Kobe Bryant believes Team USA’s rotation will be fine despite the absence of Dwyane Wade, who needs surgery on his ailing left knee.

"I think (Russell) Westbrook gets D-Wade's role for us," Bryant said, referring to Wade being the sixth man for the 2008 team. "He pushes the ball and gets to the rim and can defend all over the floor. One thing D-Wade did for us was extend possessions for us and create steals that resulted in a lot of easy run-out baskets for us. Russell's just as good at doing that."

Bryant is ready to go physically after the Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs at the hands of Westbrook and the Thunder.

"It was a lack of execution, offensive execution," he said. "We didn't know what we wanted to do or how we wanted to do it. When we ran the triangle (offense under former coach Phil Jackson), we knew what we wanted to do. This time, we were constantly changing things and we never found the one thing we were truly good at.

"It'll get better. It has to. We'll figure it out this summer. We're playing for championships. It's championships or nothing."