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USA Basketball today announced the 12-man roster and coaching staff for the August 2026 USA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Window 4 Team, which will play at Chile and host Colombia on Aug. 27 and Aug. 31, respectively. The 12 athletes have professional experience in the NBA, NBA G League and internationally with eight players having prior USA Basketball experience. The August 2026 USA Men’s World Cup Qualifying Team includes Jaron Blossomgame, Pedro Bradshaw, Garrison Brooks, Darius Brown, Kevon Harris, Mike James, DeJon Jarreau, Dillon Jones, James Nunnally, Orlando Robinson, Tyler Smith and Cole Swider.
The approaching FIBA World Cup 2027 Qualifiers are set to feature action across all four continental qualifying zones, and Team USA is reinforcing its roster with elite EuroLeague experience. Preparing for a fresh six-game schedule in the final qualifying stage on the road to next summer’s tournament in Qatar, the program has released an expanded 23-player preliminary list that heavily emphasizes international pedigree alongside domestic depth. Anadolu Efes playmaker Mike James is on the initial roster, boasting his first two caps from earlier in the ongoing Americas Qualifiers. The seasoned guard is poised to bounce back and provide vital offensive leadership. Joining him in the spotlight is Dubai forward and former AS Monaco teammate, Jaron Blossomgame, who earns a spot on the initial pool and stands as a prime candidate to make his official debut with the senior national squad.
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The Rio Grande Valley Vipers announced today that they have acquired power forward Jarell Martin in a three-way trade with the Stockton Kings and Windy City Bulls. The Vipers acquired Martin from the Kings and traded Jaron Blossomgame and the returning player rights of Jonathan Gibson and Kyle Davis to Windy City Bulls. The Bulls traded their 2020 NBA G League Draft 1st Round Pick via Fort Wayne and the returning player rights to Charles Cooke to the Kings.
Jaron Blossomgame: Real tears... I’m sick to my stomach RIP @Kobe Bryant
The Canton Charge, powered by the Cleveland Cavaliers, announced today that the team has acquired the returning player rights to guard Gary Payton II from the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in exchange for the player rights to forward Jaron Blossomgame.
Kelly Iko: The Rockets are waiving Jaron Blossomgame and Michael Frazier today, sources tell @Alykhan Bijani and I.
Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey today announced that the team has signed free agent forward Jaron Blossomgame (juh-RON). Blossomgame (6-7, 220) was originally the 59th overall pick by San Antonio in the 2017 NBA Draft. In 2017-18, he helped the Austin Spurs win the NBA G League championship and was named All-NBA G League Third Team.
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Shams Charania: Free agent Jaron Blossomgame has agreed to a training camp deal with the Houston Rockets, agent Andy Shiffman tells @The Athletic @Stadium.
Jonathan Feigen: Blossomgame will sign an Exhibit 10 contract. He averaged 18.5 ppg in the G League last season.
Head coach John Beilein seem to squash any possibility of Porter suiting up. “No, I don’t expect it," Beilein said following the Cavaliers’ Salt Lake City Summer League finale. "It’s up to the trainers with all this stuff. This is one area where I’m saying, ‘You know what? This is a long way from our season right now.’ We would love to have all those guys out there, just even (Jaron) Blossomgame would be helpful for us, but we don’t have that experience or those two great draftees we have.”