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 Lebron James believes 2012 team will be the new "Dream Team"
January 03, 2012 06h39PM {data}2012-01-03{/data}{hora}18:39{/hora}

Lebron James believes the 2012 team could be as good as the original dream team.. Photo: AP

Lebron James believes the 2012 team could be as good as the original dream team.
Photo: AP

The Miami Heat's Lebron James said in an interview with Fox News that he believes the roster for the London 2012 games will be comparable to the team that made up the 1992 Dream Team.

The 1992 Dream Team is believed to be the best basketball team ever assembled, winning its games by an average margin of over 40 points on its way to winning the gold medal.

The team was composed of future Hall of Fame players like Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Karl Malone, Chris Mullin, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson and John Stockton.

"They set the standard for USA Basketball in '92 with all the great players they had. But we have some great ones, as well. We have some Hall of Famers, some champions. So it's going to be a great (team)," said James in the interview.

So, who would join James in the USA team He expects to be joined by Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose among others.

USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo shares the same stance as the Miami Forward, but James' teammate Dwyane Wade would not let himself fall into dangerous territory by making any strong claims.

"The Dream Team is a team...you don't really want to touch that team," said Wade. "It's always kind of the bar. From that standpoint, I kind of want them to stay the bar."

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