Top-ranked Team USA has won its last 49 Olympics games, with 48 of those wins coming by double digits.
The Olympic basketball tournaments are moving away from the two groups of six teams used in the past and instead will have three groups of four this year.
A’ja Wilson, Jewell Loyd: Both are pursuing their first Olympic gold and have already won FIBA World Cup gold medals.
Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird: About to compete in their fifth and likely last Olympics, Bird and Taurasi are joining elite company, as only six athletes worldwide have competed in five Olympic basketball competitions.
Spain: While Team USA is the overwhelming favorite, Spain is contending for a medal after capturing silver in 2016.
roster for Tokyo, which caused a stir on social media and led to her joining her sisters in representing their parents’ native Nigeria.