As part of the Select Team, Houston Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. and Amen Thompson will join Team USA for training camp in July.
Program officials announced Friday morning that third-year forward Jabari Smith Jr. and second-year guard Amen Thompson will be part of the 2024 Select Team for USA Basketball. As members of the select group, the Houston Rockets duo will practice alongside Team USA ahead of their departure for the Paris Olympics in July.
Smith and Thompson will participate in USA Basketball Men’s National Team's training camp from July 6 to 8.
In addition to Smith and Thompson, the rest of the Select Team will include Trayce Jackson-Davis , Jalen Duren , Jaime Jaquez Jr. , Brandon Miller , Keegan Murray , Trey Murphy III , Brandin Podziemski , Micah Potter , Payton Pritchard and Jalen Suggs . Non-NBA players who will be part of the select team are Nigel Hayes-Davis , Langston Galloway , and collegiate prospect Cooper Flagg .
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