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Kevin Durant, Other Team USA Members Make Their 1992 Dream Team Comparisons

Shandel Richardson

Jul 3, 1992; Portland, OR, USA: FILE PHOTO; USA dream team guard John Stockton - David Robinson - Michael Jordan - Magic Johnson - Patrick Ewing and Charles Barkley on the bench against Puerto Rico during the 1992 Tournament of the Americas at Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY Sports
Jul 3, 1992; Portland, OR, USA: FILE PHOTO; USA dream team guard John Stockton - David Robinson - Michael Jordan - Magic Johnson - Patrick Ewing and Charles Barkley on the bench against Puerto Rico during the 1992 Tournament of the Americas at Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY Sports / USA TODAY Sports

This year's version of Team USA has heard all the comparisons to the original 1992 Dream Team that dominated the Olympics.

The current players recently had the opportunity to reveal who they compared to individually on that old-school roster. Some of the answers were shocking. Some were spot-on. Some were done to appease fans. And some drew laughs.

Here's a rundown of a few from video posted on X by FIBA.

First up was Kevin Durant, who simply said, "Michael Jordan. Durant is every bit of the scorer Jordan was but his game wasn't as versatile. Jordan was a better player on the defensive end.

Next was Jayson Tatum, who went for the fan vote.

"I'm a Celtic," Tatum said. "People will like this. I'm a say Larry Bird."

Tatum and Bird now have one thing in common: they've both led the Boston Celtics to titles.


Then it was Steph Curry, who chose Chris Mullin.


"We're both great shooters," Curry said.

Definitely true on the shooting part but Curry holds the playmaking edge by far.

Devin Booker refused to create any controversy by saying, "I wouldn't compare myself to any of those guys but I have a lot of respect for them."

The funniest response was from Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards, who has already drawn comparisons to Jordan. Rather than fuel any more speculation, Edwards simply just said, "Um, no" before the video abruptly ended.

Guess he knew any answer would spark a frenzy.

Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Back In The Day Hoops On SI. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com