To represent the whole United States would be great. The only possible downside, Allen said, would be the loss of an entire summer - not that that would be a problem. It's over now, but it took up my whole summer. I hope to do it again. In 15 years from now, you'll have all the summer you'll possibly need and you could say in 2000 that I was on the Olympic team.
Nothing is certain now.
Allen will compete with a number of other top NBA players for a roster slot. Sixth man Tim Thomas, who sprained his right ankle Saturday night, missed his second consecutive game. Thomas had decent movement during the shoot-around Wednesday and before the game against the Hornets, but he still wasn't able to cut the way he wanted. Thomas could return Friday night against the Suns. Appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Nov. 11, 1999.