What You Need to Know About the 2023 Jordan Rising Stars

Magic’s Paolo Banchero and Pistons’ Jaden Ivey are set to join the Jordan Rising Stars in 2023.

The 2023 Jordan Rising Stars will take place on Friday, February 17, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. NBA All-Star 2023.

For the second season in a row, Rising Stars will host a three-game mini-tournament featuring four teams of NBA rookies, sophomores and NBA G League players.

player pool

The 28 players slated to participate in the Jordan Rising Stars include 11 NBA rookies, 10 NBA sophomores, and 7 NBA G League players.

A complete list of participants is available exclusively on the NBA app.

Twenty-one NBA players selected by NBA assistant coaches will be drafted into three teams of seven. Seven NBA G League players selected by the NBA League Secretariat will form Team 4.

To select the 21-player NBA player entrant, each NBA team selects, in order of priority, four frontcourt players, four guards, and two additional players at any position, in a rookie vote and two I submitted my sophomore ballot. Coaches could not vote for any player on their team.

Points were awarded based on the standings of each vote, and the player with the highest total points was cut.

legendary coach

The Jordan Rising Stars team of rookies and sophomores will feature an NBA legend as head coach emeritus. Pau Gasola six-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA Champion. Joakim Noah, a two-time NBA All-Star and 2013-14 Kia ​​NBA Defensive Player of the Year.When Deron Williamsa three-time NBA All-Star and a two-time All-NBA Second Team member.

Team of NBA G League players led by 2008-09 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year and 2011 NBA Champion Jason Terrycurrently an assistant coach for the Jazz and former head coach of the NBA G League’s Grand Rapids Gold.

Assistant coaches on the NBA All-Star Game coaching staff will join the legends in coaching the team during the Jordan Rising Stars games.

The Boston Celtics coaching staff will lead Team Giannis in the NBA All-Star Game. Team LeBron’s coaching staff has yet to be determined.

draft

Once the NBA G League team is determined, the Jordan Rising Stars Draft will determine three teams of NBA rookies and sophomores, with Gasol (Team Poe), Noah (Team Joakim) and Williams (Team Deron) picking seven each. increase. player roster.

format

All three Jordan Rising Stars games will take place on Friday, February 17 at 9:00 PM ET at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

All three games are played to the final target score. In other words, the game ends with a successful basket or free throw rather than time out.

The two semi-final games (Game 1 and Game 2) will be played with a final target score of 40.

The final game with the winner will be played with a final target score of 25 to determine the tournament champion.

• Game 1: Team A vs Team B
• Game 2: Team C vs Team D
• Game 3: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner

history

The 2023 Jordan Rising Stars will mark the 28th edition of the NBA’s annual Showcase during NBA All-Star Weekend.

The game debuted in 1994 and has been played every season except 1999, when the All-Star Game was not played due to a lockout, and 2021, when participation was limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

The format has changed over the years. Initially, the newcomer played a sophomore. Then the United States faced off against the world. Currently, the event hosts mini-tournaments where players from the NBA G League take on the top players of his freshman and sophomore years in the NBA.

get a ticket

Tickets for the Jordan Rising Stars are available at NBAEvents.com and the NBA Events app, which can be downloaded from the Apple Store or Google.