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The 2025 Castrol Rising Stars Challenge is set to take place on Friday, February 14, at the Chase Center in San Francisco, as part of the NBA All-Star Weekend. This annual event showcases the league's premier young talent, featuring a mini-tournament with four teams and three games. The four teams are Team C coached by Chris Mullin, Team T coached by Tim Hardaway Sr., Team M coached by Mitch Richmond and Team G League coached by Jeremy Lin. The tournament will consist of two semifinal games, each played to a target score of 40 points. The winners of these games will advance to the championship game, also played to a target score of 40 points. The player pool for the Rising Stars Challenge includes 28 players: 10 NBA rookies, 11 NBA sophomores, and 7 NBA G League players. The NBA players were selected by NBA assistant coaches, while the G League players were chosen by the league office. The rosters were determined through a draft conducted by the honorary coaches. Some of the notable players are Stephon Castle who is averaging 12.9 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game for San Antonio and Amen Thompson who is having a strong start for Houston this season.

Event: 2025 Castrol Rising Stars Challenge

When: Friday, February 14, 2025, 9:00 PM ET

Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, CA

Network Coverage: TNT

NBA Betting Lines

2025 Castrol Rising Stars Challenge Odds

Team Mitch Richmond +135

Team Chris Mullin +250

Team Tim Hardaway +300

Team Jeremy Lin +400

Rising Stars Challenge

The Rising Stars Challenge is one of the more popular events and has been a staple of All-Star Weekend since 1994. We have seen many forms of the Rising Stars Challenge over the years. When the game was first played it was known as the Rookie Challenge. For the first five years of its existence this game pitted rookies against one another, but the 1999 lockout led to a change in the format. Since rookies couldn’t play in that 1999 game, the 2000 Rising Stars Challenge featured rookies taking on second-year players, and the NBA largely kept that format for two decades.

Rising Stars Format

A total of 28 players are selected, 21 NBA rookies and sophomores, and 7 NBA G League players. The NBA rookies and sophomores will be coached by the trio of Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond, and Chris Mullin who were well known Golden State players in their career and the teams will be named after the players. The G League team will be coached by Jeremy Lin, who began his career with the Golden State Warriors. The winning team of the Rising Stars Challenge will earn a spot to play in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 16. This new format provides an exciting opportunity for young players to showcase their talents on a larger stage.

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