2023 NBA All-Star: Team Pau wins Rising Stars tournament on Jose Alvarado 3-pointer

Updated 17 February 2023 at 10:54 pm·1-min read

The 2023 NBA All-Star weekend began with the Rising Stars competition. First- and second-year NBA players and G League players participated in a three-game mini-tournament. Four teams competed in two games, with the winners of those games playing a third game for the Rising Stars title. Team Pau beat Team Deron, 40-25, in the first game, while Team Joakim beat Team Jason, 40-32, in the second. In the final, Team Pau beat Team Joakim, 25-20, on a game-winning 3-pointer from New Orleans Pelicans second-year guard Jose Alvarado, who also won the Rising Stars MVP.

How the Rising Stars competition played out

Rising Stars Teams

Team Pau

Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic
Bennedict Mathurin, Indiana Pacers
Jaden Ivey, Detroit Pistons
Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors
Jose Alvarado, New Orleans Pelicans
Keegan Murray, Sacramento Kings
Andrew Nembhard, Indiana Pacers

Team Deron

Franz Wagner, Orlando Magic
Alperen Sengun, Houston Rockets
Trey Murphy III, New Orleans Pelicans
A.J. Griffin, Atlanta Hawks
Bones Hyland, Los Angeles Clippers
Walker Kessler, Utah Jazz
Ayo Dosunmu, Chicago Bulls

Team Joakim

Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers
Josh Giddey, Oklahoma City Thunder
Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder
Jeremy Sochan, San Antonio Spurs
Quentin Grimes, New York Knicks
Jabari Smith Jr., Houston Rockets
Tari Eason, Houston Rockets

Team Jason

Sidy Cissoko, G League Ignite
Scoot Henderson, G League Ignite
Mojave King, G League Ignite
Kenneth Lofton Jr., Memphis Hustle
Mac McClung, Delaware Blue Coats/Philadelphia 76ers (two-way contract)
Leonard Miller, G League Ignite
Scotty Pippen Jr., South Bay Lakers

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