The USA vs World format for the Rising Stars has to go. If there ever was an exhibit A, it’s this year’s game, where Team USA’s bench annihilated Team World’s reserves. Come on, Nicolo Melli? Svi Mykhailiuk? Josh Okogie? Moritz Wagner, who missed almost half the season? Even our boy Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who either got DNP-CD or garbage time minutes in his last ten games.
Donte DiVincenzo, Duncan Robinson, Terence Davis, Matisse Thybulle, among others, have played and made much meaningful and more consistent contributions to their team than a third of the players on either roster.