D’Angelo Russell, Julius Randle Named To USA Select Team
- Updated: June 8, 2016
According to Mike Trudell of the Los Angeles Lakers, Lakers youngsters D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle have been named to the USA Basketball select team.
LAL release: Julius Randle and D’Angelo Russell were chosen for the 2016 USA Men’s Select Team, it was announced today by USA Basketball.
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) June 7, 2016
USA Basketball also reported the news.
USA Select Team players also include @JahlilOkafor@JabariParker@J30_RANDLE@Dloading@smart_MS3
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) June 7, 2016
Other players selected for the team include Malcolm Brogdon, Devin Booker, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Willie Cauley-Stein, Kris Dunn, Aaron Gordon, Jerami Grant, Gary Harris, Rodney Hood, Brandon Ingram, Brice Johnson, Stanley Johnson, Zach LaVine, C.J. McCollum, Doug McDermott, Emmanuel Mudiay, Myles Turner, Denzel Valentine, Justise Winslow, and Cody Zeller.
The select team features some of the brightest young talent in the NBA along with a few prospects who will be drafted in this year’s NBA Draft. It is great to see D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle get a chance to compete with some of the great young players this summer.
Russell was named to an All-Rookie team this year after showing sparks at times that he will be a great player in this league for years to come
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