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Nikola Mirotic chosen for Rising Stars Challenge for second straight season

January 27, 2016 - For the second consecutive year, Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotiu0107 has been selected to play in the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge. Mirotiu0107 will be joined on the World Team by Minnesota’s Andrew Wiggins, last season’s Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, and the New York Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis. The trio highlight the list of 20 players selected to play in the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, Feb. 12 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto during NBA All-Star 2016.

The league’s annual showcase of premier young talent will pit 10 first- and second-year NBA players from the United States against 10 first- and second-year NBA players from around the world.