Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal has a history with USA Basketball, so it wasn’t surprising that he accepted a mini-camp invite from the program recently. However, his backcourt mate John Wall wasn’t guaranteed a chance. In fact, there was some hesitation on his side to join the team after he failed to make the roster several times.

Despite the fact that he’s never played for the program, John Wall will accept a mini-camp invite from USA Basketball after all — according to CSN Washington:

Bradley Beal will have his backcourt mate, John Wall, when USA Basketball holds camp in Las Vegas starting a week from today, CSNwashington.com has been told by a person with knowledge of the situation.

As CSN’s J.Michael pointed out, Wall was a late addition to the program this past year, but was inevitably cut and left off the final roster. Duke head coach, Coach K, kept Derrick Rose and Kyrie Irving over Wall.

While many, including myself, doubted Wall’s chances of making the roster for several reasons — one being the USA Basketball’s coaching staff — he should have a decent shot at making the team for the Summer Olympics next summer.

Wall was arguably a top-5 point guard this past season and is probably a top-2 or 3 passer in the league.

Even though the program seeks players that are knock-down three point shooters, Wall’s ability to control the game with his pace, defense and distribution is second to none.

Even if Wall is left off the team, he’ll still have the opportunity to play against some of the top players in the world during the camp. Players like Stephen Curry, James Harden, Chris Paul and others will attend the camp as well.

At the very least, Wall will be surrounded by the likes of Kevin Durant (*coughRecruitmentcough*), LeBron James and some elite coaches.

It would be awesome to see both Wall and Beal represent the Washington Wizards on a national stage, but it’s great to see them even get the chance to rock the red-white-blue.

Winning on the NBA level is certainly tremendous, but representing the nation is an amazing honor for players at this level.

Congratulations, Wall and Beal!