John Collins will take part in the Slam Dunk Contest and Trae Young will take part in the Skills Challenge at NBA All-Star weekend, the league announced Tuesday. The two Hawks players are also part of the Rising Stars Challenge.
Collins, the second-year power forward, will compete in his first Slam Dunk Contest. Also competing in the event are the Hornets’ Miles Bridges, the Thunder’s Hamidou Diallo and the Knicks’ Dennis Smith Jr.
Young, the rookie point guard, will compete in the Skills Challenge with the Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, the Magic’s Nikola Vucevic, the Mavericks’ Luka Doncic, the Grizzlies’ Mike Conley, the Kings’ De’Aaron Fox, the Lakers’ Kyle Kuzma and the Celtics Jayson Tatum.