In 1992, the original Olympic Dream Team pose for a group photo from back row (L-R) Patrick Ewing, Christian Laetner, Magic Johnson, David Robinson and Karl Malon. Middle row (L-R) Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, head coach Chuck Daly, Charles Barkley and Chris Mullin. Bottom row (L-R) Scottie Pippen, John Stockton and Clyde Drexler in Barcelona, Spain in 1991.
The 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, nicknamed the "Dream Team", was the first American Olympic team to feature active NBA players. Described by American journalists as the greatest sports team ever assembled, it defeated its opponents by an average of almost 44 points en route to the gold medal against Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona. Chuck Daly served as coach, assisted by Lenny Wilkens, P. J. Carlesimo, and Mike Krzyzewski.
Dream Team was "arguably the most dominant squad ever assembled in any sport" and compared it to "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, the Allman Brothers at the Fillmore East, Santana at Woodstock." The team was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010, and is one of only eight teams enshrined in the Hall of Fame. In addition, as of 2011, 11 of the 12 players on the roster (all but Laettner) and three of the four coaches (all but Carlesimo) have been elected to the Hall of Fame as individuals.
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