自从1992年巴塞罗那奥运会上奥委会允许职业球员参赛以来，美国队一直是国际篮球的旗手。那年夏天，可以说是有史以来最伟大的篮球队成立了：1992年的梦之队由魔术师约翰逊、拉里伯德和其他球员迈克尔乔丹组成。
在2004的一场令人失望的比赛中，美国队在2008北京奥运会上重回正轨，与科比·布莱恩特、勒布朗·詹姆斯和卡梅罗·安东尼一起夺得金牌，夺得了“Redeem Team”的荣誉。
自从美国男篮在中国取得胜利后，他们将在国际赛场上横冲直撞，赢得从2010年国际篮联世界杯到2016年里约奥运会的所有国际篮联世界杯和奥运会篮球赛冠军。这将在2019年国际篮联世界杯上以惨淡的表现告终，他们在世界杯上尴尬地获得了第五名。
很多有史以来最伟大的球员为美国队在他们的统治下取得巨大成功做出了贡献。在这篇文章中，我们将对过去十年美国男篮最伟大的五名球员进行排名。因此，这份名单将涵盖2010年至2019年举行的所有国际篮联世界杯和奥运会篮球赛。球员的表现将严格以这些比赛为基础，不会考虑他们的NBA职业生涯。将主要考虑他们各自的统计数字和个人奖励。最后，只有高级锦标赛才会被列入名单。
带着这些，让我们进入美国队过去十年最强大的阵容。
统计：10.1分，1.8个篮板，2.1次助攻
成绩：2012年伦敦奥运会金牌；2014年国际篮联篮球世界杯冠军
我们的首发阵容是他在美国队的进球功绩。
詹姆斯·哈登在过去十年中参加了五分之二的国际锦标赛，连续参加了2012年伦敦奥运会和2014年国际篮联世界杯的比赛。当然，这位身高6英尺5英寸的得分后卫在伦敦世界杯上还远远没有成为第一选择，伟大的科比·布莱恩特成为首发。
快到2014年西班牙世界杯两年了：哈登现在是美国队的队长，是一个真正的超级巨星。他有一个令人难以置信的比赛，带领球队得分14.2分每场比赛。在与塞尔维亚的决赛中，他得到了国际职业生涯最高的23分，从而结束了一场具有统治性的比赛，在这场比赛中，美国队每场比赛平均拿下33分。
这是这位天才得分手两年来在国际赛场上的出色表现。
统计：11.4分，2.4个篮板，1.9次助攻
成绩：2014年国际篮联篮球世界杯冠军；2016年里约奥运会金牌
一向可靠的克莱·汤普森在排名中几乎没有超越詹姆斯·哈登。
这位得分后卫在2014年国际篮联世界杯和2016年里约奥运会上都代表美国队出战，显然赢得了这两项赛事的冠军。他在这两项比赛中都表现出色，2014年世界杯的比分是13-2-2，里约的比分是10-3-2。很明显，他在2014年的比赛中表现得更好，在与芬兰队的首场比赛中，他带领美国队得分，场上命中率达到70%，得到18分。汤普森在四分之一决赛对阵斯洛文尼亚的比赛中表现出色，12投7中得到20分，3投50%。
两年后，克莱将在里约热内卢迎来他最伟大的一场国际比赛，他以16投9中的命中率拿到全队最高的30分。每一分对胜利都至关重要，美国队以100比97险胜法国队。在半决赛对阵加索尔兄弟率领的西班牙队的比赛中，汤普森将再次取得巨大的进步，他场均命中50%，三分命中，再次带领群星云集的我们拿下22分。
由于他多次的巨大贡献和他在对法国的比赛中关键的30分，汤普森轻松地将自己排在了第四位。
统计：14.2分，5.0个篮板，1.8次助攻
成绩：2012年伦敦奥运会金牌；2016年里约奥运会金牌
卡梅洛·安东尼是美国男篮历史上获得最多荣誉的奥运选手。
梅洛是美国队的一员，连续四届参加奥运会，获得三枚金牌和一枚铜牌。其中两枚金牌分别来自伦敦和里约，他在那里分别打出了16-5-1和12-5-2的数据线。安东尼每次踏上国际舞台，无疑都是美国队最好的得分手之一。
因此，他创造了几项令人难以置信的奥运纪录。他保持着美国历史上单场10投3中37分的得分纪录。他也是美国在奥运会上的头号得分手，他的336分的纪录依然保持。
“奥林匹克甜瓜”的另一个自我存在是有原因的。他一直是美国队最伟大和最可靠的得分手之一，可以说是该计划有史以来最伟大的仆人。
统计：11.8分，2.5个篮板，4.2次助攻
成绩：2014年国际篮联篮球世界杯冠军、MVP、全赛选队；2016年里约奥运会金牌
2014年和2016年，可以说是德鲁大叔在国际舞台上的佼佼者。
尽管出生于澳大利亚，欧文还是2014年国际篮联世界杯和2016年里约奥运会美国队的明星之一。他创造了一个又一个精彩的比赛，从他可笑的处理和完成完美地放置高球安东尼戴维斯或肯尼斯法里德。他在西班牙和里约分别打出了12-3-4和11-3-5的比分。
欧文每次代表美国队出场都让人印象深刻，但他在几场出色的比赛中表现得尤为特别。一次是在2014年对立陶宛的半决赛中得到18分，4次助攻。
然而，凯里在美国队最伟大的表现当然是他在2014年对阵塞尔维亚的决赛中的出色表现。欧文场上13投10中得到全场最高的26分，3分落地6投6中。
德鲁舅舅在这十年里获得了更多的勋章，几乎没有超过梅洛，尽管考虑到安东尼在美国的14年任期，没有人能否认他的伟大。
统计：20.6分，5.6个篮板，2.6次助攻
成绩：2010年国际篮联世锦赛冠军、MVP、全锦标赛选拔赛；2012年伦敦奥运会金牌；2016年里约奥运会金牌
很容易成为20世纪10年代星条旗的最佳球员。在过去的十年里，没有任何一个球员比凯文杜兰特更适合参加美国队的比赛；他在五场可能的比赛中有三场是为教练迈克·克日泽夫斯基所在的单位出战的。
每次他这样做，他几乎总是场上最好的球员。他从未在任何一场比赛中平均每场得分低于19分，2010年国际篮联世界锦标赛是他职业生涯的最高纪录，每场22.8分。
他带领美国队得分的次数实在太多了。然而，有两个时刻不能被忽略：他在2010年半决赛对阵立陶宛时的38分爆发，以及在2012年奥运会对阵西班牙时的30分9个篮板的冠军表现。
在过去的十年里，没有一个球员能在美国队的表现和成就上接近凯文杜兰特。这是绝对合适的，可以说是最伟大的得分手的比赛有史以来取得了榜首的位置。
原标题：
The 5 greatest players of Team USA from the past decade
原文：
Team USA has been the standard-bearer of international basketball ever since the Olympic Committee permitted professional players to play in the 1992 Barcelona games. That summer, arguably the greatest basketball team ever was assembled: the 1992 Dream Team composed of the likes of Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and some other player named Michael Jordan.
After a disappointing finish in 2004, Team USA got back on track in 2008 in the Beijing Olympics, winning gold with Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony leading the “Redeem Team” to glory.
Since Team USA Men’s triumph in China, they would then go on an international rampage, winning all FIBA World Cups and Olympic Basketball tournaments from the 2010 FIBA World Cup to the 2016 Rio Olympics. This would come to a bitter end in the 2019 FIBA World Cup where a lackluster performance saw them place an embarrassing 5th place in the tournament.
A lot of all-time greats contributed to the massive success of Team USA in their dominant stretch. In this piece, we’ll be ranking the five greatest players to have laced up for Team USA Men’s Basketball in the past decade. As such, the list will cover all FIBA World Cups and Olympic Basketball tournaments to have been played from 2010 to 2019. The players’ performance will strictly be based on these tournaments and will not take into account their NBA careers. Their respective statistics and individual awards will primarily be taken into account. Lastly, only senior tournaments will be covered by the list.
With that, let’s get into Team USA’s greatest stalwarts last decade.
Statistics: 10.1 points, 1.8 rebounds rebounds, 2.1 assists
Achievements: Gold Medal, 2012 London Olympics; Championship, 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Starting us off is The Beard for his scoring exploits with Team USA.
James Harden took part in two out of five international tournaments in the past decade, in the back-to-back competitions of the 2012 London Olympics and the 2014 FIBA World Cup. Naturally, the 6-foot-5 shooting guard was nowhere near the first option in the London tournament, with the great Kobe Bryant taking the starting role.
Harden, who was a last-minute call-up for Team USA back then, was limited to just 9.3 minutes a game and averaged 5.5 points in his small role.
Fast forward two years to the 2014 World Cup held in Spain: Harden was now Team USA’s captain ball and was a bonafide superstar. He had an incredible tournament, leading the squad in scoring with 14.2 points per contest. He would score an international career-high of 23 points in the finals against Serbia to cap off a dominant tournament, wherein the USA won every single game by an average of 33 points.
An overall great two-year international run from the gifted scorer.
Statistics: 11.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists
Achievements: Champion, 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup; Gold Medal, 2016 Rio Olympics
The ever-reliable Klay Thompson just barely edged out James Harden in the rankings.
The sharpshooting guard laced up for Team USA in both the 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics, obviously winning both tournaments. He was consistently good in both, with stat lines of 13-2-2 in the 2014 World Cup and 10-3-2 in Rio. He obviously had a better tournament in 2014, wherein he led the US in scoring in their first outing against Finland, with 18 points on 70 percent shooting from the field. Thompson had another good outing in the quarterfinal against Slovenia, going off for 20 huge points on 7-of-12 shooting and 50 percent from three.
Klay would have his greatest international game against France two years later in Rio, shooting his way to a team-high 30 points on 9-of-16 shooting. Every point was crucial for the victory, as the US scraped a tight 100-97 victory over the Frenchmen. Thompson would come up huge again in the semifinals against a Spanish team led by the Gasol brothers, going 50 percent from the field and from three as he led the star-studded US once again in scoring with 22 points.
For his multiple huge contributions and his crucial 30 points against France, Thompson easily slots himself in fourth.
Statistics: 14.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists
Achievements: Gold Medal, 2012 London Olympics; Gold Medal, 2016 Rio Olympics
Carmelo Anthony is the most decorated Olympian in the history of Team USA Men’s Basketball.
Melo was part of Team USA for four straight Olympics, winning three gold medals and one bronze. Two of those golds came in London and Rio wherein he put up 16-5-1 and 12-5-2 stat lines respectively. Anthony was undoubtedly one of Team USA’s best scorers every time he stepped foot on the international stage.
As such, he has set several incredible Olympic records. He holds the US all-time single-game scoring record of 37 points on 10 threes . He is also the USA’s top scorer in the Olympics, with his record of 336 points still standing.
There’s a reason why the “Olympic Melo” alter ego exists. He had always been one of Team USA’s greatest and most reliable scorers and was arguably the program’s greatest-ever servant.
Statistics: 11.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists
Achievements: Champion, MVP, All-Tournament Team Selection, 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup; Gold Medal, 2016 Rio Olympics
2014 and 2016 saw arguably the best of Uncle Drew on the international stage.
Despite being Australian-born, Irving has been one of the stars of Team USA in the 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics. He churned out highlight play after highlight play, from his ridiculous handles and finishing to perfectly placed lobs to Anthony Davis or Kenneth Faried. He put up stats lines of 12-3-4 and 11-3-5 in Spain and Rio respectively.
Irving was impressive every time he laced up for the States, but he was particularly special in several standout games. One was an 18-point, four-assist outing in the 2014 semifinals against Lithuania.
However, Kyrie’s greatest outing for Team USA is, of course, his massive performance in the 2014 Final against Serbia. Irving went off for a game-high 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field and 6-of-6 from 3-point land.
Uncle Drew barely edged out Melo by virtue of being more decorated for this decade, although no one can deny Anthony’s greatness when taking into account his 14-year tenure for the States.
Statistics: 20.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists
Achievements: Champion, MVP, All-Tournament Selection, 2010 FIBA World Championships; Gold Medal, 2012 London Olympics; Gold Medal, 2016 Rio Olympics
Easily the best player to lace up f0r the stars and stripes in the 2010s. No other player suited up for Team USA in more tournaments in the previous decade than Kevin Durant; he turned out for Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s unit for three out of five possible competitions.
Each time he did, he was almost always the best player on the court. He has never averaged less than 19 points per game in any tournament, with his international career-high of 22.8 points per game coming in the 2010 FIBA World Championships.
The number of times that he led Team USA in scoring would simply be too many to put here. There are two moments that cannot be left out, however: his 38-point outburst against Lithuania in the 2010 semifinals, and the championship-clinching 3o point, nine-rebound performance against Spain in the 2012 Olympics.
Not one single player comes close to Kevin Durant in terms of output and achievements for Team USA in the past decade. It is absolutely fitting that arguably the greatest scorer the game has ever seen takes top spot on this list.