The Washington Wizards have three players in the challenge!
On Tuesday, the NBA announced the players for the Rising Stars Challenge. Three players: guard Bilal Coulibaly, guard Bub Carrington and center Alex Sarr were named to the player pool.
Earning his 2nd #CastrolRisingStars selection… Bilal Coulibaly of the @WashWizards!@Bilaal_6 was drafted as the 7th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft out of France. pic.twitter.com/s16jolU7zw
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) January 28, 2025
Earning his 1st #CastrolRisingStars selection… Alex Sarr of the @WashWizards! @alexandresarr_ was drafted as the 2nd overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft out of France. pic.twitter.com/hNMZzuhKhO
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) January 28, 2025
Earning his 1st #CastrolRisingStars selection… Bub Carrington of the @WashWizards!
Carrington was drafted as the 14th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft out of Pittsburgh. pic.twitter.com/x0IUW5KAYM
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) January 28, 2025
Below, you can read the entire player pool of NBA rookies, sophomores and G League players who are invited to the Rising Stars Challenge. The challenge will involve a draft on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. ET. The tournament is on Friday, Feb. 14 at 9 p.m. ET and will be on TNT.
The winning team in the challenge will make it to the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET, which also be televised. The All-Star Game will be a four-team tournament consisting of three teams made of traditional All-Stars plus the winner of the Rising Stars Challenge. The honorary GM of the Rising Stars team will be TNT analyst Candace Parker.
This weekend could be their coming-out party in a season where the Wizards are doing poorly in the regular season standings. So congratulations Bilal, Alex and Bub!