London Olympics 2012: The NBA at the Olympics
If you’re a basketball fan like me then you were probably keeping up with the roster of the United States Mens Basketball Team that are playing in London for the 2012 Olympics right now.
In case you happen to be hiding under a rock somewhere… here is the current roster as well as which NBA Team they are from:
| PLAYERS NAME | NBA TEAM | POSITION |
| TYSON CHANDLER | New York Knicks | Center |
| KEVIN DURANT | Oklahoma City Thunder | Forward |
| LEBRON JAMES | Miami Heat | Forward |
| RUSSELL WESTBROOK | Oklahoma City Thunder | Guard |
| DERON WILLIAMS | Brooklyn Nets | Point Guard |
| ANDRE IGUODALA | Philadelphia 76ers | Guard / Forward |
| KOBE BRYANT | Los Angeles Lakers | Shooting Guard |
| KEVIN LOVE | Minnesota Timberwolves | Forward / Center |
| JAMES HARDEN | Oklahoma City Thunder | Shooting Guard |
| CHRIS PAUL | Los Angeles Clippers | Point Guard |
| ANTHONY DAVIS | New Orleans Hornets | Forward / Center |
| CARMELO ANTHONY | New York Knicks | Forward |
What people may or may not realize is that there is a significant number of NBA players that are also playing basketball in the Olympics but for other countries.
As of August 3rd the following teams are definitely qualified for the Quarterfinals:
- United States
- Russia
- Spain
As we know more of whom would be participating in the Quarterfinals this post will be updated accordingly.
Below is the list of those players as well as which NBA team they are from and which country they are playing for. Also included in the below list are those players that have been recently signed by various teams throughout the NBA over the summer of 2012.
Since the Mens Basketball Olympic Competition is still in the preliminary rounds til August 6th, we won’t know who of the below players we will have the pleasure of seeing play in the Top 8.
| PLAYERS NAME | NBA TEAM | POSITION | COUNTRY |
| CARLOS DELFINO | Milwaukee Bucks | Small Forward | Argentina |
| EMANUEL GINOBILI | San Antonio Spurs | Shooting Guard | Argentina |
| ANDRES NOCIONI | Small Forward | Argentina | |
| PABLO PRIGIONI | New York Knicks | Point Guard | Argentina |
| LUIS SCOLA | Phoenix Suns | Power Forward | Argentina |
| PATRICK MILLS | San Antonio Spurs | Power Guard | Australia |
| LEANDRO BARBOSA | Indiana Pacers | Guard | Brazil |
| NENE HILARIO | Washington Wizards | Forward / Center | Brazil |
| TIAGO SPLITTER | San Antonio Spurs | Forward / Center | Brazil |
| ANDERSON VAREJAO | Cleveland Cavaliers | Center | Brazil |
| YI JIANLIAN | Dallas Mavericks | Power Forward | China |
| NICOLAS BATUM | Portland Trail Blazers | Forward | France |
| NANDO DE COLO | San Antonio Spurs | Guard | France |
| BORIS DIAW | San Antonio Spurs | Forward | France |
| TONY PARKER | San Antonio Spurs | Guard | France |
| KEVIN SERAPHIN | Washington Wizards | Center | France |
| RONNY TURIAF | Los Angeles Clippers | Center | France |
| LUOL DENG | Chicago Bulls | Small Forward | Great Britain |
| JOEL FREELAND | Portland Trail Blazers | Power Forward | Great Britain |
| LINAS KLEIZA | Toronto Raptors | Forward | Lithuania |
| JONAS VALANCIUNAS | Toronto Raptors | Center | Lithuania |
| AL-FAROUQ AMINU | New Orleans Hornets | Forward | Nigeria |
| IKE DIOGU | Forward | Nigeria | |
| ANDREI KIRILENKO | Minnesota Timberwolves | Forward | Russia |
| TIMOFEY MOZGOV | Denver Nuggets | Center | Russia |
| ALEXEY SHVED | Minnesota Timberwolves | Guard | Russia |
| JOSE CALDERON | Toronto Raptors | Point Guard | Spain |
| VICTOR CLAVER | Portland Trail Blazers | Small Forward | Spain |
| RUDY FERNANDEZ | Small Forward | Spain | |
| MARC GASOL | Memphis Grizzlies | Center | Spain |
| PAU GASOL | Los Angeles Lakers | Power Forward | Spain |
| SERGE IBAKA | Oklahoma City Thunder | Power Forward | Spain |
