LAS VEGAS — On the second day of Team USA's training camp, the 12-man roster headed to the FIBA World Cup later this month scrimmaged against the Select Team — a group of young players, plus a couple of veterans, brought in to help the senior group prepare for the competition.
Led by Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, it was the Select Team that won both scrimmages that were open to the media Friday afternoon, and looked impressive in doing so.
Team USA coach Steve Kerr called the scrimmages a «time-honored tradition in USA Basketball,» mentioning the infamous scrimmage in 1992, when Grant Hill and Bobby Hurley led the Select Team to a victory over the Dream Team.
He also recalled how the Select Team «came in and kicked our butts» before the World Cup in 2019. «That's the whole point,» Kerr said. «You want to get great talent to come in and challenge you every which way.