The NBA announced the player pool for the 2025 Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star Weekend in San Francisco and Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht made the cut.
In addition to Knecht, the other rookies that were chosen include Bub Carrington (Washington Wizards), Stephon Castle (San Antonio Spurs), Tristan Da Silva (Orlando Magic), Zach Edey (Memphis Grizzlies), Jared McCain (Philadelphia 76ers), Yves Missi (New Orleans Pelicans), Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks), Alex Sarr (Washington Wizards) and Jaylen Wells (Memphis Grizzlies).
The sophomore players that were selected include Bilal Coulibaly (Washington Wizards), Gradey Dick (Toronto Raptors), Keyonte George (Utah Jazz), Scoot Henderson (Portland Trail Blazers), Trayce Jackson-Davis (Golden State Warriors), Jaime Jaquez Jr.