By Floyd Barber

Castrol Rising Stars is the annual showcase of top first- and second-year NBA players and NBA G League standouts.

1 29 2025

• What: Castrol Rising Stars
• When: Friday, Feb. 14, 9 ET
• Where: Chase Center | Tickets
• TV: TNT
• Stream: TNT Overtime on NBA App, NBA.com
• Roster

2025 Castrol Rising Stars player pool

NBA Rookies

• Bub Carrington (Guard | Washington Wizards)
• Stephon Castle (Guard | San Antonio Spurs)
• Tristan da Silva (Frontcourt | Orlando Magic)
• Zach Edey (Frontcourt | Memphis Grizzlies)
• Dalton Knecht (Guard | Los Angeles Lakers)
• Jared McCain (Guard | Philadelphia 76ers)
• Yves Missi (Frontcourt | New Orleans Pelicans)
• Zaccharie Risacher (Frontcourt | Atlanta Hawks)
• Alex Sarr (Frontcourt | Washington Wizards)
• Jaylen Wells (Guard | Memphis Grizzlies)

NBA Sophomores

• Bilal Coulibaly (Guard | Washington Wizards)
• Gradey Dick (Guard | Toronto Raptors)
• Keyonte George (Guard | Utah Jazz)
• Scoot Henderson (Guard | Portland Trail Blazers)
• Trayce Jackson-Davis (Frontcourt | Golden State Warriors)
• Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Frontcourt | Miami Heat)
• Dereck Lively II (Frontcourt | Dallas Mavericks)
• Brandon Miller (Guard | Charlotte Hornets)
• Amen Thompson (Guard | Houston Rockets)
• Cason Wallace (Guard | Oklahoma City Thunder)
• Victor Wembanyama (Frontcourt | San Antonio Spurs)

NBA G League Players

• JD Davison (Guard | Maine Celtics)
• Mac McClung (Guard | Osceola Magic)
• Bryce McGowens (Frontcourt | Rip City Remix)
• Leonard Miller (Frontcourt | Iowa Wolves)
• Dink Pate (Guard | Mexico City Capitanes)
• Reed Sheppard (Guard | Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
• Pat Spencer (Guard | Santa Cruz Warriors)

The NBA announced today the 28 players who have been selected to compete in the 2025 Castrol Rising Stars, which will take place on Friday, Feb. 14 at Chase Center in San Francisco as part of NBA All-Star 2025.

The annual showcase of premier young talent, featuring a mini-tournament with four teams and three games, will air at 9 p.m. ET on TNT. The Castrol Rising Stars champion will earn a spot to play in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on TNT.

The Castrol Rising Stars player pool consists of 10 NBA rookies, 11 NBA sophomores and seven NBA G League players.  The 21 NBA players, selected by NBA assistant coaches, will be drafted onto three seven-player teams.  The seven NBA G League players, selected by the league office, will comprise the fourth team.

New for 2025, the winning Rising Stars team will feature in the All-Star Game mini-tournament on Sunday, Feb. 16, competing against the NBA All-Stars.TNT analyst and WNBA legend Candace Parker will serve as honorary GM of the Rising Stars champion, known as Team Candace.

The Rising Stars Draft will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. ET on the NBA App and on social platforms @NBA. The three teams of NBA players will be drafted by honorary head coaches, who will be announced at a later date.

How it works

In the Castrol Rising Stars mini-tournament, Team A will face Team B in the first semifinal (Game 1), and Team C will play Team D in the second semifinal (Game 2).  The winner of Game 1 will meet the winner of Game 2 in the championship (Game 3).

For each semifinal game, the winner will be the first team to reach or surpass 40 points.  For the championship game, the winner will be the first team to reach or surpass 25 points.

In selecting the NBA players for Castrol Rising Stars, each NBA team submitted one ballot per coaching staff.  Each coaching staff selected four frontcourt players, four guards and two additional players at either position, in order of preference, for the rookie ballot and the sophomore ballot.  Coaches were not permitted to vote for any player on their team.

The NBA participants for Castrol Rising Stars were determined by the total points each player received from the ballots.  Points were awarded based on where a player was ranked on each ballot.  The player pool includes one more sophomore than rookie based on total points received.

If a player is selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game and Castrol Rising Stars, he will only compete for one of the three teams of NBA All-Stars on Sunday, Feb. 16.

Assistant coaches from the NBA All-Star Game coaching staffs – the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder – will join the honorary head coaches in coaching the Castrol Rising Stars teams.

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