Paul George is set to represent the Indiana Pacers on the USA Select Team to help the United States men's basketball team prepare for the Olympics. For more on the Pacers, go to Indy Cornrows.
May 14, 2012 - The squad for the USA Select team appears to be finalized, though nothing is official just yet. But Matt Steinmetz of CSN Bay Area reported, citing a source, that it's good-to-go, and listed the full roster. For the Indiana Pacers, Paul George is set to represent and has been selected.
Geroge will join players like DeMarcus Cousins of the Sacramento Kings, Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks and Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Select Team takes on the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team in practice to help them prepare. By the looks of it, the select team on its own could compete just fine representing the US.
This season, George is averaging 12.1 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game. It's his second year, and both of those numbers are up from his rookie season (10.0 and 4.7, respectively). He averaged 29.7 minutes per game in the regular season and is averaging more than that, 32.8, in the postseason.
The full roster, according to Steinmetz, is below:
DeMarcus Cousins -- Kings
Jeremy Lin -- Knicks
Klay Thompson -- Warriors
Kyrie Irving -- Cavaliers
John Wall -- Wizards
DeMar DeRozan -- Toronto
Paul George -- Pacers
Gordon Hayward -- Jazz
Kawhi Leonard -- Spurs
DeJuan Blair -- Spurs
Ryan Anderson -- Magic
Taj Gibson -- Bulls
Derrick Favors -- Jazz
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