Pacers rookie guard Chris Duarte has been selected to participate in the 2022 Clorox Rising Stars, which will be played at NBA All-Star 2022 in Cleveland on Friday, Feb. 18. Duarte was one of 12 first-year players selected by the league's coaches to participate in Rising Stars.
Duarte, selected by the Pacers with the 13th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, is having an outstanding rookie season. The 24-year-old has started 32 of 44 games and is averaging 13.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 43.2 percent from the floor and 34.