MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Grizzlies star Mike Conley was among the 30 finalist named for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team.
The final 12-man roster will be released by the end of the year.
This isn’t the first time Conley has been named as a finalist for the team.
He was a finalist for the 2014- 2015 team pool and participated in mini-camps back in 2013 and 2015.
This time, Conley is averaging 15.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 32 minutes in 36 games.
All of those games were starts.
The following players were also named as finalists to the team:
- LaMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio Spurs)
- Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks)
- Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors)
- Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards)
- Jimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls)
- DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings)
- Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
- Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans)
- DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors)
- Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons)
- Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
- Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets)
- Rudy Gay (Sacramento Kings)
- Paul George (Indiana Pacers)
- Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors)
- Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers)
- James Harden (Houston Rockets)
- Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz)
- Dwight Howard (Houston Rockets)
- Andre Iguodala (Golden State Warriors)
- Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- DeAndre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers)
- Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs)
- Kevin Love (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers)
- Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors)
- John Wall (Washington Wizards)
- Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder)
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