Report: Lin, Irving, Wall, Cousins on Select Team

According to a report from Matt Steinmetz of CSNBayArea.com, Knicks guard Jeremy Lin will play for the USA Select team this summer against the U.S. Olympic team.

“If they ask me, I’d definitely love to do it,” Lin said last week

Joining Lin on the team will be Kyrie Irving, the newly minted NBA Rookie of the Year, and former Kentucky stars John Wall and DeMarcus Cousins, among others.

Here’s the list per Steinmetz:

DeMarcus Cousins — Kings
Jeremy Lin — Knicks
Klay Thompson — Warriors
Kyrie Irving — Cavaliers
John Wall — Wizards
DeMar DeRozan — Toronto
Paul George — Pacers
Gordon Hayward — Jazz
Kawhi Leonard — Spurs
DeJuan Blair — Spurs
Ryan Anderson — Magic
Taj Gibson — Bulls
Derrick Favors — Jazz

Written by Adam Zagoria

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