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Wembanyama — to no surprise — was picked for
his second consecutive Rising Stars event, which will be played
on Feb. 14 in San Francisco on the first night of the
three-night All-Star lineup.
The Rising Stars is a one-night tournament, featuring four
rosters of seven players each. Teams will play semifinal games
where the first to 40 points wins; those semifinal winners will
then play in a championship game, with the winning team being
the first one to 25 points.
Wembanyama is one of 11 second-year players picked for the
games. He is also expected to be a serious candidate to be
picked as a reserve for the Feb. 16 All-Star Game tournament;
the list of those 14 players will be released on Thursday. The
10 players designated as starters were announced last week, even
though more players will actually be starters in the All-Star
Game tournament.
The other second-year players selected: Washington’s Bilal
Coulibaly, Toronto’s Gradey Dick, Utah’s Keyonte George,
Portland’s Scoot Henderson, Golden State’s Trayce Jackson-Davis,
Miami’s Jaime Jaquez Jr., Dallas’ Dereck Lively II, Charlotte’s
Brandon Miller, Houston’s Amen Thompson and Oklahoma City’s
Cason Wallace.
The rookies picked for Rising Stars were Washington teammates
Alex Sarr and Bub Carrington, San Antonio’s Stephon Castle,
Orlando’s Tristan da Silva, Memphis teammates Zach Edey and
Jaylen Wells, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Dalton Knecht,
Philadelphia’s Jared McCain, New Orleans’ Yves Missi and
Atlanta’s Zaccharie Risacher — the No. 1 pick in last year’s
draft. McCain is injured and will likely be replaced by the NBA.
The fourth team in the Rising Stars will be composed of G League
players: two-time defending slam dunk contest champion Mac
McClung of the Osceola Magic, JD Davison of the Maine Celtics,
Bryce McGowens of the Rip City Remix, Leonard Miller of the Iowa
Wolves, Dink Pate of the Mexico City Capitanes, Reed Sheppard of
the Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Pat Spencer of the Santa Cruz
Warriors.
The winning team in the Rising Stars tournament will be the
fourth team in the All-Star Game, alongside three teams of NBA
players.
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