​Coach Erik Spoelstra’s staff for Team USA is starting to take shape.USA Basketball is expected to appoint Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault, Detroit Pistons coach JB Bickerstaff and Gonzaga coach Mark Few as assistant coaches for the men’s national team, a person with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFormalities are being finalized and an official announcement is expected to come Thursday, July 16.The person spoke under the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly comment on the decisions until they became official.ESPN was first to report the news of the additions to the staff.1 / 10NBA commissioner Adam Silver poses with 2026 draft prospects before the NBA Draft at Barclays Center.(Brad Penner, Imagn Images)Spoelstra was appointed as Team USA head coach in September, replacing Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr. Spoelstra had been an assistant under Kerr and helped Team USA win gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.Few has been a mainstay on the men’s national team coaching staff over the last several cycles, over the past decade.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDaigneault and Bickerstaff, however, will be making their debuts for USA Basketball, and are widely considered among the premier coaches in the NBA.The Thunder led the NBA in wins in each of the past two seasons, and Daigneault led Oklahoma City to a championship in the 2025 NBA Finals.Bickerstaff has overseen the revival of the Pistons, who topped the East this past season with 60 victories. Detroit was eliminated in the conference semifinals, but boasts one of the more promising young rosters in the league.The men’s national team will participate in qualifiers in August in preparation for the 2027 World Cup in Qatar. Team USA, winners of five consecutive Olympic gold medals, is an automatic qualifier for the 2028 Summer Games, which will be held in Los Angeles.This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Who are USA Basketball men’s team coaches? Staff taking shape