Have been thinking about this for a few days. On paper, the USA clearly has the most talent and deepest player pool to pull from. But obviously there’s a lot more to it than just getting a bunch of talented guys together and asking them to just play. There would need to be some chemistry and guys willing to accept their role.

For this hypothetical, everyone is healthy and willing to play. There’s a deep pool of guards to choose from, but pickings are a little slim when it comes to big men.

Team B

PG: Kyrie Irving, Trae Young

SG: Jaylen Brown, Donovan Mitchell, James Harden

SF: Jimmy Butler

PF: Paolo Banchero

C: Myles Turner

Team C: Knicks & Friends coached by Thibs

PG: Jalen Brunson

SG: Josh Hart, Donte Divincenzo, Miles McBride

SF: Mikal Bridges

PF: Julius Randle

C: Mitch Robinson, Isaiah Hartenstein*

*Hartenstein was born in Portland and wasn’t invited to play for Germany so I’m counting him

Other players in the pool to round out both rosters:

PG: Ja Morant, De’Aaron Fox, Tyrese Maxey, Cade Cunningham, Darius Garland, Russell Westbrook

SG: Zach Lavine, Jalen Green, Klay Thompson, Desmond Bane, Anfernee Simons, Dejounte Murray, Austin Reaves, Alex Caruso, Herb Jones, Jalen Suggs

SF: Jerami Grant, Keldon Johnson, Scottie Barnes, Michael Porter Jr, Demar Derozan, Kyle Kuzma, De’Andre Hunter, Keegan Murray, Bruce Brown

PF: Jaren Jackson Jr, Aaron Gordon, Evan Mobley, Draymond Green, Tobias Harris, Zach Collins, Obi Toppin, Jaden McDaniels

C: Brook Lopez, Jarret Allen, Naz Reid, Mason Plumlee, Walker Kessler

Alternative Question: Which countries would have faired better if they had all their best players? Were there any guys who would have been a lock for their country but didn’t play for whatever reason?