USA korvpalliliit avaldas olümpiakoondise kandidaatide nimekirja
30-liikmelises kandidaatide valikus on: LaMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio Spurs); Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors); Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards); Jimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls); Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies); DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings); Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors); Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans); DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors); Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons); Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder); Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets); Rudy Gay (Sacramento Kings); Paul George (Indiana Pacers); Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors); Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers); James Harden (Houston Rockets); Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz); Dwight Howard (Houston Rockets); Andre Iguodala (Golden State Warriors); Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers); DeAndre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers); Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs); Kevin Love (Cleveland Cavaliers); Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers); Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors); John Wall (Washington Wizards), LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers), Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) ja Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder).
Ameeriklaste peatreener on tänavusel Rio olümpial Mike Krzyzewski. Abitreenerite rolli täidavad Jim Boeheim (Syracuse University), Tom Thibodeau ja Monty Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder).
