Although the team lost its stint to Greece, and fell in the third spot, still it has marked a big impact in the basketball viewing world.

Team USA re-emerged with its new image, easing out the American star player attitude. Thanks to the lead roles of Dwyane Wade and Lebron James, with Carmelo Anthony on the back-up. 

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During the league, it was very eminent how Wade and James shared the ball to teammates when they could actually take it all for themselves. The snob and selfish image branded on American players have been wiped out.

Wade’s entry to the bench when his team was safe with the lead paved way for more admiration to the recent NBA MVP. On the other hand, James’s willingness to pass the ball to his teammates and let them do the score, earned him much more points in the audience eyes. Both led the way for different roles in a real team work, rather  than taking the superstar do-it-all. Carmelo for his part, made his presence significant as he was there to sustain the points for the whole team.

“It starts with me. Being the captain, if I'm out there passing up shots to get a better shot, it kind of rubs off on your teammates, and you can see that,'' James pointed out. 

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Based on how Team USA played, it was very obvious that the new leadership transformed a fresh performance on the hard court. Undisputedly, Wade and James are the newest and hottest NBA upper class and yet they set aside the star player factor and played a team game.