Cooper Flagg, Stephon Castle and V.J. Edgecombe headline the rosters announced Monday for the NBA’s Rising Stars showcase slated for All-Star weekend.
In total, 21 first- and second-year NBA players and seven G League players make up the pool of players that will participate in the mini-tournament of four teams.
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NBC analysts and former NBA stars and Hall of Famers Vince Carter, Carmelo Anthony and Tracy McGrady will serve as team captains. They’ll choose the rosters of three seven-player teams from the pool of 21 NBA players. The draft will take place on Tuesday.
NBC analyst and former NBA player Austin Rivers will coach the team comprised of G League players. The tournament will take place Friday, Feb. 13 and kick off the NBA’s All-Star festivities, which will take place at Intuit Dome, the home of the Los Angeles Clippers.
NBC has taken over broadcast rights of the NBA’s All-Star weekend, hence the involvement of NBC analysts in the process.
This story will be updated.
