U&M’s 2016 Rising Stars Challenge Draft
We were a little upset when the NBA announced the rosters for the 2016 Rising Stars Challenge. Odds are, you were too. It’s nice that we’ll get an extended look at Karl-Anthony Towns, Kristaps Porzingis and Andrew Wiggins tonight, but the absence of Justise Winslow, Stanley Johnson and Boban Marjanovic prevented us from slapping a big ? on it.
It’s far too late for the NBA to make any changes to the rosters, of course, so we decided to hold our own 2016 Rising Stars Challenge Draft. We also scrapped the World Team vs. U.S. Team format by going old school because it’s more fun that way.
First, meet the teams:
- Team A: Austin Peters, Chris Reichert and David Kenyon
- Team B: Chris Stone, Andrew Ford and Brendon Kleen
Now, on to the 2016 Rising Stars Challenge Draft!
DRAFT RESULTS
1. Team A: Karl-Anthony Towns
2. Team B: Andrew Wiggins
3. Team B: Kristaps Porzingis
4. Team A: Jahlil Okafor
5. Team B: Devin Booker
6. Team A: Rodney Hood
7. Team B: Justise Winslow
8. Team A: D’Angelo Russell
9. Team B: Clint Capela
10. Team A: Myles Turner
11. Team B: Zach LaVine
12. Team A: Jabari Parker
13. Team B: Boban Marjanovic
14. Team A: Marcus Smart
15. Team B: Emmanuel Mudiay
16. Team A: Nikola Jokic
17. Team B: Bobby Portis
18. Team A: Aaron Gordon
19: Team B: Stanley Johnson
20. Team A: Mario Hezonja
ROSTERS
TEAM A
PG: D’Angelo Russell
SG: Marcus Smart
SF: Rodney Hood
PF: Karl-Anthony Towns
C: Jahlil Okafor
Bench: Jabari Parker, Myles Turner, Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, Mario Hezonja
TEAM B
PG: Zach LaVine
SG: Devin Booker
SF: Andrew Wiggins
PF: Kristaps Porzingis
C: Clint Capela
Bench: Justise Winslow, Boban Marjanovic, Emmanuel Mudiay, Bobby Portis, Stanley Johnson