American Warriors: Top five Dubs to don red, white and blue for Team USA

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In the coming weeks, Team USA will look to win its third straight FIBA Basketball World Cup. The test will be difficult as some of the NBA's top players have chosen not to participate in the tournament.

In recent years, the Warriors have had a number of players participate in international competition with much success. To take you down memory lane, here's the top five Warriors to don the red, white and blue.

Kevin Durant

Durant has been a part of Team USA since 2007, but he came into his own on the international stage just as he was heading west to the Bay Area. A month after signing with Golden State, Durant led Team USA to a gold medal in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, averaging 19.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 28.6 minutes.

Over his international career, he has averaged 19.3 points and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 53.6 percent from the field and 49 percent from 3-point range en route to two Olympic gold medals.

Chris Mullin

As a member of the original "Dream Team", Mullin averaged 12.9 points, 3.6 assists and 1.8 steals, helping Team USA win the gold medal in the 1992 Olympics alongside Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson. Mullin's gold medal in 1992 wasn't his first. Alongside Jordan, he captured basketball's highest prize during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, averaging 11.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists in eight games.

Klay Thompson

Along with fellow Splash Brother Stephen Curry, Thompson helped lead Team USA to a gold medal in the 2014 FIBA World Championships in Spain.

In nine games, he averaged 12.7 points, while shooting 52.3 percent from the field, including an 18-point performance in a win over Finland. Thompson followed his 2014 performance up with a gold medal performance in the 2016 Olympics.

In eight games, Thompson averaged 9.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 21 minutes.

Stephen Curry

Curry helped lead Team USA to the gold medal in the 2014 World Championships, averaging 10.7 points per game while shooting 43.8 percent from the 3-point line.

Four years prior, alongside future teammates Andre Iguodala and Durant, he helped Team USA win its first world championship gold medal in nearly a decade. However, Curry has yet to win an Olympic gold medal as he sat out the 2016 Olympics to rest after an extended playoff run.

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Andre Iguodala

Iguodala helped Team USA secure a gold medal in the 2010 FIBA World Cup, averaging 5.7 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and a team-leading 1.8 steals while shooting 58.8 percent from the field.

Two years later, he helped Team USA win its second straight Olympic gold medal in 2012 alongside LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Durant.

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