Ranking the top 10 basketball teams of all time

#2 Redeem Team 2012

The team poses after the gold medal game

Having reclaimed USA's rightful place at the top of the basketball pyramid worldwide, the USA Basketball programme was able to field another all-time great team once again in the London Olympics, 2012 with nearly every All-NBA/All Star American volunteering to don the USA jersey.

A crack team comprising of Vino Kobe, Prime Miami Heat LeBron, Point God Chris Paul and Olympic Melo as the tournament veterans and supported by the likes of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Tyson Chandler, Kevin Love, Andre Iguodala, Deron Williams and #1 overall pick Anthony Davis proceeded to steamroll all opposition in their way.

The 2012 Redeem Team set a record for highest points scored by a single team in a game against Nigeria that finished 156-73, as Carmelo Anthony dropped an outrageous 35 point haul in a mere 7-minute spell. Team USA's only real challenge was in the final against Spain, whom they beat in a shootout by 107-100 to retain the gold medal from Beijing.