Brief – Olympics
Published 4:36 pm Friday, June 28, 2024
Former Oregon Duck Payton Pritchard could get some time playing against the U.S. Olympic team.
Pritchard, the long-shot wizard on the NBA champion Boston Celtics, joins the USA Basketball men’s select team with Miami’s Jaime Jaquez Jr., Detroit’s Jalen Duren, Orlando’s Jalen Suggs, Golden State teammates Trayce Jackson-Davis and Brandin Podziemski, Houston teammates Jabari Smith Jr. and Amen Thompson, Charlotte’s Brandon Miller, New Orleans’ Trey Murphy, Sacramento’s Keegan Murray, Utah’s Micah Potter, Nigel Hayes-Davis of Turkish club Fenerbahce and longtime USA Basketball standout Langston Galloway.
The team that will train with the U.S. Olympic team will be coached by Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley, with Indiana Pacers assistant Jim Boylen and Purdue coach Matt Painter on his staff. They’ll work in concert with the Olympic team coaching staff — head coach Steve Kerr of Golden State, assistants Erik Spoelstra of Miami and Tyronn Lue of the Los Angeles Clippers, and Gonzaga’s Mark Few.
Plans call for the select team to work with the Olympic team head-to-head for the first three days of practice — July 6 through July 8 — in Las Vegas. What typically happens at that point is a handful of select teamers will be invited to remain with the Olympic team and travel with them to Abu Dhabi, where Olympic preparations will continue with more practices and two exhibitions.