Jeremy Lin’s New Role In Olympic Basketball

Although he did not play in the NBA playoffs, Jeremy Lin now has a role with USA Olympic Basketball, as a member of the USA Men’s Select Team.  TheSselect Team plays and trains against the US National Team that will represent the U.S. in the 2012 London Olympics to help them get ready.  Other members of the select team include DeMarcus Cousins of the Sacramento Kings and Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors.  US National Team players like got Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, and Kevin Love got their start on the select team.  The select team will train with the National Team at their camp in Las Vegas from July 6 through July 12.