Blazers well represented in Team USA mini-camp

In yet another sign of the respect the Portland Trail Blazers' young stars are receiving in the basketball community, USA Basketball announced on Thursday that four Blazers have been selected to participate in a July 25 USA Basketball Showcase in Las Vegas.

The selected Blazers: Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, Greg Oden and Jerryd Bayless.

The four Blazers are the most that any one team is sending to the mini-camp. Utah (Kyle Korver, Ronnie Brewer, Paul Millsap) and Oklahoma City (Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Jeff Green) each sent three. Three other teams have two players in attendance.

Here is the full list of players invited to the showcase: LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers / Texas); Trevor Ariza (Los Angeles Lakers / UCLA); D.J. Augustin (Charlotte Bobcats / Texas); Jerryd Bayless (Portland Trail Blazers / Arizona); Ronnie Brewer (Utah Jazz / Arkansas); Glen Davis (Boston Celtics / LSU); Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder / Texas); Rudy Gay (Memphis Grizzlies / Connecticut); Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers / New Mexico); Jeff Green (Oklahoma City Thunder / Georgetown); Blake Griffin (University of Oklahoma); Devin Harris (New Jersey Nets / Wisconsin); Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers / Arizona); Kyle Korver (Utah Jazz / Creighton); David Lee (New York Knicks / Florida); Brook Lopez (New Jersey Nets / Stanford); Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves / UCLA); O.J. Mayo (Memphis Grizzlies / USC); Paul Millsap (Utah Jazz / Louisiana Tech); Greg Oden (Portland Trail Blazers / Ohio State); Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls / Memphis); Brandon Roy (Portland Trail Blazers / Washington); Josh Smith (Atlanta Hawks / Oak Hill Academy, Va.); Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder / UCLA); and Thaddeus Young (Philadelphia 76ers / Georgia Tech).