A pair of star Boston Celtics players appear poised to represent the United States of America abroad this year, as Jrue Holiday and Jayson Tatum are expected to make the 2024 Paris Olympics Team USA this coming summer.

Holiday, a surprise selection alongside perennial stars taking part in overseas contests to represent the US like LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid and Devin Booker, was pursued to bring some defense, physicality and shot-making. Tatum has also long been involved with Team USA, and as one of the best players in the world, is all but a lock to make the squad.

Cohost of CLNS Media’s “Garden Report” podcast, Bobby Manning, shared his thoughts on the news when it broke this week.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what he had to say about Holiday and Tatum representing the United States.

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Story originally appeared on Celtics Wire