The Dream Team's days in the Olympics are numbered, National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern said this week. He said the concept may be overlooked for a more "horses for courses" United States men's side at Athens in 2004.

"An All-Star team may or may not be the best representative in a true competition," he said in New York to herald the new NBA season. "Perhaps we will put together a team that doesn't contain as many superstars, but has role players that fit in well."