National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Stars Luka Dončić and Trae Young Headline U.S. vs World Showdown in 2020 NBA Rising Stars

0

NEW YORK, United States of America, January 31, 2020/ — NBA (NBA.com) All-Stars Luka Dončić of the Dallas Mavericks and Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks lead the list of 20 players selected by NBA assistant coaches to play in the 2020 NBA Rising Stars on Friday, Feb. 14 at the United Center in Chicago.

The 26 th Rising Stars will pit 10 first- and second-year NBA players from the United States against 10 first- and second-year NBA players from around the world in the league’s annual showcase of premier young talent during NBA All-Star.  Rising Stars will air live at 9 p.m. ET on TNT and ESPN Radio in the United States.  Tickets are available at NBAEvents.com.

Dončić (Slovenia) is joined on the World Team by New Orleans Pelicans guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Canada); Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton (Bahamas); New York Knicks guard/forward RJ Barrett (Canada); Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (Canada); Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada); Washington Wizards forward Rui Hachimura (Japan) and center Moritz Wagner (Germany); Detroit Pistons guard/forward Svi Mykhailiuk (Ukraine); and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Josh Okogie (Nigeria).

Young is joined on the U.S. Team by Charlotte Hornets forwards Miles Bridges and PJ Washington and guard Devonte’ Graham; Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr.; Miami Heat guards Tyler Herro and Kendrick Nunn; Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. and guard Ja Morant; and Golden State Warriors forward Eric Paschall.

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson, the No. 1 overall pick in NBA Draft 2019 presented by State Farm, has been selected by the NBA to join the U.S. Team as the replacement for the injured Carter, who has not played for the Bulls since sustaining a sprained right ankle on Jan 6. Carter is not expected to return to game action until after the All-Star break.

Dončić and Young return to NBA Rising Stars after playing in last year’s game as rookies.  They have also been voted to start the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, marking the first time that multiple second-year NBA players will start an All-Star Game since 1996 (Grant Hill and Jason Kidd).

The U.S. Team includes three players from the Hornets and two each from the Heat and the Grizzlies.  Miami’s Nunn and Memphis’ Morant have won both Kia NBA Rookies of the Month in the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference, respectively, this season.

The World Team features four players who participated as campers in Basketball Without Borders (BWB), the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball and development community outreach program: Ayton (BWB Global 2016), Barrett (BWB Global 2017), Hachimura (BWB Global 2016) and Gilgeous-Alexander (BWB Global 2016).

A record four Canadians are participating in Rising Stars: Alexander-Walker, Barrett, Clarke and Gilgeous-Alexander.  Alexander-Walker and Gilgeous-Alexander are cousins.

Hachimura is the first player from Japan to be named to a Rising Stars roster.  He became the first Japanese player ever selected in the first round of the NBA Draft when the Wizards made him the ninth pick in 2019.

NBA assistant coaches selected the Rising Stars rosters, with each of the league’s 30 teams submitting one ballot per coaching staff.  A ballot consisted of four frontcourt players, four guards and two additional players at either position group for each team.  Voters also had to choose a minimum of three first-year NBA players and three second-year NBA players for each team.  Coaches were not permitted to vote for any player on their team.

The coaching staffs for the Rising Stars teams will consist of assistant coaches from the NBA All-Star Game.  Rising Stars will be a 40-minute game with four 10-minute periods.  An MVP award will be given out at the conclusion of the game.  Click here (https://on.nba.com/3900gXR) for complete Rising Stars game rules.

As previously announced, rap artist and Chicago native Taylor Bennett will perform at halftime of Rising Stars.  Bennett is the brother of Chance the Rapper, who will perform at halftime of the 2020 NBA All-Star Game.

NBA opening-night rosters for the 2019-20 season featured 108 international players from a record-tying 38 countries and territories.  This marked the sixth consecutive season that opening-night rosters included at least 100 international players and that all 30 teams had at least one international player.

Below are the rosters for the 2020 NBA Rising Stars and a list of past results.

U.S. TEAM ROSTER

No.Player (Team)Pos.Ht.Wt.BirthdateCollegeYears
0Miles Bridges (Charlotte)F6-622503/21/1998Michigan State1
34Wendell Carter Jr. (Chicago)*C6-1027004/16/1999Duke1
4Devonte’ Graham (Charlotte)G6-119502/22/1995Kansas1
14Tyler Herro (Miami)G6-520001/20/2000KentuckyR
13Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis)F6-1124209/15/1999Michigan State1
12Ja Morant (Memphis)G6-317508/10/1999Murray StateR
25Kendrick Nunn (Miami)G6-219008/03/1995OaklandR
7Eric Paschall (Golden State)F6-625511/04/1996VillanovaR
25PJ Washington (Charlotte)F6-723008/23/1998KentuckyR
1Zion Williamson (New Orleans)^F6-628507/06/2000DukeR
11Trae Young (Atlanta)

*Injured/will not play

^Injury replacement

G6-118009/19/1998Oklahoma1

muslim media news                                              

WORLD TEAM ROSTER
muslim media news

Prior to NBA/
No.Player (Team)Pos.Ht.Wt.BirthdateHome CountryYears
0Nickeil Alexander-Walker (New Orleans)G6-520509/02/1998Virginia Tech/CanadaR
22Deandre Ayton (Phoenix)C6-1125007/23/1998Arizona/Bahamas1
9RJ Barrett (New York)G/F6-621406/14/2000Duke/CanadaR
15Brandon Clarke (Memphis)F6-821009/19/1996Gonzaga/CanadaR
77Luka Dončić (Dallas)G/F6-723002/28/1999Real Madrid (Spain)/Slovenia1
2Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City)G6-518107/12/1998Kentucky/Canada1
8Rui Hachimura (Washington)F6-823002/08/1998Gonzaga/JapanR
19Svi Mykhailiuk (Detroit)G/F6-720506/10/1997Kansas/Ukraine1
20Josh Okogie (Minnesota)G6-421209/01/1998Georgia Tech/Nigeria1
21Moritz Wagner (Washington)C6-1124504/26/1997Michigan/Germany1

NBA RISING STARS RESULTS

1994 – Phenoms 74, Sensations 682008 – Sophomores 136, Rookies 109
1995 – White 83, Green 79 (OT)2009 – Sophomores 122, Rookies 116
1996 – East 94, West 922010 – Rookies 140, Sophomores 128
1997 – East 96, West 912011 – Rookies 148, Sophomores 140
1998 – East 85, West 802012 – Team Chuck 146, Team Shaq 133
2000 – Rookies 92, Sophomores 83 (OT)2013 – Team Chuck 163, Team Shaq 135
2001 – Sophomores 121, Rookies 1132014 – Team Hill 142, Team Webber 136
2002 – Rookies 103, Sophomores 972015 – World Team 121, U.S. Team 112
2003 – Sophomores 132, Rookies 1122016 – U.S. Team 157, World Team 154
2004 – Sophomores 142, Rookies 1182017 – World Team 150, U.S. Team 141
2005 – Sophomores 133, Rookies 1062018 – World Team 155, U.S. Team 124
2006 – Sophomores 106, Rookies 962019 – U.S. Team 161, World Team 144
2007 – Sophomores 155, Rookies 114
By APO Group
Leave A Reply

Your email address will not be published.