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Sep 2023

30m 56s

The Player Team USA Needs Most

Ric Bucher, NBA insider and Fox Sports NBA analyst

About this episode

Ric discusses the vast difference between NBA and FIBA competition, the challenge directors Grant Hill and Sean Ford faced building the current US team competing in the 2023 FIBA World Cup and the one player he'd like to see on the 2024 Olympic squad.

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