Roster of 1992 Olympic Games USA Men's Basketball "Dream Team"

In April 1989, professional players were allowed to participate in the Olympic Games by FIBA. USA Basketball began turning to the NBA to supply players for 1992 Olympic. The first ten players for the Dream Team were officially selected on September 21, 1991: Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls, John Stockton and Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz, Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers, Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks, Chris Mullin of the Golden State Warriors, David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs, and Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers (later traded to the Phoenix Suns). David Robinson had played with the 1988 Olympic team, and was especially eager to earn a gold medal at Barcelona.




Clyde Drexler of the Portland Trail Blazers was added to the team on May 12, 1992, along with Christian Laettner of Duke University. Laettner was the only player selected for the national team without any professional experience, and beat out Louisiana State University's Shaquille O'Neal for the final spot on the roster



Then the greatest basketball team ever was assembled. In 1996, 10 of the 12 players on the "Dream Team" were named among the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History."



Name Position Height Weight Team/School

Charles Barkley Forward 6-6 250 Phoenix Suns

Larry Bird Forward 6-9 220 Boston Celtics

Clyde Drexler Guard 6-7 222 Portland Trail Blazers

Patrick Ewing Center 7-0 240 New York Knicks

Magic Johnson Guard 6-9 220 Los Angeles Lakers

Michael Jordan Guard 6-6 198 Chicago Bulls

Christian Laettner Forward 6-11 235 Duke University

Karl Malone Forward 6-9 256 Utah Jazz

Chris Mullin Forward 6-7 215 Golden State Warriors

Scottie Pippen Guard/Forward 6-7 210 Chicago Bulls

David Robinson Center 7-1 235 San Antonio Spurs

John Stockton Guard 6-1 175 Utah Jazz



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