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BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge Live Stream Free, Players List: Andrew Wiggins, Michael Carter-Williams & More
The NBA's annual exhibition of its best young talents takes on a new format this year as the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge 2015 will face-off a combination of 10 rookies and sophomores from the United States against 10 first and second year players from around the world.
The Minnesota Timberwolves' Canadian sensation Andrew Wiggins, given the honor of two straight Kia NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month, and the Philadelphia 76ers' reigning Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams lead the respective teams in this year's showcase.
The game is scheduled for the first day of the All-Star festivities on Friday, February 13, at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, and will be televised live by TNT at 9 pm ET, in Turner Sports' 30th year of covering the annual All-Star Weekend.
Those online catch the game via the TNT Overtime live stream feed here. Another option is the ESPN live stream link here.
Wiggins, the rookie leader in scoring at 15.2 ppg, leads the World Team, which is composed of fellow Canadian Kelly Olynyk; the NBA's third leading shot blocker from France, Rudy Gobert; the Kia NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for December, Nikola Mirotic of the Chicago Bulls; Giannis Antetokunmpo from Greece; the Oklahoma City Thunder's Steven Adams from New Zealand; the Brooklyn Nets Bojan Bogdanovic from Croatia; Wiggins' Wolves teammate Gorgui Dieng from Senegal; Australian Dante Exum of the Utah Jazz; and German Dennis Schroder of the red-hot Atlanta Hawks.
Carter-Williams will spearhead the U.S. Team that includes Sprite Slam Dunk participants Zach LaVine of the Wolves, and Victor Oladipo of the Orlando Magic, and Mason Plumlee of the Nets. Rounding out the group are the Magic's Elfrid Payton, the 76ers Nerlens Noel, the Jazz's Trey Burke, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope of the Detroit Pistons, Shabazz Muhammad of the Wolves, and Cody Zeller of the Charlotte Hornets.