On Monday, the NBA announced that Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr, guard/forward Kyshawn George, and guard Tre Johnson were named to the 2026 Rising Stars Game pool.
All three are producing strong numbers. Sarr is averaging 17.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. George is averaging 15.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. Johnson is averaging 12.9 points per game.
The Rising Stars challenge is made of four teams. Three of them are made of rookies and sophomores. One team is made solely of NBA G League players. Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame players Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady will be the coaches of the three teams while ESPN NBA analyst and former Wizards player Austin Rivers will coach the G League team.
We will see which team the Wizards players get drafted to tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET (coincidentally while the Wizards are playing the Portland Trail Blazers). You can see that draft on Peacock. The game itself is on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Intuit Dome at 9 p.m. ET.