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USA Select Team Set: Kyrie Irving Joined By Jeremy Lin And Others, According To Report

On Monday morning, Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area reporter Matt Steinmetz reported that Team USA's Summer Select roster was set and that Cleveland Cavaliers Rookie of the Year, Kyrie Irving was one of the thirteen players on the final list.

Here is the reported roster according to Steinmetz:

DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings

Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks

Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors

Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers

John Wall, Washington Wizards

DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raptors

Paul George, Indiana Pacers

Gordon Hayward, Utah Jazz

Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs

DeJuan Blair, San Antonio Spurs

Ryan Anderson, Orlando Magic

Taj Gibson, Chicago Bulls

Derrick Favors, Utah Jazz

The players invited to this year's camp are individuals that Team USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski and his staff would like to see upclose in order to consider for future Team USA events, such as World Championships and Olympic tournaments.

Irving played for Krzyzewski at Duke during the 2010-11 season prior to being taken with the first overall selection by the Cavs in the 2011 NBA Draft.

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