USA Basketball adds 15 to pool for Olympic team Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is one of 15 players who have been registered as a candidate for the U.S. men's basketball team ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. | USA TODAY / VIA REUTERS Reuters Mar 12, 2021 USA Basketball added 15 players on Thursday to the list of candidates for the U.S. Olympic basketball team, bringing the total player pool to 57. Added to the 2021 USA National Team roster, from which the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team will be selected, were: Jarrett Allen (Cleveland Cavaliers); Eric Gordon, John Wall and Christian Wood (Houston Rockets); Jerami Grant (Detroit Pistons); Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan (Brooklyn Nets); Jrue Holiday (Milwaukee Bucks); Zach LaVine (Chicago Bulls); Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson (New York Knicks); Duncan Robinson (Miami Heat); Fred VanVleet (Toronto Raptors); Zion Williamson (New Orleans Pelicans); and Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks).