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  SPORTKU.COM - USA Men's Basketball Team has set 12 players for the 2012 Olympics:
  
  [5] Guards:
  Kobe Bryant, Lakers
  James Harden, Thunder
  Chris Paul, Clippers
  Russell Westbrook, Thunder
  Deron Williams, Nets
  
  [6] Forwards:
  Carmelo Anthony, Knicks
  Kevin Durant, Thunder
  Blake Griffin *, Clippers [* Replaced by Anthony Davis because of injuries]
  Andre Iguodala, 76ers
  LeBron James, Heat »
  Kevin Love, Timberwolves
  
  [1] Center:
  Tyson Chandler, the Knicks
  
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  Initially the team USA had confirmed 10 players for the 2012 Olympics: Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Tyson Chandler, LeBron James, Blake Griffin, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love.
  
  It means remaining two places to five candidates: Andre Iguodala, James Harden, Eric Gordon, Rudy Gay and No. 1 2012 draft pick Anthony Davis. But if you look at the needs of team USA, Iguodala and Harden has a unique role that is not owned nine other players.
  
  Eric Gordon who are recovering from an injury, did not appear in the best performance. Likewise, Anthony Davis, who suffered an ankle injury, thus making it unable to come to practice. While the type of player like Rudy Gay has been covered by James, Melo and Durant.
  
  The reasons are also likely to make the following two players selected to the 2012 USA team squad at the Olympics: Iguodala is a reliable defender who fits scorer placed with four others in the field. James Harden is a player who has been accustomed to being the scorer off the bench.
  
  While Team USA alone will certainly lose Dwight Howard, Derrick Rose, Wade and Bosh because of injury. Wade did surgery on his left knee, the post became the NBA champions in 2012.
  
  Without any four players, the USA team that will perform at the 2012 Olympics remains strong. There are five former gold medalist of the 2008 Beijing Olympics: LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo, Chris Paul, and Deron Williams. Coupled with the four players on the USA team that won the FIBA World Championship 2010: Durant, Westbrook, Chandler and Love.
  
  One thing that should be noted by the USA team is only one true center on the team, Tyson Chandler. It is indeed affected due to the increasing scarcity of pure good centers in the NBA [the most we can only mention Dwight Howard and Yao Ming in this era]. It also encourages the growing popularity of small ball era [Power Forward who can keep opposing big man], which most likely LeBron, Blake Griffin and Kevin Love had to play at the center position for Team USA.