[Bryan88]

Paul will be on U.S. Olympic team - Hornets Beat - Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

Hornets star point guard Chris Paul will be one of the 12 members of the U.S. Olympic basketball team, sources close to the player said Thursday.

The team will be officially announced Monday in Chicago.

This will be the 23-year-old point guard's first Olympic experience. He helped lead Team USA to an 8-1 record and bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan.

Hornets center Tyson Chandler was a candidate for the team but wasn't selected.

USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo and U.S. Olympic team coach Mike Krzyzewski picked the team without a tryout. They selected the final roster from a pool of more than 30 players in the national team program.

[Lefty Noob]

Good pick. A lot of people (myself included) thought Paul was the best player in the NBA this season.

[TarSaint76]

I know that I thought he was the best player. My question is how much playtime will Paul get if Kidd is starting over him.