This was the first year in which the Rising Stars game was played at All-Star Weekend. Among the first 16 players was Cavs rookie Chris Mills. Mills was drafted in the first round- twenty-second overall- out of the University of Arizona. He played for the Cavs until 1997 and retired in 2003 with a scoring average of 11.2 points per game. Mills was the second leading scorer on his team, as he added 12 points.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were well represented at the Rising Stars Game in Madison Square Garden. The Cavs sent four players to participate in the game, however three of them played, as Derek Anderson sat out with an injury.