Tyson Chandler Is USA Basketball's Last Big Man Standing

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    Tyson Chandler was asked if he feels lonely now being the only true center on Team USA.

    Heck no. Chandler might never have attended classes on a college campus, but that didn't stop the team's only 7-footer from using some BMOC speak.

    "I kind of like it,'' said Chandler, who went straight from high school to the NBA in 2001. "I feel like the big guy on campus.''

    The 7-1 Chandler became the last true center standing when the Americans on Sunday cut Washington center JaVale McGee as well as Oklahoma City power forward Jeff Green. The moves, which came prior to an 86-55 exhibition win over France before 19,763 at Madison Square Garden, reduced the roster to 13, with one cut left before the Aug. 28.-Sept. 12 World Championship in Turkey.

    Few could have envisioned the Dallas center making as much progress as he has this summer. He had missed 62 of his past 126 NBA regular-season games due to ankle problems and got a late invitation to Team USA's first training camp last month in Las Vegas.

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