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Coach Mike Krzyzewski said who he would like to have as his starters. They were: Lebron James, Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard.
The team has three point guards. Kidd, Josh Paul and Deron Williams, which probably means Kidd, the oldest player on the team, will have limited minutes in Olympic competition.
Bryant is one of six guards on the team. He is also the only player who played through the entire NBA season and playoffs. There are no Celtics on the team and he is the only Laker.

Kobe Bryant, as expected, will be on the U.S. men's OIympic basketball team. The 12-man roster was announced today.
Here is a look at the team:
Carmelo Anthony F Denver Nuggets / Syracuse University
Carlos Boozer F Utah Jazz / Duke University
Chris Bosh F Toronto Raptors / Georgia Tech
Kobe Bryant G Los Angeles Lakers / Lower Merion H.S. (PA)
Dwight Howard F/C Orlando Magic / Southwest Atlanta Christian Acd. (GA)
LeBron James F Cleveland Cavaliers / St.Vincent-St. Mary H.S. (OH)
Jason Kidd G Dallas Mavericks / University of California
Chris Paul G New Orleans Hornets / Wake Forest University
Tayshaun Prince F Detroit Pistons / University of Kentucky
Michael Redd G Milwaukee Bucks / Ohio State University
Dwyane Wade G Miami Heat / Marquette University
Deron Williams G Utah Jazz / University of Illinois

Troy Dumais will be on his third U.S. Olympic diving team after winning the 3-meter springboard competition at Trials in Indianapolis on Saturday.
Dumais, a graduate of Buena High School in Ventura, and Christina Loukas of Riverwoods, Ill., were the first two divers to make the 2008 Olympic diving team that will compete in Beijing in August.
The winners of the 10-meter competition, which is also in Indianapolis, will be decided Sunday and join Dumais and Loukas on the team.
Here is more from the U.S. diving team:

Jessica Mendoza from Camarillo leads the USA Softball Women's National team in hitting, home runs and RBIs on the Bound 4 Beijing Tour.
She has a .469 batting average, 15 home runs and 77 RBIs in 48 games. Team USA is 47-1 on its tour across the country in preparation for the Beijing Olympics.
In the team's most recent game, USA defeated a team of collegiate all-stars 19-0 at the Belleville Softball Complex in Indiana. The collegiate all-stars had players from Notre Dame, Illinois, Northwestern, Indiana, Southern Illinois, and Eastern Michigan.
Crystl Bustos, a Canyon High of Canyon Country graduate, drove in a pair of runs for USA against the collegiate all-stars.
The next game for the USA is today in Midland, Mich.

The U.S. Women's volleyball team, with Danielle Scott-Arruda and Tayyiba Haneef-Park from Long Beach State, Nicole Davis from USC and Long Beach's Cynthia Barboza from Stanford, lost to Turkey in five games to open the FIVB World Grand Prix at Kobe, Japan on Friday.
Team USA, ranked fourth in the world, plays Kazakhstan on Saturday and Japan on Sunday.
Scott-Arruda had 13 kills and a block and Davis had six digs for Team USA.
Team USA is playing without Logan Tom and Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, both two-time Olympians, at the FIVB World Grand Prix.

Troy Dumais, a two-time Olympian and a graduate of Buena High School in Ventura, leads the U.S. Olympic Diving Trials in the 3-meter event after the first day of competition.
The Trials continue today at the Indiana University Natatorium on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus. They conclude Sunday.
Dumais scored 502.75 points on Thursday night. He leads Chris Colwill of Athens, Ga., who has 477.50 points. Dumais started 30 points ahead of the other divers at Trials because he finished fourth at the 2008 World Cup.
Justin Wilcock of Indianapolis, a 2004 Olympian, is third at 449.15 points.
Only the winner of each event will be nominated to the U.S. Olympic Team. The second individual will be decided at a team selection camp in Knoxville, Tenn., from July 2-6. The top six finishers at the Trials will be invited to the camp.

Bubba Harris' journey to the Beijing Olympics ended Thursday when he broke his ankle during a practice run on the BMX course at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista.
He broke his right ankle on the course two days before the trial races that would determine the final two spots on the team. Three riders will represent the United States on the first BMX team in the Olympics. One of those spots will go to Kyle Bennett. Another will most likely go to Donny Robinson if he doesn't win the Trials. The third spot was up for grabs between the seven other riders competing in Trials.
Harris, a Quartz Hill High School graduate, was one of those seven. He broke his left ankle in Beijing, China, in August. His return was almost complete with an invitation to the Olympic Trials, but he latest unjury will probably sideline him for the rest of the summer.
"While preparing for the Olympic Trials on Thursday, I was giving it my all, as usual, when I crashed on the second straightaway," Harris said. "As a result of the injury that was sustained, I've decided to withdraw from Saturday's competition. Although I'm disappointed that I won't be competing tomorrow, I look forward to returning to action as soon as possible and once again putting 100 percent of my effort into training and racing. I'd like to wish the remaining competitors good luck on Saturday and I'm sorry I won't be joining them in pursuit of a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team."

Troy Dumais, a 1989 graduate of Buena High School in Ventura, is trying to make his third U.S. Olympic diving team. He was on the 2000 and 2004 teams.
Dumais, who will be competing in a couple weeks in the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, said training this time around has been "frustrating."
He has been spending more time in the weight room and that has been the root of most of his frustration.
"What I mean by frustrating, I meant I have those highs and lows," Dumais said. "One day after weights, I can be diving really well because I'm in the right mental state. Then one day after I have a break, I demand so much of myself, you have to be able to push yourself at the right time. Sometimes, I'm not good at that. I always want more, more, more, more, more. That causes more frustration."
The 28-year-old diver has been posting some of the best results of his career. He was second at the AT&T USA Diving Grand Prix earlier this year and had a third-place at the FINA Diving World Series in Sheffield, England.
The U.S. Olympic diving trials are June 18-22. The winners of the trials earn spots on the U.S. Olympic team. The Olympic Team Selection Camp is July 2-6 in Knoxville, Tenn., where the remainder of the divers will be chosen.
The Kaiser Permanente National Diving Championships will be in Pasadena July 22-27 before the U.S. diving team heads to Beijing for the Olympics.

Santa Clarita's Mike Day and Bubba Harris, formerly of Lancaster who now calls Goodyear, Ariz., home will be two of eight BMX riders competing for one spot on the USA Olympic team at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista on Saturday.
Day is the No. 3 rider in the Team USA Cycling BMX rankings. Harris, who broke his ankle during a trial run on the Beijing course last year, received a special invitation to compete for a spot on the team in trials.
Steven Cisar of Altadena and Danny Calaug of Chino are also part of the eight-man field in the trials.
Kyle Bennett of Conroe, Texas, has already earned a spot on the Olympic team as the top rider in the Team USA Cycling BMX rankings.
A third rider will be chosen by the coaches. That spot is expected to go to Donny Robinson of Napa if he doesn't win the trials.

The Summer Games don't start until Aug. 8, but teams are being formed, trials are taking place and people from the Valley and its adjacent areas are preparing for Beijing.
Two events that are coming up are the Team USA BMX trials in Chula Vista on Saturday and the Team USA diving trials the following week. That's right, the USA has a national BMX team and four area riders are among eight riders competing for one spot on the team.
Starting June 18, Team USA diving trials are in Indianapolis, with Buena High of Ventura's Troy Dumais among the favorites to make the team.
We'll keep track of some of the area's top athletes and track their progress as they prepare for the Summer Olympics.