Devin Booker, Bradley Beal Join U.S. Olympic Team for Tokyo

Team USA just picked up a couple of big-time scoring options. Devin Booker, still in the middle of leading a heated run by the Phoenix Suns into the Western Conference Finals, has announced that he will be joining Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics this summer. 

Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker has committed to join the 12-man Team USA roster for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 18, 2021

This came just minutes after Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards also committed to the team.  

Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal has committed to Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics, sources tell me and @joevardon. Beal joins Portland’s Damian Lillard, Boston’s Jayson Tatum and Golden State’s Draymond Green among initial pledges.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 18, 2021

Beal averaged 31.3 ppg this season for the Wizards, while Booker poured in 25.6 ppg for the Suns. 

The 12-man Team USA roster is now 5-deep, and features some serious scoring punch and clutch players, in Booker, Beal, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics, and the first two to commit, Portland Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard and Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors. 

36-year-old Chris Paul, also in the middle of a deep playoff run alongside Booker, is also in Team USA's sights.

The most pressing issue, obviously, is his availability for the Western Conference finals, but Phoenix's Chris Paul has been actively pursued this month by @usabasketball for a spot on the Tokyo Olympic team, league sources say. Lots for Paul, 36, to weigh amid a deep playoff run

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 18, 2021

The final roster is expected to be complete by the end of the month, with players—that is, the ones not still playing in the NBA Finals—to report to training camp on July 6th. The Olympics begin on July 23rd in Tokyo, Japan. 

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