Andscape senior editor Erik Horne, senior HBCU writer Mia Berry, senior writer Sean Hurd, and Ari Chambers, a commentator for Andscape and ESPN, break down the USA Basketball women’s Olympic team roster for the 2024 Paris Games, including their biggest takeaways, projected starting fives, who’s on deck in case of injury, what went into selecting the 3×3 roster and where the current U.S. basketball talent pool ranks against past groups.
Here are the starting lineup predictions for the Summer Games:
Berry: Kelsey Plum, guard, Las Vegas Aces; Diana Taurasi, guard, Phoenix Mercury; Jackie Young, guard, Las Vegas Aces; Alyssa Thomas, forward, Connecticut Sun; A’ja Wilson, forward/center, Las Vegas Aces.
Chambers: Chelsea Gray, guard, Las Vegas Aces; Jewell Loyd, guard, Seattle Storm; Breanna Stewart, forward, New York Liberty; Wilson; Brittney Griner, center, Phoenix Mercury.
Hurd: Gray, Loyd, Stewart, Wilson, Griner.