Each year, the NBA world descends on a particular city in February for All-Star weekend and, while most of the focus is on the All-Star game itself (in addition to Saturday evening’s contest festivities), there are other reasons for players to be invited to participate. One such reason is Friday’s Mountain Dew Kickstart Rising Stars game and, in 2018, John Collins will represent the Atlanta Hawks on the United States team.
The No. 19 overall pick was selected as one of the top members of the rookie class and that is high praise for the former Wake Forest star.