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Analysis: Plans in works for USA Basketball’s World Cup team

FILE - Dream Team members Charles Barkley, left, and Grant Hill share a laugh with teammates after receiving their gold medals at the Centennial Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Aug. 3, 1996. Let the recruiting begin. The braintrust for the U.S. — managing director Grant Hill, national team director Sean Ford and coach Steve Kerr — is already well into the process of trying to get players thinking about wearing the red, white and blue at the World Cup in 2023 as well as the Paris Olympics in 2024. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk, File) FILE - Former NBA player Grant Hill, right, speaks with Team USA player Jayson Tatum, of the Boston Celtics, both of whom played at Duke, after the NBA All-Star Rising Stars basketball game against the World Team, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Charlotte, N.C. Let the recruiting begin. The braintrust for the U.S. — managing director Grant Hill, national team director Sean Ford and coach Steve Kerr — is already well into the process of trying to get players thinking about wearing the red, white and blue at the World Cup in 2023 as well as the Paris Olympics in 2024. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) FILE - Assistant coach Steve Kerr, second from left, speaks with players during training for USA Basketball, Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in Las Vegas. Let the recruiting begin. The braintrust for the U.S. — managing director Grant Hill, national team director Sean Ford and coach Steve Kerr — is already well into the process of trying to get players thinking about wearing the red, white and blue at the World Cup in 2023 as well as the Paris Olympics in 2024. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) FILE - Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, left, is presented with a jersey from Grant Hill, managing director of the USA Men's National Team, prior an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Let the recruiting begin. The braintrust for the U.S. — managing director Grant Hill, national team director Sean Ford and coach Steve Kerr — is already well into the process of trying to get players thinking about wearing the red, white and blue at the World Cup in 2023 as well as the Paris Olympics in 2024. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn, File) FILE - Atlanta Hawks vice chairman Grant Hill sits court side during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Atlanta. Let the recruiting begin. The braintrust for the U.S. — managing director Grant Hill, national team director Sean Ford and coach Steve Kerr — is already well into the process of trying to get players thinking about wearing the red, white and blue at the World Cup in 2023 as well as the Paris Olympics in 2024. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Analysis: Plans in works for USA Basketball’s World Cup team