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NBA Rising-Star Challenge 2021: Zion and Ja Morant to lead Team USA, check out full squads

NBA Rising-Star Challenge 2021: Zion and Ja Morant to lead Team USA, check out full squads

NBA Rising-Star Challenge 2021: NBA All-Star Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans and 2019-20 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies lead the list of 20 players selected by NBA assistant coaches for the 2021 NBA Rising Stars rosters, which were revealed today on NBA Top Shot. NBA Rising Stars, the league’s […]

NBA Rising-Star Challenge 2021: NBA All-Star Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans and 2019-20 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies lead the list of 20 players selected by NBA assistant coaches for the 2021 NBA Rising Stars rosters, which were revealed today on NBA Top Shot.

NBA Rising Stars, the league’s annual showcase of premier young talent during NBA All-Star, will not be played this year due to the limitation of having All-Star events all on one night.

To recognize deserving players, the NBA kept the custom of having the league’s assistant coaches vote for Rising Stars rosters, which comprise 10 first- and second-year NBA players from the United States (U.S. Team) and 10 first- and second-year NBA players from outside the United States (World Team).

Williamson and Morant lead a U.S. Team roster with 10 players from 10 different teams.

Joining Williamson and Morant are Charlotte Hornets guard and two-time reigning Kia NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month LaMelo Ball; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards; Sacramento Kings guard and two-time reigning Kia NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month Tyrese Haliburton; Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro; Atlanta Hawks forward De’Andre Hunter; San Antonio Spurs guard/forward Keldon Johnson; Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr.; and Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman.

NBA Rising-Star Challenge 2021: Six countries are represented on the World Team roster, including five players from Canada. 

The World Team is composed of Heat forward Precious Achiuwa (Nigeria); Pelicans guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (Canada); Washington Wizards forwards Deni Avdija (Israel) and Rui Hachimura (Japan); New York Knicks guard/forward RJ Barrett (Canada); Nuggets guard Facundo Campazzo (Argentina); Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (Canada); Oklahoma City Thunder guards Luguentz Dort (Canada) and Théo Maledon (France); and Warriors guard Mychal Mulder (Canada).

In voting for the Rising Stars rosters, assistant coaches selected four frontcourt players, four guards, and two additional players at any position for each team.

Voters selected a minimum of three first-year NBA players and three second-year NBA players for each team.  The assistant coaches were not permitted to vote for any player on their team.  Each of the league’s 30 teams submitted one ballot per coaching staff.

The World Team includes five players who participated as campers in Basketball Without Borders (BWB), the NBA and FIBA’s global basketball and development community outreach program: Avdija (BWB Europe 2018; BWB Global 2019), Barrett (BWB Global 2017), Campazzo (BWB Americas 2009), Dort (BWB Global 2017) and Hachimura (BWB Global 2016).

NBA opening-night rosters for the 2020-21 season featured 107 international players from 41 countries, marking the seventh consecutive season that opening-night rosters had at least 100 international players.

A record nine international players have been named NBA All-Stars this season, including a record five international players, voted to start the All-Star Game and a record six All-Star selections from Europe.

NBA Rising-Star Challenge 2021: Below are the 2021 NBA Rising Stars rosters. 

U.S. TEAM ROSTER
Player (Team) Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Prior to NBA Exp.
LaMelo Ball (Charlotte) G 6-6 181 08/22/01 Illawarra R
Anthony Edwards (Minnesota) G 6-4 225 08/05/01 Georgia R
Tyrese Haliburton (Sacramento) G 6-5 175 02/29/00 Iowa State R
Tyler Herro (Miami) G 6-5 200 01/20/00 Kentucky 1
De’Andre Hunter (Atlanta) F 6-8 225 12/02/97 Virginia 1
Keldon Johnson (San Antonio) G/F 6-6 210 10/11/99 Kentucky 1
Ja Morant (Memphis) G 6-3 175 08/10/99 Murray State 1
Michael Porter Jr. (Denver) F 6-10 218 06/29/98 Missouri 1
Zion Williamson (New Orleans) F 6-7 284 07/06/00 Duke 1
James Wiseman (Golden State) C 7-0 244 03/31/01 Memphis R
WORLD TEAM ROSTER
Player (Team) Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Prior to NBA/ Home Country Exp.
Precious Achiuwa (Miami) F 6-8 235 09/19/99 Memphis/Nigeria R
Nickeil Alexander-Walker (New Orleans) G 6-6 205 09/02/98 Virginia Tech/Canada 1
Deni Avdija (Washington) F 6-9 210 01/03/01 Maccabi Tel Aviv/Israel R
RJ Barrett (New York) G/F 6-6 210 06/14/00 Duke/Canada 1
Facundo Campazzo (Denver) G 5-11 165 03/23/91 Real Madrid/Argentina R
Brandon Clarke (Memphis) F 6-8 210 09/19/96 Gonzaga/Canada 1
Luguentz Dort (Oklahoma City) G 6-3 215 04/19/99 Arizona State/Canada 1
Rui Hachimura (Washington) F 6-8 230 02/08/98 Gonzaga/Japan 1
Théo Maledon (Oklahoma City) G 6-4 180 06/12/01 ASVEL/France R
Mychal Mulder (Golden State) G 6-4 193 06/12/94 Kentucky/Canada 1

 

NBA fans can watch the NBA All-Star Game LIVE here.

NBA TV coverage: NBA Rising-Stars Challenge, Team USA vs Team World

NBA games will be broadcasted nationally across ESPN and TNT.

NBA Live stream: NBA Rising-Stars Challenge, Team USA vs Team World

Every game will be available live via NBA TV, while the nationally broadcast game will also be available via ESPN digital platforms.

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