{"id":89411,"date":"2024-08-08T09:36:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=89411"},"modified":"2024-08-08T09:36:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:36:06","slug":"olympics-grant-hill-jaylen-brown-future-team-usa-eligibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/08\/08\/olympics-grant-hill-jaylen-brown-future-team-usa-eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Hill On Jaylen Brown\u2019s Future Team USA-Olympics Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Team USA runs through Lille like the Monstars, Jaylen Brown<\/a> hasn\u2019t been happy. Sure, he\u2019s supporting his home country and his Boston Celtics teammates. However, he believes he should be playing<\/a> in the Paris Olympics as well.<\/p>\n

Frankly, nobody can blame Brown. He\u2019s fresh off of winning the Eastern Conference Finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP awards.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Brown\u2019s bitterness has helped taint the perception of Team USA\u2019s roster. Now, there are questions about USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill\u2019s selection criteria. The questions were at their loudest during their Olympic warmups in Las Vegas. Their vulnerability exposed, it was worth wondering if players like Brown should\u2019ve been there.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, Brown wasn\u2019t the only Olympic snub. Philadelphia 76ers swingman Paul George<\/a>, then with the Los Angeles Clippers, thought he made the team<\/a>. Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard<\/a> was also under consideration.<\/p>\n

Hill chose Derrick White<\/a> instead. In the Olympics, the Celtics guard has averaged just 4.8 points and 2.0 assists per game. However, he\u2019s averaged 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks per game as well, while shooting 36.4 percent from 3.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with All The Smoke Productions<\/em>, Hill defended his decision-making process.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, you\u2019ve got to do your job,\u201d Hill says. \u201cI\u2019ve tried to do this the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grant Hill On Jaylen Brown\u2019s Future Team USA-Olympics Eligibility<\/h2>\n

\u201cWhen we first put out the roster, before it was announced, I called certain guys,\u201d he reveals. \u201cI called Paul George\u2026 Damian Lillard\u2026 Jaylen Brown. I felt like they were of a certain stature (to) where they deserved to hear it before it was made public.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Grant Hill responds to the criticisms and controversies surrounding USA Basketball\u2019s roster construction.<\/p>\n

Watch his full sit-down with @Rachel__Nichols<\/a> on our YouTube: https:\/\/t.co\/qon0bbeM94<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hmSJi1e4Hd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 All the Smoke Productions (@allthesmokeprod) August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n