SACRAMENTO -- Sacramento Kings big man Marvin Bagley's summer just got a little busier. According to ESPN's Tim Bontemps, the 20-year-old power forward picked up an invite to the Select Team at Team USA training camp in Las Vegas in August.
Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins and Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley will play on the Select Team at Team USA training camp in Las Vegas this August, league sources told ESPN.— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) June 5, 2019
Bagley earned first team All-Rookie honors after posting 14.9 points and 7.6 rebounds in his rookie campaign with the Kings.
He was limited to just 62 games due to left knee injuries, but the No. 2 overall selection in the 2018 NBA Draft is considered one of the team's long term building blocks.
In addition to Bagley, point guard De'Aaron Fox is likely to draw interest from Team USA's Select Team as well. The speedy guard turned heads in his sophomore season in Sacramento and is a finalist for the NBA's Most Improved Player award. Fox was also a member of the 2015-16 USA Basketball men's Junior National Team.
Bagley isn't the only current player from the Sacramento squad to have earned recognition with the national team program. Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein participated in the Select Team during the summer of 2016.
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Harry Giles won gold as a prep athlete at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship and 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
DeMarcus Cousins spent time in the national program with both the Select Team and Team USA during his time in Sacramento. Cousins picked up a gold medal representing the United States during the summer Olympics in Rio in 2016.
Hall of Famer Mitch Richmond won gold at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta while playing for the Kings as well.
It's a tremendous opportunity for Bagley to train under NBA legend Gregg Popovich and play against some of the greatest players in the world. For some players, the Select Team is a stepping stone to earning a spot on Team USA.
