Lisa Leslie will have help from Los Angeles Sparks teammate Candace Parker when the U.S. women's basketball team tries to win a fourth straight Olympic gold medal.They were two of the nine players placed on the team Saturday. The announcement came before Los Angeles played Washington in a WNBA game. Leslie won gold medals at the last three Olympics. Also on the team are Olympic veterans Katie Smith, Tina Thompson, Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird.

This will be Smith's third Olympics. Cappie Pondexter, Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowles will make their Olympic debuts.