CHICAGO - When retired players, or those who have been in the league a while, reflect on their NBA careers, mentioned frequently are memories from All-Star Weekend’s Rising Stars Challenge. Often, it’s those early career highlights and accomplishments that inspire players and help them build more confidence.
Aware of what being on a big stage can do for their own goals, the Orlando Magic’s Cole Anthony, Jalen Suggs, and Franz Wagner are ecstatic after finding out they are among the 24 first and second-year NBA players and four G League Ignite players selected for the 2022 Rising Stars Challenge in Cleveland.