On July 15, Beijing time, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic, the United States team plans to change the starting lineup in the warm-up game against Australia, and Edwards and Tatum are expected to enter the starting lineup. Judging from the latest training video, the starting lineup for the second warm-up game of the United States team will be Curry, Edwards, Tatum, James and Embiid. Booker and Holiday are expected to switch to the bench after starting the game against Canada, with Durant continuing to miss the warm-up game with a calf strain.

Head coach Kerr hinted at a squad change after beating Canada in his last game. "You can't go wrong with picking a starting line-up in this team," Kerr said, "I told you the other day that I'm going to do a few different things in the next two games and I'm going to look at a couple of different combinations before I decide on any combinations. ”

Switching Edwards and Tatum to the starting lineup appears to be one of Kerr's attempts. In the last warm-up game against Canada, Edwards played 19 minutes off the bench, shooting 6-of-10 from the field and 1-of-2 from three-point range, scoring a team-high 13 points, along with three rebounds, one assist and one steal. Tatum came off the bench for 17 minutes, shooting 4-of-7 from the field and finishing with eight points, one rebound, two assists, one steal and one block.

A young Edwards brings life to the United States men's basketball team and previously billed himself as the "first choice" for the United States men's basketball team. Cole appreciated Edwards' mentality. 'I want them to play at their best and I'm happy [Edwards] to say he's the number one choice, I hope he thinks that way and I hope the other five or six people think the same way. ”

Holiday also expressed his support for Edwards and believes that if there is a chance of a decisive shot, Edwards could be an option for the United States men's basketball team.

In addition, Derrick White, who replaced the small card, has also joined the team. He arrived in Abu Dhabi at 2.30am local time and was soon thereafter for the team's training. "I just want to do my job and try to fill any holes we may have," White said.

White had already made plans to take a vacation to Mexico, but a phone call from the United States men's basketball team changed his choice. "I can play with Holiday and Tatum again, it's fun and I'm looking forward to it."

The United States men's basketball team will play a warm-up game against Australia at 0:00 Beijing time on July 16. They defeated the Canada men's basketball team 86-72 in their last warm-up game. At this year's Paris Olympics, the United States team was placed in Group C, which included Serbia, South Sudan and Puerto Rico.