclose the makeup of the team until it's announced, but Colangelo spoke highly of Kidd's credentials. "Jason is a great candidate to be one of the 12 because he is a leader; he is the ultimate distributor at the point guard position; and he has great relationships with many of the guys who will be on this team," Colangelo said. "He's undefeated in international play in his career." "If you had a ledger sheet and put down the plusses and minuses, it's pretty overwhelming on the plus side."</div> Source
