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Even if more veteran players like Kevin Durant and Damian Lillard get the bulk of the shots, there will be a chance for Tatum to display his talents. As Team USA’s disjointed exhibition slate showed, the Americans are desperate for someone to carry this team at the 2020 Games. He’s already gushed about getting to wear Kobe Bryant’s No. Starting with the 2019 FIBA games, it’s been essentially 24 straight months of basketball for Tatum.īut he clearly understands the magnitude of the moment and the opportunity in front of him. No one could have blamed Tatum if he elected, as many NBA stars did, to sit out the Olympics this summer. Just staying in the moment and enjoying this journey and process of being 23 and in the Olympics. "I think the climate of the last year and a half, just realizing that everything is not promised, and you never know what could or couldn’t happen. “I’ve learned to not take things for granted,” Tatum said during a Team USA Zoom call this week. Tatum clearly understands the magnitude of the moment. Forsberg: Here's how C's can make a Tatum-Beal tandem happen And history suggests the Olympic stage can be a springboard for younger players on their road to NBA superstardom. Tatum might just be the future face of Team USA. He will be a 23-year-old starter with a chance to assert himself on a global stage. Tatum’s childhood buddy Bradley Beal didn’t make the trip to Tokyo after entering COVID protocol at the end of Team USA’s training camp in Las Vegas.īut Tatum has a more-than-golden opportunity in Tokyo. Tatum had a quiet showing and sat out one game due to right knee soreness.
The Americans stumbled through an underwhelming exhibition slate. Team USA doesn’t have the typical surplus of talent - though it’s far from deprived - and anything short of a gold medal will be viewed as a failure. It’s easy to fixate on the negatives if you prefer to. With the world watching, 23-year-old Jayson Tatum will make his Olympic debut on Sunday morning when Team USA opens pool play against France.