The mix of rookies and sophomores that the NBA has selected for the 2022 NBA Rising Stars Challenge has been announced by the league with Rookie of The Year award frontrunners in Evan Mobley, Scottie Barnes, and Franz Wagner on the list, as well as some nice surprises like Chris Duarte, Herbert Jones, and Ayo Dosunmu. We also have some returning players from last year’s selection like Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball.
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Rookies:
Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic)
Scottie Barnes (Toronto Raptors)
Evan Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Alperen Sengun (Houston Rockets)
Herbert Jones (New Orleans Pelicans)
Davion Mitchell (Sacramento Kings)
Cade Cunnigham (Detroit Pistons)
Chris Duarte (Indiana Pacers)
Josh Giddey (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Ayo Dosunmu (Chicago Bulls)
Jalen Green (Houston Rockets)
Jalen Suggs (Orlando Magic)
Sophomers:
Precious Achiuwa (Toronto Raptors)
Cole Anthony (Orlando Magic)
LaMelo Ball (Charlotte Hornets)
Desmond Bane (Memphis Grizzlies)
Saddiq Bey (Detroit Pistons)
Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Tyrese Haliburton (Sacramento Kings)
Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers)
Jae’Sean Tate (Houston Rockets)
Isaiah Stewart (Detroit Pistons)
Jaden McDaniels (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Isaac Okoro (Cleveland Cavaliers)
G League Ignite:
MarJon Beauchamp
Dyson Daniels
Scoot Henderson
Jaden Hardy
This will be the first year of the new format that the NBA will implement for the Rising Stars Challenge where the players will be divided into four teams and compete in a bracket.
The Rising Stars game will be played on Friday, February 18 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, airing at 9:00 PM ET on TNT.
