USA-NBA Dream Team I
The "DreamTeam of NBA Legends". Dream Team I came as an answer from the USA to some losses in International Tournaments. The first was in the Indianapolis Pan American Games, in 1987, when the USA lost to Brazil. USA had never lost at home before and it was only the second time they lost in International Tournaments. Next year, in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, the USA was left with just a third place. Then, with the permission for professional players to play in the Olympics, the Dream Team came true.
Many consider Dream Team I as the greatest ballclub ever formed in the history of sports. This team was made up of David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone,
Charles Barkley, Christian Laettner, Scottie Pippen, Larry Bird, Chris Mullin, Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler, Magic Johnson and John Stockton.
The Head coach was Chuck Daly. As everybody expected they got the Gold Medal in Barcelona '92.
USA-NBA Dream Team II
Dream Team II represented the USA in the 12th FIBA World Championship in Toronto, Canada '94. Certainly, the worst of the Dream Teams by now. Of course they were a great team too, but, in fact, some of the players featured there are not playing very well nowadays. This team featured Shaquille O'Neal, Shawn Kemp, Alonzo Mourning, Derrick Coleman, Larry Johnson, Dominique Wilkins, Reggie Miller, Steve Smith, Dan Majerle, Joe Dumars, Mark Price, Kevin Johnson, Isiah Thomas and Tim Hardaway. The team's Head coach was Don Nelson. As expected, they won the World Championship, but they were not as great as were supposed to be.
USA-NBA Dream Team III
This is really a great team. Not as good as the first, but really very good. It's kind of a merge between the Dream Teams I and II. From the I are David Robinson, Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen and John Stockton. From II are Shaquille O'Neal and Reggie Miller. The 6 first-time Dream Teamers are Hakeem Olajuwon, Grant Hill, Mitch Richmond, Anfernee Hardaway, Gary Payton and Glenn Robinson. Lenny Wilkens was named Head coach of this squad. As expected, they got the Gold Medal in Atlanta '96. In their first preparatory game they almost lost to a Universitary Selection, but that was just a wake-up call. In the other games, they ruled all over.
USA-NBA Dream Team IV
This is the youngest ever USA-NBA men's basketball team assembled. They were to defend the world championship in the 13th FIBA Men's World Championship that was held in July 1998 at Athens, Greece.
The 12 members of the team are veteran DreamTeamers Tim Hardaway, Grant Hill, Christian Laettner, Gary Payton and first-time selectees Glen Rice, Vin Baker, Terrell Brandon, Chris Webber, Tom Gugliotta, Allan Houston, Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan. Houston Rockets Head coach Rudy Tomjanovich was selected to guide this young team to the Gold. This team was expected to trounce opposing teams all the way to the gold medal game just the same way the earlier Dream Teams had done but unfortunately the NBA locked-out its players a month prior to the world cagefest due to differences between the Players' Union and Management regarding salary matters.
Because of this circumstance, Dream Team IV was replaced by USABasketball of a team composed of minor league and collegiate stars as the USA's representation in the Athens World Championships which resulted in a bronze-medal finish.
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