As we await the start of Team USA's run through the 2024 Olympics in Paris, it's time to take a look at the history of the organization over the last three decades and change.

In 1992, the Americans famously decided to start sending NBA talent to the games, and the results have been nearly unassailable.

Over that stretch, Team USA has won seven of the eight Olympic tournaments, and they've done it with NBA talent wearing the same 12 numbers each time.

Legends have donned Nos. 4 through 15, and below, you'll find the best for each.

Of course, this is a mostly subjective pursuit, but we'll lay out some loose criteria anyway. Based in varying degrees on their NBA careers, how they performed in a given Olympic tournament and just how iconic their runs were, here is the top Team USA performer for each of its 12 jersey numbers.

No. 4: Stephen Curry (2024)

We'll start the list with our only example of straight-up projection.

There's an argument for others who've worn No. 4, including Charles Barkley at the 1996 games, but consider this a prediction that Stephen Curry, the greatest shooter of all time, will surge past the rest of the group in France.

On a team with as much playmaking as the current Americans, and with the shorter-than-the-NBA three-point line, Curry should get more than enough open catch-and-shoot opportunities to put up strong individual stats and take over a few games.

And while the level of competition around the globe has risen pretty dramatically since 1992, Team USA should win gold in 2024. And that should be enough to put Curry past another red, white and blue No. 4 who took bronze in 2004 in Allen Iverson.

No. 5: Kevin Durant (2016)

Kevin Durant is one of the greatest players in Team USA history. He has won four gold medals and a career scoring average of 20.6 points in the red, white, and blue, having played in one World Cup and four Olympic tournaments.

And in 2016, while wearing No. 5, he was unquestionably the leader of a gold-winning squad that included Carmelo Anthony, Kyrie Irving and Paul George.

In that tournament, KD averaged 19.4 points, 3.5 assists and 3.1 threes, while shooting 57.4 percent on twos, 58.1 percent from deep and 81.3 percent from the line.

His smooth offensive game has always translated brilliantly to international play, and that was especially true in 2016, when it almost felt like he couldn't miss his jump shots.

No. 6: LeBron James (2012)

LeBron James was Team USA's third leading scorer in 2012, but his imprint was all over that team's games.

On a roster that included both Chris Paul and Deron Williams at or near the peak of their powers, LeBron led the way with an average of 5.6 assists (against just 1.0 turnovers per game).

And when he was trying to score, he looked darn-near unstoppable. Over his eight games for that year's Team USA, LeBron made 71.7 percent of his two-point attempts.

In true LeBron fashion, he made some history at those games, too. There are only two triple-doubles in the history of men's basketball at the Olympics, and one of them came in 2012, when James had 11 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists in a win over Australia.

No. 7: Kevin Durant (2020)

It seems fitting that KD would be on the list twice. He was arguably the MVP of each of his previous three Olympic runs.

And in the 2020 games, on a team that included plenty of scoring talent from Jayson Tatum, Damian Lillard, Zach LaVine and Devin Booker, Durant averaged 20.7 points while shooting 66.7 percent on twos and 90.5 percent from the free-throw line. He also added 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals.

Shotmaking and positional versatility are critical in the FIBA game, and Durant has more than checked those boxes during his international career.

No. 8: Scottie Pippen (1992)

Our first inclusion from the legendary 1992 Dream Team is Scottie Pippen, whose playmaking and passing have long been underrated and were on brilliant display in Barcelona.

Pippen was tied for seventh on that team in points per game at 9.0, but his 5.9 assists led the Americans. And he did plenty of what he's best known for too.

Pippen was able to bother, and in some cases, shut down completely the opposition's best perimeter threats. And he also generated a bunch of extra possessions by averaging 3.0 steals.

Pippen has long been a symbol of the fact that basketball is about more than points per game, and that was definitely true of his 1992 Olympics performance.

No. 9: Michael Jordan (1992)

Pippen's longtime teammate, Michael Jordan, may have been even more dominant in 1992.

At 14.9 points per game, he was second on the team in scoring, and he averaged a whopping 4.1 steals.

And at this point in his career, MJ was perhaps the most intimidating individual force in all of sports. He was coming off his second consecutive NBA title and had just averaged 34.5 points in the playoffs.

Before Team USA even took the floor in their games that summer, they'd won the mental game against most of their opponents, in large part due to the allure of superstars like Jordan, Pippen and Magic Johnson.

No. 10: Kobe Bryant (2008)

There are probably statistical arguments for other No. 10s, including Kobe Bryant's 2012 run, but his 2008 gets the nod in part because of the narrative.

Team USA was coming off a disastrous 2004 run that ended with a bronze medal. And Kobe was either tasked with or took it upon himself to restore some of the luster to American basketball on the international stage.

"Kobe was less known to many of his teammates when he joined Team USA," Jon Weinbach, director of The Redeem Team said. "So the model he set was the work ethic. It's encapsulated in the story of him being up at 4:35 in the morning and working out as these guys were coming back from the club. It was an undeniable example. And it just set off a whole different kind of mojo in motion."

At 15.0 points, Kobe was third on the team in scoring, but he did shoot 60.8 percent on twos and often defended the oppositions' best perimeter threats.

But it was that mojo that was most important. Bryant was the emotional leader of that squad and an indispensable reason for the redemption.

No. 11: Kevin Love (2012)

Perhaps the most surprising inclusion on the list, Kevin Love was at or near the peak of his basketball powers in 2012 and was a critical component of the team that won gold in London.

Fresh off averaging 26.0 points and 13.3 rebounds for the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2011-12, Love put up 11.6 points, a team-high 7.6 rebounds and 1.0 threes, while shooting 36.4 percent from deep.

And cashing those threes somehow didn't prevent Love from also dominating the offensive glass. He led the entire tournament in total offensive rebounds.

No. 12: Jrue Holiday (2020)

Another player whose contributions may have sort of flown under the radar at the time of the tournament, Jrue Holiday's defense and playmaking were crucial for winning gold in Japan.

Fresh off the 2021 NBA Finals (the Olympics were held a year later than expected, thanks to Covid), Holiday was Team USA's best and most versatile defender at the last summer games. And his team-leading 1.7 steals only captured part of his impact on that end.

Holiday's willingness and ability to take on the best perimeter players freed up Durant, Tatum and Lillard to focus a bit more on scoring.

Holiday did plenty offensively, too. At 11.8 points per game, he was third on the team in scoring, and his 3.8 assists led it.

No. 13: Chris Mullin (1992)

Another Dream Teamer, Chris Mullin was fourth on the team in both scoring at 12.9 points per game and assists at 3.6.

And while three-point shooting wasn't quite as valued back then as it is now, Mullin's ability to space the floor opened things up for the likes of Jordan and Pippen.

He led the 1992 team in threes per game at 1.8, and he canned 53.8 percent of his three-point attempts.

No. 14: Charles Barkley (1992)

Charles Barkley was already pretty well established as a star by the time the 1992 Olympics rolled around.

Coming into that summer, he'd made six straight All-Star teams and averaged 25.5 points, 11.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists over those six seasons.

But in that tournament in Barcelona, he truly ascended to superstar status.

On a team that included prime MJ, Barkley led the way in scoring at 18.0 points per game. He also chipped in 2.6 steals and 2.4 assists, made 69.3 percent of his two-point attempts and went 7-of-8 from three.

The tournament must've done something for his confidence, too. The next NBA season, he secured MVP and led the Phoenix Suns to 62 wins in his first season there.

No. 15: Carmelo Anthony (2012)

"Olympic Melo" is a basketball legend because of the incredible efficiency with which Carmelo Anthony often scored on the international stage.

And no run better exemplified that than 2012.

That year, Anthony averaged 16.3 points in 17.9 minutes, while shooting 57.5 percent on twos and 50.0 percent on threes.

Against Nigeria alone, he had 37 points on 13-of-16 shooting (including 10-of-12 from deep), in one of the best individual performances in Team USA history.