Ranking every Olympic basketball squad since the 'Dream Team'
Jul 27, 2016 2:00p ET
by Andrew Lynch
7. 2000's gold-medal squad
Yes, Team USA accomplished the ultimate goal of winning gold in 2000.
This wasn't the squad that embarrassed the national team by falling short,
and for that, we're thankful. Look at the roster, though! Ray Allen, Vince
Carter, Kevin Garnett; those are all great players. You also had guys like
Steve Smith, Antonio McDyess, Allan Houston, and Vin [expletive] Baker
(that's his God-given name, it's fine). That this team won gold is a testament
to how weak the field was in 2000, before teams like Argentina and Spain
blossomed into their golden generations. Seriously