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Message: [QUOTE="GamecockFam, post: 5057448, member: 10934"] We're going to need a tall player to replace Griner with the young talent we are seeing internationally from teams like China, Australia, France and Brazil, to name a few. I wouldn't be surprised at all if Betts makes the team so that she can be that chess piece on the US squad. She'll be in the middle of her third season of the WBNA in 2028? Plus, she was integral at the Americup this past year. Another dark horse candidates to throw out is Kelsey Mitchell. If they want instant chemistry the Mitchell/Boston/Clark connection would fit the bill. You'd have the Fever squad to backup the main squad in the same way that the Liberty/Aces/Mercury squads dominated this US Olympics squad. Guards: Young, Howard, Plum, Copper, Ionescu, Clark Forwards/Centers: Collier, Stewart, Wilson, Brink, Boston, Betts I'm not sold on Ionescu making the next team and could see someone like Mitchell or Bueckers beating her out. If for some reason a vet at the forward position decides to bow out, Hamby makes sense as a possible choice. [/QUOTE]