In the early morning of January 31, the NBA officially announced the roster for the 2024 All-Star Rookie Challenge. This year's Rookie Game has been revamped to see four teams play three games to determine the winner. The roster consists of a total of 21 NBA players (1st and 2nd graders) and 7 G League players, with the NBA players split into 3 teams and the G League players forming the 4th team. The three NBA player teams are coached by Cachis, Jalen Rose, and Pau Gasol, and the G League team is coached by Schramf.
The matches are 2 semi-finals and 1 final, with the first team to score 40 points in the semi-finals win and advance, and the first team to score 25 points in the final wins.
The rookie roster is as follows:
First Grade: Wembanyama (Spurs), Holmgren (Thunder), Jaime Harkes Jr. (Heat), Jordan Henderson (Trail Blazers), Lively II (Mavericks), Miller (Hornets), Kiyant George (Jazz), Jordan Hawkins (Pelicans), Podemski (Warriors), Carson Wallace (Thunder), Kalidou Koulibaly (Wizards);
Second year: Paul Banchero (Magic), Jalen Williams (Thunder), Keegan Murray (Kings), Jabari Smith Jr. (Rockets), Mathurin (Pacers), Walker Kessler (Jazz), Shaedon Sharpe (Trail Blazers), Jalen Duren (Pistons), Dyson Daniels (Pelicans);
G League players: Ron Holland II, Mike McGlen, Oscar Hibwe, Matas Bouzelis, Taylor Smith, Arondes Williams, Ethan Almanza.
It is also reported that in the All-Star Game three-point challenge game held on Saturday night, February 17 local time, the Warriors star Stephen Curry's game against the female player Ionescu was also officially determined, and the time of this matchup was after the NBA three-point contest was held and before the dunk contest. Ionescu is the top pick in the class of 2020, standing 1.80m tall and playing as a point guard. She participated in the WNBA's All-Star Three-Point Challenge in '23 and scored 37 points out of 40, breaking WNBA and NBA records. The NBA's three-point challenge record is held by Curry and Haliburton (31 points).
Text: Beijing Youth Daily reporter Zhang Kunlong.
Edited by Wang Fan.