The NBA has announced that Spurs rookie Jeremy Sochan has been selected for the 2023 Jordan Rising Stars challenge at All-Star weekend in Salt Lake City. He is the tenth Spur to participate in the Rising Stars event since since its inception in 1994 and the first since Keldon Johnson appeared as a sophomore in 2021.
In the past, the event was a normal basketball game between the rookies and sophomores, but the event has evolved into a tournament format. The pool consists of 28 players: 11 rookies, 10 sophomores, and 7 G-League players. The 21 NBA players, who were selected by NBA assistant coaches, will be drafted into three seven-player teams that will be coached by former NBA stars Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah and Deron Williams.