Blake Griffin out, John Wall in as Team USA preps for 2014 FIBA World Cup

The World Championships have a new name as a fresh crop of NBA veterans try to bring home top honors in Spain.

Jul 25, 2014, 1:00 PM UTC

Andy Lyons

The 2014 FIBA World Cup starts on Aug. 30 and at least one high-profile NBA player has already withdrawn his name from consideration for the final roster. Blake Griffin announced Thursday that he would not be attending camp with Team USA as he concentrates on preparation for the upcoming 2014-15 NBA season.

Meanwhile, Washington Wizards guard John Wall has accepted an invite to camp next week in Las Vegas as coach Mike Krzyzewski tries to shore up the 12-man roster before the team heads to Spain. With Griffin out of the picture and Wall added, the group of 19 players now looks like this, according to the USA Basketball website:

PG John Wall, Washington Wizards
PG Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
PG Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
PG Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers
PG Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
SG Bradley Beal, Washington Wizards
SG Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors
SG DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raptors
SG Paul George, Indiana Pacers
SG James Harden, Houston Rockets
SG Gordon Hayward, Utah Jazz
SF Chandler Parsons, Dallas Mavericks
SF Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder
SF Kyle Korver, Atlanta Hawks
PF Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans
PF Kenneth Faried, Denver Nuggets
PF Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves
C DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings
C Andre Drummond, Detroit Pistons

There is also a roster made mostly of young players and rookies called USA Basketball Select that will train with Team USA from July 28-31. It includes players like Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green, Doug McDermott, Victor Oladipo and Marcus Smart.

The FIBA World Cup works much in the same way as the FIFA World Cup, with teams placed into groups after qualifying. There are four groups of six teams each, and teams play a series of round robin-style matchups where a win is worth two points and a loss is worth just one. The teams in each group play each other just once, with the top four teams advancing to a 16-team bracket that ends on Sept. 14.

Team USA is in Group C along with Dominican Republic, Finland, Ukraine, Turkey and New Zealand. The full list of groups and information about the tournament can be found below.

What: 2014 FIBA World Cup
Where: Spain (Granada, Sevilla, Bilbao and Gran Canaria)
When: Aug. 30 - Sept. 14
Full schedule and bracket