Carmelo Anthony: Jaylen Brown, Paul George 'Should Have Got a Shot' with Team USA

NBA legend Carmelo Anthony believes a pair of stars were snubbed from Team USA this year.

Anthony said that Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown and Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George should have been included on the men's national team that will compete in Paris at the Olympics.

On George's podcast, Podcast P presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment, Melo made his case for Brown and George.

""I think he should have got a shot. I think Paul [George] should have got a shot," Anthony said (48:35 mark). "That's just, it is what it is. You can't, for whatever reason it is, you can't make it that obvious for whatever reason it is. This man bust his ass. He worked hard. He take everything that people say about him. He's not marketable, he's not this, he's not that. He going to win the championship and do it the way he did it, right? How he don't get his shot at the USA team. You want to tell me he don't fit the style of play? So if it's political and I don't like using that word, that term political, but if it's something of that nature that we don't understand, have a conversation with the man. At least give him the respect like 'Yo, you a champion, you won, you played on this team before. You are a part of team USA, we have history with you.' So it's like if it's something that's personal, they don't like it's aura, they don't the way he think, they don't like the way he rock out, give him the opportunity and say you know what, we're not going to go with you. Here's why we're not going to go with you." "

Both Brown and George made solid cases to be included on this year's Olympic team. Brown put up 23 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, leading the Celtics to an NBA championship where he was named Finals MVP. George averaged 22.6 points and 5.2 boards per game last season.

George has been to the Olympics once, helping Team USA win gold in Rio in 2016, but Brown has yet to suit up for the United States. While Brown, who is just 27, could still find his way to an Olympic roster at some point in his career, this could have been the last opportunity for the 34-year-old George.