Elfrid Payton and Mario Hezonja have been named to the rosters for the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge. Aaron Gordon was not named to the roster of rookies and sophomores.
The BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge will once again take on a U.S. vs. the World format as it did last year, mixing a roster of 10 rookies and 10 sophomores and splitting them into teams based on their country of origin. That is likely how Hezonja got in.
Here are the full rosters:
Here are the rosters for the Rising Stars rookie/sophomore game, via the NBA: pic.