Marcus Stroman is recruiting a star-studded United States group for the 2021 World Baseball Classic, so we picked a roster using a few rules of our own -- and this squad is stacked. Many wondered why they couldn't win with grace like the '92 team. No American team will ever again dominate like the Dream Team, in part because it raised the level of competition for the US teams to follow. None of it mattered. With Paul George out due to injury and Kevin Durant withdrawing from the competition because of "mental and physical fatigue," this is a largely unproven bunch of talented young players who will get their chance to shine on the world stage.This is what the FIBA World Cup has become for America's best basketball players. To not only win, but win with dignity?For some, this was a major turn-off. Also, Dream Team II would go undefeated in the tournament, something Team USA hadn't done since 1954.

Read on for team-by-team previews, a schedule of games and much more.The basketball world convenes in Spain for a few weeks to crown the first champion of the re-branded FIBA World Cup. Players from all over the world began to compete on the highest stage. No Carmelo. 1 on a ranking of Team USAs. Dream Team II. In 2008, playing for your country was cool again and the best the US had to offer went to Beijing on a mission. For a variety of reasons, not a single player from the Gold medal winning Beijing 2008 squad returned to defend the USA’s crown in the World Championships. Guys like Reggie Miller, Shawn Kemp, Larry Johnson, Derrick Coleman and Shaq were not here for shaking hands and kissing babies. It wasn’t only fans that were in awe, but also opposing players that begged for pictures and keepsakes with the American superstars before, after and even during games.With the world watching, the 1992 team probably did more to improve the quality of international basketball than anyone or thing else. To learn more or opt-out, read our We remember the first Dream Team, but its successor in 1994 is often forgotten. Iverson (2.5 assists per game) and Marbury (3.4 apg) were score-first point guards that did little to get teammates involved, and not a single elite three-point shooter was on the roster. The semifinal game versus Greece was a cakewalk, and a potential rematch between USA and Croatia (featuring NBA standouts The final score was 137-91, but it wasn't even that close. Now in its third Vince Carter led the US in scoring (14.8 ppg) and in ridiculous dunks while jumping over seven-footers (The competition had picked up by 2000, with Lithuania in particular giving the Americans headaches in 9 point and 2 point contests. Team USA did win the Gold, but largely did so in unspectacular and unmemorable fashion (other than the Vince dunk which was so good it deserves to be linked The second Dream Team was a combination of veteran all-stars left off the original Dream Team (Dominique Wilkins, Reggie Miller, Mark Price) and the next generation destined for superstardom (Derrick Coleman, Larry Johnson, Shaq). When the NBA announced its In its opening game against Cuba, the Dream Team won by 79 points, and the rest of the world only did marginally better. He never saw action in Olympic or World Championship play. Despite a line-up that included several elite stars including LeBron, D-Wade, Carmelo and Elton Brand, the 2006 team couldn’t quite break the drought due to a 101-95 loss to the upstart Greeks in the semifinals.In what had become a theme for Team USA by 2006, the Americans had a roster with backcourt issues. In a fitting achievement for the selfless group, the 2010 team’s 68.2 points allowed per game ranks #1 among US teams in the post-Dream Team era.The B-Team may not be the greatest assembly of US talent, but it found a way to accomplish its mission in a way the United States used to take for granted. It was as if Dream Team II needed to remind the world that while they were having a ton of fun in Toronto, when it came down to business, they meant business.It's hard to fathom now, but that 1994 team gave Team USA its first FIBA World Championship win since 1986 and they wouldn't win another one until Get news, links and Ziller's #hottakes in your inbox every weekday morning. The ragtag bunch did come home with a Bronze medal, and was just two point losses against Lithuania (84-82; a Jimmy Oliver game-winning three just missed at the buzzer) and Russia (66-64; the US led by 10 points inside of three minutes) away from an undefeated tournament.The negative spin is that, as the nation that invented basketball, nothing but Gold is acceptable to the United States. This is Dream Team II’s enduring legacy, and it was well-earned. But it’s equally difficult to imagine that the Team USA selection committee—which Nelson played no role in—didn’t know what they were doing. 2. The Redeem Team may end up with a more impressive collection of individual achievements, but 1996 gets the nod because of its experience and dominating big men.Obviously. It would be grossly negligent to have any other No. Ironic that it was an awfully ordinary national team that spawned the era of super teams…The 2010 team will be remembered for the lack of participation from the NBA elite. Going into London 2012, ten teams have represented the US in Olympic or World Championship play in the modern era. Tim Hardaway was also selected in 1994, but sat out due to injury.If a series of World Championship disappointments didn’t ignite a little American pride, the train wreck that was the 2004 Olympics did.

But for a select few like myself, they were even more beloved. With revisionist history it’s an odd collection of players, but at the time it worked.

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