Rising Stars Game participants/player pool

ferrari77 · Jan 30, 2014

Believe the names of those that will be involved has been released.

The Philadelphia 76ers’ Michael Carter-Williams, the New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis and the Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard headline the list of 18 players selected for the 2014 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge to be played Friday, Feb. 14, in New Orleans during NBA All-Star 2014. Joining Davis and Lillard among sophomores selected to participate are the Golden State Warriors’ Harrison Barnes, the Washington Wizards’ Bradley Beal, the Detroit Pistons’ Andre Drummond, the Houston Rockets’ Terrence Jones, the Boston Celtics’ Jared Sullinger, the Toronto Raptors’ Jonas Valanciunas and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Dion Waiters.

Carter-Williams is joined in the player pool by fellow rookies Steven Adams of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Atlanta Hawks’ Pero Antic, the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Utah Jazz’s Trey Burke, the New York Knicks’ Tim Hardaway, Jr., the Orlando Magic’s Victor Oladipo, the Boston Celtics’ Kelly Olynyk, and the Brooklyn Nets’ Mason Plumlee.

2014 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge Player Pool

Prior to NBA/
Player Team Pos. Ht. Wt. Home Country Exp

Steven Adams Oklahoma CityC 7-0 255 Pittsburgh/New Zealand R

Pero Antic Atlanta C 6-11 260 Olympiacos/Macedonia R

Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee G/F 6-9 205 Filathlitkos/Greece R

Harrison Barnes Golden State F 6-8 210 North Carolina/USA 1

Bradley Beal Washington G 6-5 207 Florida/USA 1

Trey Burke Utah G 6-1 190 Michigan/USA R

Michael Carter-Williams Philadelphia G 6-6 185 Syracuse/USA R

Anthony Davis New Orleans F/C 6-10 220 Kentucky/USA 1

Andre Drummond Detroit C 6-10 270 Connecticut/USA 1

Tim Hardaway, Jr. New York G 6-6 205 Michigan/USA R

Terrence Jones Houston F 6-9 252 Kentucky/USA 1

Damian Lillard Portland G 6-3 195 Weber State/USA 1

Victor Oladipo Orlando G 6-4 215 Indiana/USA R

Kelly Olynyk Boston F/C 7-0 238 Gonzaga/Canada R

Mason Plumlee Brooklyn F/C 6-11 235 Duke/USA R

Jared Sullinger Boston F/C 6-9 260 Ohio State/USA 1

Jonas Valanciunas Toronto C 6-11 231 Lietuvos Rytas/Lithuania1

Dion Waiters Cleveland G 6-4 225 Syracuse/USA 1
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