Warriors point guard Stephen Curry survived the latest cut as Team USA's basketball roster was reduced to 15 on Wednesday.

The guard-heavy group that will play in the world championships features Brook Lopez and Tyson Chandler as its only centers.

Tyreke Evans, O.J. Mayo and Gerald Wallace were cut Wednesday — and Lopez might have joined them if not for his 7-foot frame on a team that badly needs height. The New Jersey Nets center struggled last week during training in Las Vegas as he recovers from mononucleosis, an illness that team leadership wasn't aware of before camp.

"Giving him the benefit of the doubt, he knows he has an awful lot to show in New York to be under consideration to make this team but wanted very much to have that shot, and we're willing to do that for him," USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said of the former Stanford star.

The roster will be reduced to 12 before the world championships start Aug. 28 in Turkey.

Other point guards making the cut were Chauncey Billups, Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo and Russell Westbrook. Also traveling to New York when the Mike Krzyzewski-coached team reconvenes Aug. 9 will be Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Lamar Odom, Eric Gordon, Andre Iguodala, Rudy Gay, Danny Granger and Kevin Love.

Raptors: Chris Bosh's former general manager says the player was "checked out" late last season and chose not to play some of Toronto's final games. Bryan Colangelo said Bosh wasn't the same player toward the end of the season. Colangelo said whether Bosh was "mentally checked out or, just wasn't quite into it down the stretch." Colangelo also asserted Bosh, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade all had planned to play together years ago.

Lakers: Center Andrew Bynum is expected to be limited at the start of training camp Sept. 25 after undergoing surgery on his right knee to repair a partially torn ligament.

Wizards: A person familiar with the deal says Josh Howard has agreed to a one-year contract to return to Washington. He played only four games with the team last season. He was acquired in a trade with Dallas on Feb. 13 but tore a ligament in his left knee Feb. 22. Howard had surgery in mid-March with an expected recovery time of six to eight months.

Clippers: Los Angeles re-signed free agent Rasual Butler, who averaged 11.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game last season.

Rockets-Raptors trade: Houston sent center David Andersen to Toronto for cash and a future second-round draft pick.

Hawks: Coach Larry Drew added former New Orleans assistant Kenny Gattison to his staff. Gattison played nine seasons in the NBA.

Etc.: Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright, 34, grieved for the former NBA player who's been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a man's body outside of Memphis, Tenn. Asked if it was Wright, Sgt. Alyssa Macon-Moore wouldn't confirm the victim's identity. The family, though, issued a statement: "Lorenzen's family has come together to mourn his loss and honor his legacy."

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