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The NBA’s most exciting first and second-year players — as well as some standout stars from the NBA G League — will take part in the 2023 Jordan Rising Stars on Feb. 19 at Vivint Arena as part of NBA All-Star 2023.
But before that can happen, the teams of NBA rookies and sophomores had to be drafted by honorary coaches and former All-Stars Pau Gasol, Deron Williams and Joakim Noah. Here’s how the draft went down live in the NBA App:
Pau Paolo
Pau Gasol takes the No. 1 pick from the 2022 draft with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 #JordanRisingStars Draft… LIVE NOW the NBA App!
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Round 1
1. Paolo Banchero (Magic) – Team Pau
2. Franz Wagner (Magic) – Team Deron
3. Evan Mobley (Cavaliers) – Team Joakim
Round 2
4. Josh Giddey (Thunder) – Team Joakim
5. Jalen Green (Rockets) – Team Deron
6. Bennedict Mathurin (Pacers) – Team Pau
Round 3
7. Jaden Ivey (Pistons) – Team Pau
8. Alperen Sengun (Rockets) – Team Deron
9. Jalen Williams (Thunder) – Team Joakim
Round 4
10. Jeremy Sochan (Spurs) – Team Joakim
11. Trey Murphy III (Pelicans) – Team Deron
12. Scottie Barnes (Raptors) – Team Pau
Round 5
13. Jose Alvarado (Pelicans) – Team Pau
14. AJ Griffin (Hawks) – Team Deron
15. Quentin Grimes (Knicks) – Team Joakim
Round 6
16. Jabari Smith Jr. (Rockets) – Team Joakim
17. Bones Hyland (Nuggets) – Team Deron
18. Keegan Murray (Kings) – Team Pau
Round 7
19. Andrew Nembhard (Pacers) – Team Pau
20. Walker Kessler (Jazz) – Team Deron
21. Jalen Duren (Pistons) – Team Joakim
Here are the full rosters for the 2023 Jordan Rising Stars:
Team Pau
- Paolo Banchero (Magic)
- Bennedict Mathurin (Pacers)
- Jaden Ivey (Pistons)
- Scottie Barnes (Raptors)
- Jose Alvarado (Pelicans)
- Keegan Murray (Kings)
- Andrew Nembhard (Pacers)
Team Deron
- Franz Wagner (Magic)
- Jalen Green (Rockets)
- Alperen Sengun (Rockets)
- Trey Murphy III (Pelicans)
- AJ Griffin (Hawks)
- Bones Hyland (Nuggets)
- Walker Kessler (Jazz)
Team Joakim
- Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)
- Josh Giddey (Thunder)
- Jalen Williams (Thunder)
- Jeremy Sochan (Spurs)
- Quentin Grimes (Knicks)
- Jabari Smith Jr. (Rockets)
- Jalen Duren (Pistons)
Team Jason
The team of NBA G League players will be led by 2008-09 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year and 2011 NBA champion Jason Terry, a current Utah Jazz assistant coach and former coach of the NBA G League’s Grand Rapids Gold. The G League players include:
- Sidy Cissoko (G League Ignite)
- Scoot Henderson (G League Ignite)
- Mojave King (G League Ignite)
- Kenneth Lofton Jr. (Memphis Hustle)
- Mac McClung (Delaware Blue Coats)
- Leonard Miller (G League Ignite)
- Scotty Pippen Jr. (South Bay Lakers)
Team Pau roster for 2023 #JordanRisingStars!
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Team Deron roster for 2023 #JordanRisingStars!
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— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 8, 2023
Team Joakim roster for 2023 #JordanRisingStars!
Feb. 17 at 9pm/et on TNT pic.twitter.com/w3C5nDfDRa
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 8, 2023
Team Jason roster for 2023 #JordanRisingStars!
Feb. 17 at 9pm/et on TNT pic.twitter.com/8mODkme27g
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 8, 2023
The Jordan Rising Stars format
All three games in the Jordan Rising Stars will be played on Friday, Feb. 17 from Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City beginning at 9 p.m. ET.
All three games will be played to a Final Target Score, which means the game will end on a made basket or free throw rather than time expiring.
The two semifinal games — Game 1 and Game 2 — will be played to a Final Target Score of 40.
The final game, featuring the winners, will be played to 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: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2
