The Mavericks, according to USA Basketball director of men's programs Sean Ford, were "a logical choice" to host one of the two exhibitions. But ...

"We have a great relationship with the Mavericks, but we've kind of agreed that maybe it's best for both of us to look elsewhere," Ford said.

"No big deal either way," said Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. "We hadn't made any final plans to [pursue an exhibition]."

Sacramento is another logical candidate for one of the games, with Kings forwards Peja Stojakovic (Yugoslavia) and Hedo Turkoglu (Turkey) surely able to sell tickets leading their respective national teams against Team USA.