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The future looks bright in the NBA. While the seasoned veterans will get their moments to shine, the NBA Rising Stars Challenge is all about celebrating the exciting young players who are quickly making their mark before our very eyes.
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The NBA Rising Stars Challenge showcases twenty-one emerging and promising NBA athletes, divided into three teams, and one team composed exclusively of G-League players, preceding a three-game tournament.
Some of themore noteable names include rookies Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel and V.J. Edgecombe.
The Sporting News has all the details on how to watch the NBA Rising Stars Challenge.
NBA Rising Stars Challenge TV channel, live stream
The NBA Rising Stars Challenge will not air live on a traditional broadcast. It can instead be streamed on Peacock.
Peacock’s sports programming features live coverage of NFL Sunday Night Football, the NBA, Olympic and Paralympic Games, Big Ten football and basketball, Notre Dame football, Big East and Big 12 basketball, Premier League soccer, golf, and more.
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NBA Rising Stars Challenge date, start time
The NBA Rising Stars Challenge will tip off at 9 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 13. The event will be held at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
NBA Rising Stars Challenge rosters 2026
Team Melo (Carmelo Anthony)
|
Player |
Team |
|---|---|
|
Cooper FLagg |
Mavericks |
|
Reed Sheppard |
Rockets |
|
Stephon Castle |
Spurs |
|
Dylan Harper |
Spurs |
|
Jeremiah Fears |
Pelicans |
|
Donovan Clingan |
Trail Blazers |
|
Collin Murray-Boyles |
Raptors |
Team T-Mac (Tracy McGrady)
|
Player |
Team |
|---|---|
|
Tre Johnson |
Wizards |
|
Kon Knueppel |
Hornets |
|
Ajay Mitchell |
Thunder |
|
Alex Sarr |
Wizards |
|
Cam Spencer |
Grizzlies |
|
Jaylon Tyson |
Cavs |
|
Kel’el Ware |
Heat |
Team Vince (Vince Carter)
|
Player |
Team |
|---|---|
|
Matas Buzelis |
Bulls |
|
Cedric Coward |
Grizzlies |
|
Egor Dëmin |
Nets |
|
Kyshawn George |
Wizards |
|
Derik Queen |
Pelicans |
|
Jaylen Wells |
Grizzlies |
Team Austin/G League (Austin Rivers)
|
Player |
Team |
|---|---|
|
Sean East II |
Salt Lake City Stars |
|
Ron Harper Jr. |
Maine Celtics |
|
David Jones Garcia |
Austin Spurs |
|
Yanic Konan Niederhäuser |
San Diego Clippers |
|
Alijah Martin |
Raptors 905 |
|
Tristen Newton |
Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
|
Yang Hansen |
Rip City Remix |
2026 NBA All-Star schedule
|
Date |
Event |
Time (EST) |
Channel/Streaming |
|
Fri. Feb. 13 |
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game |
7 p.m. |
ESPN, ESPN app |
|
– |
NBA Rising Stars Game |
9 p.m. |
Peacock |
|
– |
NBA HBCU Classic |
11 p.m. |
Peacock |
|
Sat. Feb. 15 |
All-Star Media Day |
1:30 p.m. |
NBA TV |
|
– |
All-Star Saturday Night |
8 p.m. |
NBC, Peacock |
|
Sun. Feb. 16 |
NBA All-Star Game |
5 p.m. |
NBC, Peacock |