** FILE ** Washington Wizards’ John Wall, left. (AP Photo/John Raoux) more >COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Washington Wizards star John Wall, Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving of Cleveland and Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin are among 13 NBA players chosen to scrimmage against the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team in July.
Also picked Monday were: Ryan Anderson (Orlando), DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento), Paul George (Indiana), Kawhi Leonard and DeJuan Blair (San Antonio), Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors (Utah), DeMar DeRozan (Toronto), Taj Gibson (Chicago) and Klay Thompson (Golden State).
The young players will report to Las Vegas along with the Americans on July 5 and work out against them from July 6-11.
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