NBA Rising Stars 2023: Full rosters revealed in draft announcement
The NBA on Tuesday unveiled the four seven-player teams for the 2023 NBA Rising Stars game set to take place on Feb. 17 as part of All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The showcase game will feature four seven-player teams competing in a mini-tournament consisting of three games for the second straight year. Each game will be played to a final target score, meaning a game will end with a made basket or a made free throw instead of a running clock.
The pool of 28 players for the game consists of 11 first-year players, 10 second-year players and seven players from the G League. The rookies and sophomores were selected by assistant coaches and the G League players were chosen by the league office.
The G League players will all be together on one of the four teams.
The three teams from the NBA will be coached by Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah and Deron Williams. The three former players each selected seven players to their teams on Tuesday in an order determined by career All-Star appearances: Gasol (6), Williams (3) and Noah (2).
Here are the four rosters for the NBA Rising Stars game.
Team Pau
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Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic
Bennedict Mathurin, Indiana Pacers
Jaden Ivey, Detroit Pistons
Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors
Jose Alvarado, New Orleans Pelicans
Keegan Murray, Sacramento Kings
Andrew Nembhard, Indiana Pacers
Team Deron
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Franz Wagner, Orlando Magic
Jalen Green, Houston Rockets
Alperen Sengun, Houston Rockets
Trey Murphy III, New Orleans Pelicans
AJ Griffin, Atlanta Hawks
Bones Hyland, Denver Nuggets
Walker Kessler, Utah Jazz
Team Joakim
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Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers
Josh Giddey, Oklahoma City Thunder
Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder
Jeremy Sochan, San Antonio Spurs
Quentin Grimes, New York Knicks
Jabari Smith Jr., Houston Rockets
Jalen Duren, Detroit Pistons
Team G League
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Sidy Cissoko, Ignite
Mojave King, Ignite
Scoot Henderson, Ignite
Kenneth Lofton Jr., Memphis Hustle
Mac McClung, Delaware Blue Coats
Leonard Miller, Ignite
Scotty Pippen Jr., Lakers