News The USA has announced the 12 players who will seek to win a third consecutive men’s Olympic basketball title in Rio de Janeiro this August London 2012 gold medallists Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant are joined by four players who won the 2014 World Cup, the victory that guaranteed the USA’s place at Rio 2016 Kyrie Irving, who topped scored in the World Cup final and recently played a lead role in Cleveland Cavaliers’ first NBA title, was named on Monday alongside fellow 2014 World Cup winners DeMarcus Cousins, DeMar DeRozan and Klay Thompson Anthony – who won golds at the London 2012 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, plus a silver at Athens 2004 – will become the first male USA basketballer to play at four Olympic Games Durant, who was elected most valuable player as the USA won the 2010 world title and top-scored for his nation at London 2012, has been named in his second Olympic team Check out the basketball schedule for Rio 2016 Find out how to buy tickets “We’re extremely excited about the team we will field for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,” said Jerry Colangelo, managing director of the USA Men’s National Team since 2005 “I love our depth… we’ve got a great mix of talent, scorers, past gold medal winners and outstanding youth ” The full line-up, with clubs in brackets, is: Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks); Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors); Jimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls); DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings); DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors); Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder); Paul George (Indiana Pacers); Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors); Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers); DeAndre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers); Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors); Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors) “Looking at this team, our overall balance is what strikes me,” said head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who will lead the USA in a third consecutive Olympic Games “We have lightning-quick guards who can score as well as distribute the basketball We have great shooters and explosive scorers, we’re big and athletic, and I think we’ll really be able to defend ” The announcement brings to an end a process that started in August 2015 when the USA called up 34 players for a pre-Olympic ‘minicamp’ in Las Vegas That list was redueced to 30 players in January The USA have won 14 of the 18 men’s basketball Olympic gold medals contested so far They beat Spain 107-100 in the London 2012 final Gasol brothers confirmed for Spain Among the 20 names announced on Monday in Spain's provisional men's Olympic basketball team for Rio 2016, the highlights are brothers Pau and Marc Gasol, who starred in their nation's silver medal-winning performance at London 2012 Pau averaged 19 1 points and 7 6 rebounds per game, while Marc's numbers were 12 6 points and 4 8 rebounds Pau Gasol had been a doubt for the Olympic Games, but he confirmed his presence in a tweet on Saturday: The full line-up, with clubs in brackets, is: Sergio Rodríguez (Real Madrid), Ricky Rubio (Timberwolves), José Manuel Calderón (Knicks), Guillem Vives (Valencia), Sergio Llull (Real Madrid), Juan Carlos Navarro (Real Madrid), Pau Ribas (Barcelona), Alberto Abalde (Joventut), Rudy Fernández (Real Madrid), Álex Abrines (Barcelona), Fernando San Emeterio (Valencia), Dani Díez (Unicaja), Felipe Reyes (Real Madrid), Pablo Aguilar (Gran Canaria), Nikola Mirotic (Chicago Bulls), Víctor Claver (Lokomotiv), Willy Hernangómez (Real Madrid), Pau Gasol (Chicago Bulls), Illimane Diop (Baskonia), Marc Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies)