The pressure rises as the biggest sports event in draws nearer. Obviously, among the most excited ones are the basketball fans. And one of the most awaited line up of players will come from the US basketball Olympic team.

The picture shows off the entire 12 members of 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for men’s basketball with their head coach Mike Krzyzewski (1st L). From the image, the Nike uniforms of the players were unveiled, in New York last June 30, 2008. The team seems to be so ready to get it on.

Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James are some of the top players of the team. Basketball fans will be really looking forward to their games this August in Beijing. If you are asking about the criteria on selecting the players of the team, then here’s how coach Mike Krzyzewski answered it:

“The selection process for this team was very difficult because there are so many really good players involved in the senior team program. We used the team’s training and competitions over the past summers and also considered the last three NBA seasons when we evaluated the players. Ultimately what we tried to do is pick the best team, not the best players by their individual skills.”