Mavericks' Cooper Flagg headlines Rising Stars player pool - ESPN

Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 pick in June's NBA draft, headlines the rosters announced Monday for next month's Rising Stars Challenge as part of All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.

Flagg is one of 10 rookies, all of whom were taken in the lottery in June's draft, asked to participate in the event. The others are San Antonio Spurs guard Dylan Harper (taken second overall), Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe (third), Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel (fourth), Washington Wizards guard Tre Johnson (sixth), New Orleans Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears (seventh) and forward Derik Queen (13th), Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin (eighth), Toronto Raptors forward Collin Murray-Boyles (ninth) and Memphis Grizzlies forward Cedric Coward (11th).

They will be joined by 11 sophomores, led by the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NBA draft, Wizards center Alex Sarr. He will be accompanied by Houston Rockets guard Reed Sheppard (third), Spurs guard Stephon Castle (fourth), Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan (seventh) and Chicago Bulls forward Matas Buzelis (11th).

Rounding out the sophomore selections are first-round picks Miami Heat center Kel'el Ware (15th), Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jaylon Tyson (20th) and Wizards forward Kyshawn George (24th), plus second-round picks in Oklahoma City Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell (38th) and Grizzlies guards Jaylen Wells (39th) and Cam Spencer (53rd).

Those 21 players, who were selected in voting by the NBA's assistant coaches, will be joined by seven who participated in G League games this season: two first-round picks from June's draft (Trail Blazers center Yang Hansen, the 16th pick, and LA Clippers center Yanic Konan Niederhauser, the 30th pick); and four players on two-way