Last week, we reported that he Rising Stars Challenge would be changing formats this year. It will showcase the top first and second year players in a “Team USA vs. The World” type of set up. Guys usually play harder when they have their country on their chest, so I expect the intensity to be high.
U.S. Team: Trey Burke, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Michael Carter-Williams, Zach LaVine, Shabazz Muhammad, Nerlens Noel, Victor Oladipo, Elfrid Payton, Mason Plumlee, Cody Zeller
World Team: Steven Adams, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bojan Bogdanovic, Gorgui Dieng, Dante Exum, Rudy Gobert, Nikola Mirotic, Kelly Olynyk, Dennis Schröder, Andrew Wiggins.
H/T: CBS Sports
