On Friday, the NBA announced the rosters for the Rising Stars Challenge, which takes place on the Friday (Feb. 14) of All-Star weekend and pits top first and second year players against one another. Assistant coaches vote on the selections.
Bulls fans will have mixed feelings about this one.
Presenting the 2020 #NBARisingStars rosters at #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/Zc8fknNfiT
— 2020 NBA All-Star (@NBAAllStar) January 31, 2020
Good news: Wendell Carter Jr. was selected! Carter had been enjoying a solid second season — averaging 11.7 points and 9.9 rebounds per game and anchoring a pleasantly surprising Bulls defense — before going down with a bad high ankle sprain on Jan.