Ten rookies -- all of whom were taken in the lottery in June's draft -- and 11 sophomores, as well as seven players from the G League, are slated to take part in next month's Rising Stars Challenge.
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1 pick in June's NBA draft, headlines the rosters announced Monday for next month's Rising Stars Challenge as part of All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles. Flagg is one of 10 rookies, all of whom were taken in the lottery in June's draft, asked to participate in the event. The others areThey will be joined by 11 sophomores, led by the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NBA draft, Wizards center Those 21 players, who were selected in voting by the NBA's assistant coaches, will be joined by seven who participated in G League games this season: two first-round picks from June's draft (Trail Blazers centerThe 28 players will be divided into four teams. The 21 rookies and sophomores will be split into three seven-man rosters, while the players who were selected out of the G League will play on a fourth team. The four teams will play a mini-tournament on Feb. 13 in Los Angeles, with the winners of the first two games meeting in the title game. The rookie and sophomore teams will be divided up Tuesday night on NBC, when they will be drafted by honorary coaches and broadcast analysts Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter. NBC Sports analyst and longtime NBA player Austin Rivers will be the honorary coach the G League squad. Assistant coaches from theand whatever team earns the right to coach the Western Conference in the All-Star Game will be the head coaches of the four teams.
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