Bagley withdraws from Staff USA consideration
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Sacramento Kings ahead Marvin Bagley III has informed USA Basketball that he’s withdrawing from consideration for the roster that can be despatched to China this month for the FIBA World Cup.
Bagley’s choice was revealed Sunday, two days earlier than he was to report back to El Segundo, California, for the second week of coaching camp.
Bagley was not instantly changed, and except that adjustments the U.S. could have 16 gamers nonetheless within the combine for 12 ultimate roster spots.
Bagley was on the choose crew — youthful NBA gamers introduced in to compete towards national-team candidates — final week in Las Vegas, and earned a promotion to the nationwide crew Friday evening following USA Basketball’s intrasquad scrimmage.
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Sacramento nonetheless has two gamers left as World Cup roster candidates, with Harrison Barnes and De’Aaron Fox headed to camp this week.
The Boston Celtics have 4: Jaylen Brown, Marcus Sensible, Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker.
Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez and Khris Middleton stay candidates, together with Brooklyn’s Joe Harris, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma, Toronto’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Donovan Mitchell, Denver’s Mason Plumlee, Houston’s P.J. Tucker, Indiana’s Myles Turner and San Antonio’s Derrick White.
Lowry (thumb surgical procedure) and Sensible (calf pressure) are each coping with accidents, with readability on their conditions anticipated to return early this week. The Individuals will follow on the Lakers’ facility Tuesday by means of Thursday, then face Spain in Anaheim, California, on Friday evening.