USA Basketball has finalized the 14-player roster for the final round of AmeriCup qualifying later this month, a group led by NBA All-Stars Joe Johnson and Isaiah Thomas. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Basketball has finalized the 14-player roster for the final round of AmeriCup qualifying later this month, a group led by NBA All-Stars Joe Johnson and Isaiah Thomas. Both Johnson and Thomas have past USA Basketball experience as well. USA Basketball has won the AmeriCup title seven times in nine previous attempts. Thomas and Johnson won't be the only players with longstanding NBA ties in the February qualifiers.

Treveon Graham #12 of the Minnesota Timberwolves drives to the basket against Tyler Herro #14 of the Miami Heat. Karl-Anthony Towns added 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolves (3-0), who matched the second-best start in this long-languishing franchise's history. Wiggins gave the Wolves the lead for good with 2:56 left, the first of three 3-pointers he hit in as many possessions. The Heat, who haven't won a playoff series in four seasons, have assembled an energetic bunch in the post-Dwyane Wade era. He has parlayed a strong Summer League performance for the Heat into a prominent spot in the rotation so far.