Former Alabama SF Herb Jones projected to be on 2028 US Olympic Team

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially concluded Sunday evening, but the US Men’s Basketball Team slammed the door shut on the whole event Saturday as they took home the gold medal over host country France.

For the United States, it was the conclusion of this era of basketball as it is likely the last time we will see LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry dawn the red white and blue. This year’s tournament marked the fifth straight gold medal for the US and a staggering eight of the last nine.

The rest of the world continues to get better at a very rapid rate, but with the 2028 Olympic Games taking place on US soil, they will once again be the team to beat. CBS Sports projects what the US roster will look like for the Los Angeles Olympics games. Anthony Edwards and Jason Tatum should both be back with Team USA, but other than them, it could be a whole new cast of players. Sam Quinn of CBS projects former Alabama Crimson Tide SF Herb Jones to be on the team saying,

“Speaking of weaker offensive links, here’s our big bigger wing defender who is also steadily improving but by no means proven shooter. From a rotation stand point, Jones and Suggs would likely be used depending on matchups. Suggs makes more sense against guards. Jones makes more sense against wings or even centersm though he can handle guards quite well in his own right.”

Jones was outstanding for the New Orleans Pelicans in 2023-24 as he averaged 11.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 2.6 apg and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. The former second-round pick may go down as one of the best value picks in NBA draft history.

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