NBA ALL STAR 2023
2023 NBA All-Star: Friday’s Rising Stars Game complete rosters
The NBA All-Star weekend features the league’s most outstanding players, but it also spotlights young talent and gives us a glimpse of the NBA’s future.
It’s almost time for the NBA All-Star weekend, and we are about to witness the showdown between Team LeBron and Team Giannis in the All-Star Game. But before that, there will be other events to watch out for.
NBA stars of the future
One of them is the Jordan Rising Stars game, which showcases the talent of young players. Rookies, sophomores, and members of the G League will go head-to-head in a three-game mini-tournament.
They form four teams, and will have NBA veterans as coaches: former All-Star Players Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah, and Deron Williams. Former coach of the NBA G League’s Grand Rapid Gold and current Utah Jazz assistant coach Jason Terry will coach the G League team.
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Players to watch out for include Paolo Banchero of the Orlando Magic, whom Gasol chose as the first pick overall in the Rising Stars draft, Jalen Duren of the Detroit Pistons, Keegan Murray of the Sacramento Kings, and Jabari Smith Jr. of the Houston Rockets.