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The Rising Stars Challenge is a basketball exhibition game held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) on the Friday before the annual All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend and is intended to showcase young and rising players in the league (mainly rookies from the games inception in 1994, second-year players since 2000 and NBA G League players since 2022). The game is sponsored by Castrol and is known as Castrol Rising Stars, with the 2025 event occurring on Friday, February 14 at Chase Center.[1]
The current format used since 2022 includes rookie and sophomore NBA players and NBA G League players selected by the NBA's assistant coaches and league office. Former NBA players, designated as "honorary coaches", draft players for their respective teams, where they play in a single-elimination tournament to reach a Final Target Score in each game.[2]
- ^ "Castrol Rising Stars Official Page". NBA.com. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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