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Mostrando las entradas con la etiqueta Rising Stars Challenge. Mostrar todas las entradas
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sábado, 30 de enero de 2016

NBA en Directo: Vean quienes componen el Team World vs Team USA para el NBA All-Star Game 2016















TIMBERWOLVES’ WIGGINS AND TOWNS, KNICKS’ PORZINGIS HEADLINE
ROSTERS FOR BBVA COMPASS RISING STARS CHALLENGE

-- Feb. 12 Game Features U.S. vs. World Format for Second Straight Year --

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ Andrew Wiggins, last season’s Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, and teammate Karl-Anthony Towns, who has won two straight Kia NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month awards, highlight the list of 20 players selected to play in the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge on Friday, Feb. 12 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto during NBA All-Star 2016.

The New York Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis, who has earned two Kia NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month awards in a row, joins Wiggins on the World Team.  Minnesota’s Zach LaVine, the dunk champion at NBA All-Star 2015, will play alongside Towns on the U.S. Team, giving the Timberwolves three players in the game, all 20 years old.

For the second consecutive year, the league’s annual showcase of premier young talent will pit 10 first- and second-year NBA players from the United States against 10 first- and second-year NBA players from around the world.  TNT will televise the game live at 9 p.m. ET, part of Turner Sports’ 31st year of All-Star coverage.  BBVA Compass is the Official Bank of the NBA in the U.S. and maintains its role as title partner for the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge.

The World Team is anchored by Wiggins, who ranks 15th in the NBA in scoring (20.8 ppg), and Porzingis, who is third among rookies in scoring (14.0 ppg) and first in blocked shots (2.0 bpg).  In last year’s BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge, Wiggins scored 22 points and earned MVP honors in the World Team’s 121-112 victory over the U.S. Team.

Wiggins is one of two Toronto-born players on this year’s World Team roster, along with Dwight Powell of the Dallas Mavericks.  Rounding out the World Team are Bojan Bogdanovic of the Brooklyn Nets, Clint Capela of the Houston Rockets, Mario Hezonja of the Orlando Magic, Nikola Jokic and Emmanuel Mudiay of the Denver Nuggets, Nikola Mirotic of the Chicago Bulls and Raul Neto of the Utah Jazz.

Towns, the No. 1 overall pick in NBA Draft 2015 presented by State Farm, is one of three NBA players averaging at least 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks (Anthony Davis and Pau Gasol are the others).  Towns and LaVine are joined on the U.S. Team by the Philadelphia 76ers’ Jahlil Okafor, who leads all rookies in scoring (17.4 ppg), and Sixers teammate Nerlens Noel, the only NBA player averaging at least 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals.  The U.S. Team also includes Jordan Clarkson and D’Angelo Russell of the Los Angeles Lakers, Rodney Hood of the Jazz, Jabari Parker of the Milwaukee Bucks, Elfrid Payton of the Magic and Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics.  

The NBA’s assistant coaches chose the rosters for the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge, selecting four guards, four frontcourt players and two players at either position for each team.  The coaches also picked a minimum of three first-year players and three second-year players for each team.

NBA All-Star 2016 in Toronto will bring together some of the most talented and passionate players in the league’s history for a global celebration of the game.  Along with the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge, Air Canada Centre will also host State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on Saturday, Feb. 13 and the 65th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 14.  Other events at NBA All-Star 2016 include the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game and the NBA Development League All-Star Game presented by Kumho Tire.  This will be the first NBA All-Star held outside the U.S.


2016 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge Rosters
Below are the rosters for the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge and a list of previous results:

U.S. TEAM ROSTER

Player                              Team             Pos.      Ht.       Wt.     School                               Experience

Jordan Clarkson                 Lakers            G          6-5        194      Missouri                            1
Rodney Hood                    Jazz                G          6-8        206      Duke                                 1
Zach LaVine                      Timberwolves G          6-5        189      UCLA                               1
Nerlens Noel                      76ers              F/C       6-11      228      Kentucky                            1
Jahlil Okafor                      76ers              C          6-11      275      Duke                                 R
Jabari Parker                      Bucks             F          6-8        250      Duke                                 1
Elfrid Payton                     Magic             G          6-4        185      UL-Lafayette                       1
D’Angelo Russell               Lakers            G          6-5        195      Ohio State                          R
Marcus Smart                    Celtics            G          6-4        220      Oklahoma State                   1
Karl-Anthony Towns          Timberwolves  C          7-0        244      Kentucky                            R

WORLD TEAM ROSTER

Player                              Team             Pos.      Ht.       Wt.     School or Team/Country of Origin    Experience 

Bojan Bogdanovic              Nets               G/F       6-8        216      Fenerbahce/Croatia               1
Clint Capela                      Rockets          F/C       6-10      240      Elan Chalon/Switzerland       1
Mario Hezonja                   Magic             G/F       6-8        218      FC Barcelona/Croatia           R
Nikola Jokic                      Nuggets          C          6-10      250      KK Mega Vizura/Serbia        R
Nikola Mirotic                   Bulls              F          6-10      220      Real Madrid/Montenegro       1
Emmanuel Mudiay             Nuggets          G          6-5        200      Guangdong/Rep. of Congo    R
Raul Neto                         Jazz                G          6-1        179      UCAM Murcia/Brazil           R
Kristaps Porzingis              Knicks            F/C       7-3        240      Cajasol Sevilla/Latvia           R
Dwight Powell                   Mavericks       F/C       6-11      240      Stanford/Canada                   1
Andrew Wiggins                Timberwolves G/F       6-8        199      Kansas/Canada                    1

                                  BBVA COMPASS RISING STARS CHALLENGE RESULTS
1994 - Phenoms 74, Sensations 68                                     2005 - Sophomores 133, Rookies 106
1995 - White 83, Green 79 (OT)                                        2006 - Sophomores 106, Rookies 96
1996 - East 94, West 92                                                   2007 - Sophomores 155, Rookies 114
1997 - East 96, West 91                                                   2008 - Sophomores 136, Rookies 109
1998 - East 85, West 80                                                   2009 - Sophomores 122, Rookies 116
2000 - Rookies 92, Sophomores 83 (OT)                            2010 - Rookies 140, Sophomores 128
2001 - Sophomores 121, Rookies 113                                 2011 - Rookies 148, Sophomores 140
2002 - Rookies 103, Sophomores 97                                  2012 - Team Chuck 146, Team Shaq 133
2003 - Sophomores 132, Rookies 112                                 2013 - Team Chuck 163, Team Shaq 135
2004 - Sophomores 142, Rookies 118                                 2014 - Team Hill 142, Team Webber 136
                                                                                    2015 - World Team 121, U.S. Team 112


viernes, 23 de enero de 2015

Budenholzer y Kerr a dirigir las estrellas de la NBA en New York


Mike Budenholzer dirigente de los calientes Atlanta Hawks y Steve Kerr dirigente de los Golden State Warriors, dueños de la mejor marca actual en la NBA, serán los que estarán al mando de los equipos del Oeste y Este en el NBA All Star Game 2015 en New York. Aparte de esto, el Rising Stars Challenge, el cual por años había sido el duelo entre novatos vs jugadores de segundo año, cambió su formato a una batalla entre jugadores de USA vs jugadores del Mundo. Esto le da un interesante toque a las festividades del Juego de Estrellas y la oportunidad de observar el talento joven de diferentes partes del mundo. Por Daniel "Mr. Clutch" Mercado Castro