WASHINGTON， June 23 (Xinhua) -- NBA's MVP Kobe Bryant from Lakers will spearhead the 12-man USA Olympic men's basketball team announced on Monday in Chicago for the Beijing Games this August.

　　Lebron James (Cleveland)， Dwyane Wade (Miami)， second time Olympians， and Olympic debutant Chris Paul (New Orleans) were also included in the squad， which the USA Olympic Committee hopes to capture the gold medal in Beijing after a bronze-medal showing in Athens four years ago.