The 6-foot-11 rookie center is part of the four-team mini-tournament that will highlight some of the league’s top young talent on Friday night at the Intuit Dome.

UConn’s 2024 national championship team will be well-represented as NBA All-Star festivities begin this weekend. All four Huskies selected in the 2024 NBA Draft will participate in the Rising Stars Challenge,

Dallas' Flagg has a left mid-foot sprain, while Washington's Sarr has a hamstring strain, sidelining them for the game.

Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher will replace Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell on Team T-Mac in the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars (2/13, 9 PM ET, Peacock). Risacher will compete in Rising Stars for the second straight year. Mitchell is out with an abdominal strain. pic.twitter.com/3wh51WecGK

The Washington Wizards announced Thursday that second-year center Alex Sarr is expected to miss approximately two weeks of action due to a strained right hamstring.

The best rookies and sophomores in the league will face off in a four-team tournament.

The NBA announced on Monday evening that San Antonio Spurs sophomore Stephon Castle and rookie Dylan Harper have been selected to compete in the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars Game during NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles. It will mark the fifth time in franchise history that the Spurs have had multiple Rising Stars in the same season.

The 2026 NBA Rising Stars teams are in. NBA on NBC analysts Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter made their picks Tuesday based off the player pool that was announced Monday, which included youngsters like Cooper Flagg, V.J. Edgecombe, Matas ...

Atlanta Hawks second year forward Zaccharie Risacher has been selected to replace Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Ajay Mitchell in this weekend's rising stars chall