Two new players outside the US team in the "basket" of the World Cup

Detroit Pistons midfielder Andrey Drummond and the Los Angeles Clippers have joined the draw list of the first US national team, who are preparing to defend their world cup title in China between the 31st August and 15 September.

The American Basketball Association has confirmed the withdrawal of these players, the player who called the Miami Heat Pam Adebayo to the team, who will meet Monday in Las Vegas for a five-day training break, in anticipation of the qualifying match for the World Cup, which aims for the United States to be the first country to win the title of the three successive Times, and therefore the record in terms of the number of titles shared with the former Yugoslavia (5 each) .

New coach and coach Greg Popovic will make his decision on August 17, before the final preparations for the World Cup, which place holders of the Group V title alongside Turkey, the Czech Republic and Japan.

The US team will face the absence of the big stars recently joined by Cleveland Cavaliers, Kevin Loew, and announced not to participate, as the top scorer and 2018 player Gems Harden, Anthony Davis, recently relocated in the Los Angeles Lakers, Damien Lillard of Portland Trail Blazers, Tobias Harris, Demar Drosan, Eric Gordon, Dajay McCollum, Bradley Bell and the new talent Xion Williamson.

These absences are due to the preference of some players to leave to prepare their teams for next season, while others will be absent for personal reasons.

King LeBron James, Stephen Currie, Kaohi Leonard Russell and Westbrook also said they would not be part of their campaign at the World Cup, while Clay Thomson and Kevin Durant would not be injured.

Kyle Laurie, who had a thumb surgery, was joined by Harrison Barnes (Sacramento Kings), Julius Randell (New York Knicks), Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz), Brooke Lopez and Chris Middleton. , Mason Turner (Indiana Pacers) and Thaddeus Young (Chicago Bulls), Mason Bellamy (Denver Nuggets), PJ Ducker (Houston Rockets), Compa Walker and Gaelin Brown.