Team USA cut Mayo, Wallace, Evans e McGee

Team USA trimmed its roster to 15 on Wednesday by cutting Tyreke Evans, Gerald Wallace, O.J. Mayo and JaVale McGee.

More cuts are ahead, as the U.S. federation must submit a 12-man roster Aug. 26 -- two days before the Americans open pool play against Croatia in Istanbul, Turkey, at the World Championship.

The cuts left the team with six guards (Derrick Rose, Chauncey Billups, Russell Westbrook, Rajon Rondo, Stephen Curry and Eric Gordon); four wingmen (Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala, Rudy Gay and Danny Granger); three power forwards (Lamar Odom, Kevin Love and Jeff Green); and two centers (Tyson Chandler and Brook Lopez).

"We really did have some difficult decisions," Colangelo said, adding that the team may head to Europe with 13 or 14 players for a stretch of exhibition games in Madrid from Aug. 21-22 (against Lithuania and Spain) and Athens (against Greece) on Aug. 25.

Team USA opens its exhibition schedule with a game against France Aug. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York