USA Basketball unveils 2016 Olympic roster

USA Basketball announced its official 12-man 2016 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team that will try to win the Americans' third straight gold medal.

The USA team unveiled Monday is led by Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony, the only players with Olympic experience after a number of stars, including LeBron James, decided skip the Rio Olympics.

Selected for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team were: Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder/Texas); Anthony (New York Knicks/Syracuse); Harrison Barnes (Golden State Warriors/North Carolina); Jimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls/Marquette); DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings/Kentucky); DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors/USC); Paul George (Indiana Pacers/Fresno State); Draymond Green (Warriors/Michigan State); Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers/Duke); DeAndre Jordan (Los Angeles Clippers/Texas A&M); Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors/Villanova); and Klay Thompson (Warriors/Washington State).

The team was approved by the USA Basketball Board of Directors and is pending final approval by …