Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic, as expected, has been selected to play for the World Team in the 2019 Rising Stars game as part of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend in Charlotte, N.C.
Dirk Nowitzki has been named the honorary coach for the international team. The game is at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte at 8 p.m. Feb. 15 and will be telecast on TNT. Nowitzki played in the Rising Stars game in 2000.
Doncic, who received the third-most fan votes for the NBA All-Star game, leads all rookies in scoring (20.