USA Olympic men’s basketball roster set, team heavily favored to win gold

The Olympics are fast approaching, and over the weekend USA Basketball finalized their roster, announcing that Andre Iguodala, Blake Griffin, and James Harden have been chosen for the final three spots. This American team will be smaller and less experienced than the one that won gold in 2008, but with the likes of Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, and Kevin Durant on the squad they’re still prohibitive favorites.

Here is the complete roster, in addition to the latest odds to win gold at the London Games (odds courtesy of the Las Vegas Hilton):

2012 U.S. Olympic Team: Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, Tyson Chandler, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, James Harden, Andre Iguodala, Lebron James, Kevin Love, Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook, Deron Williams

Odds to win gold medal (men’s basketball):

USA -600

Spain+500

France+2500

Russia+3300

Argentina+3300

Lithuania+3300

Brazil+4000

Australia+10000

Puerto Rico+15000

Great Britain+35000

Dominican Republic+50000

Angola+50000

China+75000

Nigeria+150000

Tunisia+300000