USA Basketball Rio Olympics Roster: Quick Profiles For Entire Team At The Games

As usual, the United States basketball team are the overwhelming favorites to take the gold medal heading into the Olympics. While a few stars opted to sit the games out, the roster for the Rio 2016 games is full of NBA stars that should dominate the competition.

Household names like LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and Stephen Curry won't be playing in Rio for the U.S., but here's the impressive list of who will be representing the stars and stripes, accompanied by a brief profile of the player.