The player pool for the 2022 Clorox Rising Stars at All-Star weekend in Cleveland has been announced, highlighted by leading Kia Rookie of the Year candidates Evan Mobley and Cade Cunningham and sophomore stars LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards.
In a new format, 28 players — comprising 12 rookies, 12 sophomores and four members of the NBA G League Ignite developmental squad; see roster below — will be drafted onto four teams coached by 75th Anniversary Team members Rick Barry, Gary Payton, Isiah Thomas and James Worthy to compete in three games on Friday, Feb. 18 (9 p.m. ET, TNT).?
The Rising Stars Draft will consist of seven rounds, with the 24 NBA players selected in the first six rounds and the NBA G League Ignite players going in the seventh. The order of selection in the first round will be determined by random drawing, with the pick order reversing in each subsequent round.
Each game will be played to a Final Target Score, ending with a made basket or free throw instead of with the clock running out. It will be a “Race to 75” to celebrate the league’s 75th anniversary season — Games 1 and 2 will be played until a team reaches 50 points; Game 3 will be played until a team reaches 25 points.
Clorox Rising Stars Roster
ROOKIES
- Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors
- ?Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons?
- Ayo Dosunmu, Chicago Bulls?
- Chris Duarte, Indiana Pacers?
- Josh Giddey, Oklahoma City Thunder?
- Jalen Green, Houston Rockets?
- Herbert Jones, New Orleans Pelicans?
- Davion Mitchell, Sacramento Kings?
- Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers?
- Alperen Sengun, Houston Rockets?
- Jalen Suggs, Orlando Magic?
- Franz Wagner, Orlando Magic
SOPHOMORES
- Precious Achiuwa, Toronto Raptors?
- Cole Anthony, Orlando Magic?
- LaMelo Ball, Charlotte Hornets?
- Desmond Bane, Memphis Grizzlies?
- Saddiq Bey, Detroit Pistons?
- Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves?
- Tyrese Haliburton, Sacramento Kings?
- Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers?
- Jaden McDaniels, Minnesota Timberwolves
- ?Isaac Okoro, Cleveland Cavaliers
- ?Isaiah Stewart, Detroit Pistons?
- Jae’Sean Tate, Houston Rockets
G LEAGUE IGNITE
- MarJon Beauchamp?
- Dyson Daniels?
- Jaden Hardy?
- Scoot Henderson
Tournament Bracket
* 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
Clorox Clutch Challenge
• In addition, a timed shooting competition called the Clorox Clutch Challenge will take place between Games 2 and 3 of Clorox Rising Stars. A total of eight NBA and NBA G League Ignite players will be divided into four teams of two and compete to make shots from five locations on the court tied to iconic shots made in the NBA Playoffs.
• Each team will compete with one shared ball and its players must alternate shots so no player shoots two times consecutively. Team 1 is given 1 minute and 30 seconds (1:30 counting down) to make a shot from each of the five locations in any order. Team 1’s time is then the marker for Team 2. If Team 1’s time is 1:15, then Team 2 will have a 1:15 countdown clock to complete the competition. Each team that establishes a new standard sets the clock for the next team competing, and the fastest finisher will win the Clorox Clutch Challenge.
