We all knew when we signed up,

to come together that it wasn't going to be our normal role on our teams.

But with the mindset of all that matters is we come together and win a gold medal.

That was Jason Tatum, after Team USA blew out the Czech Republic,

which saw the Americans summon the Celtic star from a conspicuously unfamiliar place.

The bench.

And this week, as Olympic basketball enters the knockout rounds,

and Russell Westbrook heads to the Lakers,

and NBA Free Agency officially gets underway,

title contention does mean player relocation.

So today, Ryan Windhorst joins us to map the path ahead of USA basketball

and how another chaotic offseason is about to reshape the NBA.

I'm Pablo Torre. It's Monday, August 2nd.

This is ESPN Daily, presented by UKG.

Our purpose is people.

So, Brian, you are our man in Tokyo.

We talked to you last when you were marveling at the robots, sinking

half-court shots at the men's basketball games. We're going to get to men's basketball in a

sec. We'll get to Russell Westbrook. We'll get to Ben Simmons because my soul still has not

recovered from that saga with the Sixers. But you're on the precipice of week two of the

Olympics. And the last time

we talked to you, you were extraordinarily disoriented and you had a giant jar of peanut butter.

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