Earlier today, the NBA revealed the participants in the 2017 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge and Buddy Hield made the list! He is the first Pelicans player to be selected for this game since Anthony Davis made an appearance in 2014, coincidentally also when it was last held in the city of New Orleans.
Originally hailing from The Bahamas, Hield has been selected to play for the World Team.
At first glance, the teams looked to be rather evenly matched. Breakout sensations Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid will face Karl-Anthony Towns and Myles Turner.