2013 NBA All-Star Rising Stars & Dunk Contest Live Announcement and Analysis
Keep it locked here as we bring live coverage of the NBA All-Star Rising Stars draft & dunk contest announcement.
The complete Rising Stars game teams.
Blazers PG Damian Lillard, Shaq's first pick in this Rising Stars draft, can score when it counts, as exemplified by his game-winner against the Hornets.
Kyrie and Lillard to Drummond? #LobCity indeed, folks
— Vincent Goodwill (@vgoodwill) February 8, 2013
Shaq constructed his team with a strategy in mind. Not sure what Chuck was going for.
— Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) February 8, 2013
The last four picks were Tyler Zeller and Kemba Walker to Team Shaq and Isaiah Thomas and Alexey Shved to Team Chuck.
First player off the board in the Rising Stars Draft? Damian Lillard. Last player off the board in the Rising Stars Draft? Alexey Shved.
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) February 8, 2013
@shaq has the best team so far, congrats @dame_lillard for being the number 1 pick
— Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) February 8, 2013
Full list of the Rising Stars as selected by Shaq and Chuck. The remaining four players will be drawn blindly.
Shaq's team is going to run Chuck's so hard.
— Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) February 8, 2013
Shaq: "He's gonna have a good career. I'm gonna go with @chandlerparsons" #TeamShaq
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) February 8, 2013
Shaq selects Dion Waiters.
Klay Thompson & @hbarnes will play for Team @shaq in the #BBVARisingStars Challenge.
— Golden St. Warriors (@warriors) February 8, 2013
Andre Drummond in round three for Shaq. Kawhi Leonard for Chuck.
— SBNation NBA (@SBNationNBA) February 8, 2013
Barkley selects Anthony Davis with the 2nd pick of the draft.
Wanna thank the NBA and DWade for picking me to rep the East in the dunk contest.Shutout to all my fans that have been pulling for me.
— James White (@Flight8) February 8, 2013
Shaq selects Damian Lillard with the first pick of the draft.
Expect to see Kenneth Faried throw it down hard as one of the only big man in this contest.
Ricky Rubio and Isaiah Thomas have been added to the NBA's Rising Stars Challenge.
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) February 8, 2013
Pacers forward Gerald Green is one of the Dunk Contest participants. Here he is getting his head above the rim during practice.
Sir Charles on Russell Westbrook in the Shooting Stars competition "That guy will take bad shots in a charity competition!"
— Real Super Dave (@SuperStatsDave) February 8, 2013
Jeremy Lin among field for skills challenge. "I can dribble a little bit, pass a little bit and shoot a little bit.Hopefully I'll do OK."
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) February 8, 2013
Your Taco Bell Skills Challenge participants.
Three-point contest participants.
Not a bad field. No superstars, but Green, Bledsoe, White, Ross, Evans and Faried can put on a show. Used to see White pregame. Wow.
— Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) February 8, 2013
Your 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest participants.
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