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During the entire FIBA World Cup leading up to the semifinal against Germany, Team USA was the team to beat, with the Americans favored to win the tournament.
Although Team USA didn’t have their usual superstars like Kevin Durant and LeBron James leading the way, Steve Kerr and company had a talented group of young players who were motivated and ready to make a name for themselves on the international stage.
Unfortunately, the team’s hopes of winning gold in the FIBA World Cup came to an end on Friday when Dennis Schroder’s German squad beat Team USA by two points in order to advance to the final to take on Serbia.
Despite a valiant effort, the Americans fell short this time around, but it has come without a valuable experience for Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves, who is trying to get his head straight ahead of the clash with Canada for third place via Nicole Ganglani of Basketball Network.
“I think I’ve been able to learn a lot from a lot of really good players and lot of really good coaches. Just basically seeing that I belong. I feel like I competed at a high level obviously things to work on but I feel like I can hit the ground running for the first for the… pic.twitter.com/hNUzan501x
— Nicole Ganglani (@nicoleganglani) September 9, 2023
Reaves has gotten the bulk of attention while being on the Team USA squad, as he’s been a star on the rise in the NBA over the past two years or so by cracking the starting lineup on the Lakers and becoming a fan favorite in the process.
The Lakers guard says he’s learned a lot from a lot of really good players and coaches on the Team USA squad, but what stood out the most is the fact that he belongs among this talented group, which will likely do a lot for his confidence moving forward.
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