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USA 2016 Will Threaten 1992 For Best Team Ever Assembled

by Christopher Reina

LeBron James Dwight Howard and Kevin Durant will presumably be at their peaks in 2016 at the ages of 31, 30 and 27 respectively, and the depth of talent joining them will be remarkable and similarly in their prime. Read more »
Olympic Quarterfinals By The Numbers

by Dan Hanner

Not surprisingly, the United States has the highest Points Per Possession (PPP) offense in the tournament. But what must make Mike Krzyzewski the most happy is that Team USA also has the lowest PPP defense. Read more »
Olympic Basketball After Day 3, A Look At Player Efficiency

by Dan Hanner

Who has been Team USA's biggest shot-hog so far? Who has been Argentina's weak link? And who has been the surprise star for Great Britain? Time to break out the efficiency stats. Read more »
Olympic Basketball Day 1

by Dan Hanner

With Day 1 of men's basketball in the books, which international team looked like Ryan Lochte and which team looked like Kim Rhode? Read more »
Why The Lakers Need The Team USA Version Of Kobe Bryant

by Jonathan Tjarks

It makes no sense for a team that has Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and Kevin Durant to give a 34-year old Kobe Bryant the green light to shoot the ball at will. The same is true for an NBA team with Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and Steve Nash. Read more »
David Kahn's Rubio Challenge

by Jonathan Tjarks

While the struggles of Ricky Rubio in EuroBasket don’t signal doom for his NBA career, they do highlight his rather unique skill-set and the difficulty Minnesota will have building a team around him. Read more »
RealGM Interview: Zaza Pachulia

by Erildas Budraitis

Zaza Pachulia talked with RealGM about his first days in EuroBasket, European basketball, Georgia, the Atlanta Hawks and the NBA lockout. Read more »
RealGM Interview: Patric Young Of Florida

by Erildas Budraitis

Patric Young was one of the bright spots for Team USA in the U19 World Championship and gives Billy Donovan reason for optimism. Read more »
Europe Interview: J.R. Bremer Of Samara

by Erildas Budraitis

J.R. Bremer had a great rookie season with the Celtics after going undrafted, but soon found himself out of an NBA job and over in Europe. He recently talked to RealGM about his story. Read more »
RealGM Interview: Jose Calderon Of The Toronto Raptors

by Erildas Budraitis

RealGM sat down with Calderon to talk about the Raptors, his Spanish national team and EuroBasket 2011. Read more »

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