Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren Highlight NBA Rising Stars Roster
To make it to the All-Star Game in the NBA, you first have to master the Rising Stars Challenge.
The event, designed to showcase the league's rookies and sophomores, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Virtually every superstar to pass through the league in the last three decades has graced the Rising Stars Challenge with their presence—Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant dropped 31 in the 1997 event in Cleveland, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James scored 33 in the 2004 game in Los Angeles, and so on.
Now, it's San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder centers Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren to make their marks. The likely Rookie of the Year winner and runner-up headlined a star-studded roster of players released by the league Tuesday afternoon.
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Players selected for the event, to be held Feb. 16, are as follows.
ROOKIES
Bilal Coulibaly, forward, Washington Wizards
Keyonte George, guard, Utah Jazz
Jordan Hawkins, guard, New Orleans Pelicans
Scoot Henderson, guard, Portland Trail Blazers
Chet Holmgren, center, Oklahoma City Thunder
Jaime Jaquez Jr., forward, Miami Heat
Dereck Lively II, center, Dallas Mavericks
Brandon Miller, forward, Charlotte Hornets
Brandin Podziemski, guard, Golden State Warriors
Cason Wallace, guard, Oklahoma City Thunder
Victor Wembanyama, center, San Antonio Spurs
SOPHOMORES
Paolo Banchero, forward, Orlando Magic
Dyson Daniels, guard, New Orleans Pelicans
Jalen Duren, center, Detroit Pistons
Jaden Ivey, guard, Detroit Pistons
Walker Kessler, center, Utah Jazz
Bennedict Mathurin, forward, Indiana Pacers
Keegan Murray, forward, Sacramento Kings
Shaedon Sharpe, guard, Portland Trail Blazers
Jabari Smith Jr., forward, Houston Rockets
Jalen Williams, forward, Oklahoma City Thunder
G-LEAGUERS
Izan Almansa, forward, G League Ignite
Matas Buzelis, forward, G League Ignite
Ron Holland, forward, G League Ignite
Mac McClung, guard, Osceola Magic
Tyler Smith, forward, G League Ignite
Oscar Tshiebwe, forward, Indiana Mad Ants
Alondes Williams, guard, Sioux Falls Skyforce