The Americans continue to arm themselves for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The reigning MVP preferred the United States over France and his homeland Cameroon
In recent months, Joel Embiid debated for a long time which team to represent – at first it seemed that he would choose France, but tonight (Thursday) he made a decision – next summer, Will play for the United States team in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Embiid informed Grant Hill, the professional director of the United States national team. This is a huge boost for Steve Kerr’s team – literally. The Americans came to the last World Championship with an extremely thin front line, which showcased only one natural center (Walker Kessler), and paid dearly for it. Now they acceptthe reigning MVP of the NBA. Embiid is the last big name to express his desire to take part in Paris 2024. Kevin Durant preceded him, when LeBron James also hinted at his intentions to return to the staff. Kawhi Leonard and Damian Lillard have also expressed interest in what will be a star-studded roster. According to reports, Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum and Anthony Davis are also expected to be a part of it, so any result other than a gallop to the gold medal will be considered a colossal failure.
The center, who could also represent his native Cameroon, experienced the best season of his career last year, with tremendous averages of 33.1 points (54.8 percent from the field, 85.7 percent from the free), 8.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game in the NBA .