When the USA Basketball Women’s National Team goes for an eighth-straight, and 10th overall, gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the following 12 players will be representing the red, white and blue:
- A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces: The two-time WNBA MVP and 2023 WNBA Finals MVP will look to add a second gold medal to her expanding trophy collection.
- Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun: It will be the first Olympic Games for the WNBA’s triple-double engine and 2023 MVP runner-up.
- Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty: The MVP of the Olympic Tournament in 2020 and the WNBA’s MVP for a second time last season can secure a third Olympic gold medal.
- Brittney Griner, Phoenix Mercury: The 6-foot-9 singular interior presence is blessedly back for her third Olympic Games.
- Chelsea Gray, Las Vegas Aces: A 2020 Olympian, the 2022 Finals MVP is expected to serve as the Americans’ starting point guard.
- Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury: The WNBA’s all-time leading scorer who will be 42 years old when the Games begin, will pursue her record sixth (and presumably final?) gold medal in Paris
- Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces: The 2020 3×3 gold medalist will represent the 5×5 national team squad for the first time in a major international competition.
- Jewell Loyd, Seattle…
