Deron Williams Named to Initial USA Basketball National Team Roster

Deron Williams has been named to the preliminary pool of players for the National Team Roster for USA Basketball, the Brooklyn Nets announced today.

.@DeronWilliams has been named to the Initial 2014-16 Men’s National Team Roster. http://t.co/XSmpYzwuPk RT to congratulate D-Will! #USABMNT
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 23, 2014

"I am very excited to be named to the USA Basketball National Team," Williams stated through the Nets. "There is no greater honor than to represent your country and I am looking forward to the next three years as we prepare for the upcoming World Cup and the 2016 Olympics."

Williams is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (in 2008 and 2012). He also has a very impressive Olympic track record, as he is tied for fourth all-time in games played (16), tied for fourth in three-pointers (22), and sixth in assists (59) among all American Olympians. USA Basketball is 16-0 in games that Williams plays in.

Williams joins 27 other players on this preliminary roster, listed below by team:

Atlanta: Kyle Korver
Chicago: Derrick Rose
Cleveland: Kyrie Irving
Denver: Kenneth Faried
Detroit: Andre Drummond
Golden State: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, David Lee, Andre Iguodala
Houston: James Harden, Dwight Howard
Indiana: Paul George
Los Angeles Clippers: Chris Paul, Blake Griffin
Miami: LeBron James
Minnesota: Kevin Love
New York: Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler
New Orleans: Anthony Davis
Oklahoma City: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook
Portland: LaMarcus Aldridge, Damian Lillard
Sacramento: DeMarcus Cousins
San Antonio: Kawhi Leonard
Utah: Gordon Hayward
Washington: Bradley Beal

Williams is the only Net in this list and is one of seven point guards.

Twelve will ultimately make the team, coached by Mike Krzyzewski of Duke University, who has a 62-1 record as head coach of the national team.

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