A pair of Denver Nuggets rookies will showcase their talents during NBA All-Star weekend.
Emmanuel Mudiay and Nikola Jokic were selected Wednesday to the world team in the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge, which takes place Feb. 12 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The game will air on TNT at 7 p.m.
Mudiay, 19, is averaging 11.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 31 games for Denver this season. He was selected with the seventh-overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Nuggets.
In 43 games, the 20-year-old Jokic has averaged 9.0 points and 5.4 rebounds. He leads all rookies in field goal percentage (.552).
Here’s a look at the full rosters:
World Team: Bojan Bogdanovic (Brooklyn), Clint Capela (Houston), Mario Hezonja (Orlando), Nikola Jokic (Denver), Emmanuel Mudiay (Denver), Nikola Mirotic (Chicago), Raul Neto (Utah) and Dwight Powell (Dallas).
U.S. Team: Jordan Clarkson (Los Angeles Lakers), Rodney Hood (Utah), Zach LaVine (Minnesota), Nerlens Noel (Philadelphia), Jahlil Okafor (Philadelphia), Jabari Parker (Milwaukee), Elfrid Payton (Orlando), D’Angelo Russell (Los Angeles Lakers), Marcus Smart (Boston) and Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota) .
