Team USA coach Steve Kerr with his players LeBron James and Stephen Curry
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As the Olympics approach, Steve Kerr must find a system that will allow LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant to shine. He has considered many solutions, including benching the King. But will he follow through on his idea?

Little by little, with the preparation matches and the various TQOs, the pressure is mounting in view of the Olympic Games.

 

In a few weeks, the best players on the planet will be gathered in Lille and then in Paris for a tournament that could well be historic. For the first time in a long time, the gold medal is not assured for Team USA, despite a monstrous squad.

The French team, at home, will be keen to start the Victor Wembanyama era with a victory in the most prestigious of competitions.

And when you see his defensive understanding with Rudy Gobert in the paint, there are real reasons for hope.

Likewise, the Canadians can dream, they who have a selection full of NBA players, with two offensive monsters like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray, but also defensive pests like Dillon Brooks and Lugentz Dort.

LeBron James confirmed in Team USA’s starting 5

Finally, no matter the ambitions of each, to triumph it will probably be necessary to defeat this American team composed of LeBron James , Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, three of the 15 best players in the history of this sport.

Moreover, Steve Kerr is starting to see a little more clearly in his organization. It is Joe Vardon of The Athletic who reports:

The idea of ​​bringing LeBron James off the bench for Team USA is probably not going to happen.

I spoke with two sources within the staff, and both are skeptical of the feasibility of this idea.

According to these sources, LeBron will play as a point forward in the starting five, and Stephen Curry will be the one who will have to play without the ball.

Because Steve Kerr knows Stephen Curry perfectly , with whom he has won everything, he could have been tempted to create a system around him.

The idea would have been to let him organize the game, and therefore to bring LeBron James off the bench so that he could also have the ball in his hands during his minutes.

This will not be the case, and it is the Chief who will be more rear in the 5 of Team USA. For the fans, nothing more logical:

Why would they do that? People want to see LeBron start his last Olympics.

The idea of ​​LeBron James as a point guard with the backup 5 crossed Steve Kerr’s mind, as he will have to accommodate several superstars on the court. But in the end, the coach will instead “sacrifice” Stephen Curry.