Brook Lopez is still in the running to take on the world…

The 31-year-old Cuban American professional basketball player, an NBA All-Star who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks, has been added to the national team roster for the upcoming FIBA World Cup.

USA Basketballupdated the roster to include six players and delete eight who removed themselves from consideration over the past several weeks.

In all, 17 players — barring any more additions or subtractions, both of which remain possible — are expected to vie for the 12 spots on the team that the U.S. will take to China for the World Cupnext month.

The Americans are the two-time defending World Cup champions.

“Since USA Basketball started the men’s national team program in 2006, we have understood the necessity of fluidity within the program and the importance of having a deep national team roster that features both young and veteran standout NBA players,” said Jerry Colangelo, the men’s national team managing director of USA Basketball.

Of the 17 current national team members, Lopez is one of only five players on the roster who’ve been named NBA All-Stars in the past. The others are Toronto‘s Kyle Lowry; Boston‘s Kemba Walker, Detroit‘s Andre Drummondand  Milwaukee‘s Khris Middleton. 

Also on the national roster: Jayson Tatum; Sacramento‘s Harrison Barnes; the Los Angeles Lakers‘ Kyle Kuzma; Utah’s Donovan Mitchell; Houston‘s P.J. Tucker; and Indiana‘s Myles Turner.

Boston‘s Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart,the LA Clippers‘ Montrezl Harrell, Denver’s Mason Plumlee, New York‘s Julius Randle and Chicago’s Thaddeus Young are the newest names on the roster. They’ll all head to Las Vegas for training camp — the first to be led by new USA coach Gregg Popovich— starting August 5.

Many of the NBA players not playing World Cup are likely to reconsider next summer, provided the U.S. — as expected — qualifies for the Tokyo Olympics.

“We’re looking forward to exposing the selected players to FIBA World Cup competition and the incredible experience of representing their country,” Colangelo said.

The national team will play an exhibition game with select team players on August 9 in Las Vegas, before camp resumes the following week in El Segundo, California. 

The World Cup in China begins August 31.