Hrvatska će ove godine imati dva predstavnika na All Star Weekendu. Bojan Bogdanović (Brooklyn Nets) i Mario Hezonja (Orlando Magic) igrat će utakmicu rookieja između selekcija Svijeta i SAD-a.

Everything you need to know about @44Bojan heading to @NBAAllStar to rep the #Nets: https://t.co/5skh9V0d1H pic.twitter.com/ALhjgY8eUl

— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 28, 2016

Tradicionalna utakmica BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge (rookies), novaka, i igrača s dvije godine NBA iskustva (sophomores) odigrat će se u petak 12. veljače u Air Canada Centru u Torontu. Na utakmicu rookieja pozvano je dvadeset igrača (prva i druga godina u NBA ligi), a na popisu su se našla dva Hrvata - Bojan Bogdanović i Mario Hezonja. Podsjetimo, Bojan Bogdanović je prošle godine također igrao na All Staru rookieja.

RT to help us congratulate Mario Hezonja on his selection to participate in #BBVARisingStars!! #SuperMarioInToronto https://t.co/1BhBTwrR9N

— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) January 27, 2016

Selekcija SVIJETA:

Bojan Bogdanović (Brooklyn Nets), Mario Hezonja (Orlando Magic), Kristaps Porzingis (New York Knicks), Dwight Powell (Dallas Mavericks), Emmanuel Mudiay i Nikola Jokić, Raul Neto (Utah Jazz), Clint Capela (Houston Rockets), Andrew Wiggins (Minnesota Timberwolves) i Nikola Mirotić (Chicago Bulls),

Selekcija SAD-a:

Jahlil Okafor i Nerlens Noel (Philadelphia 76ers), Jordan Clarkson i D'Angelo Russell (Los Angeles Lakers), Rodney Hood (Utah Jazz), Jabari Parker (Milwaukee Bucks), Elfrid Payton (Orlando Magic), Marcus Smart (Boston Celtics), Towns i LaVine (Minnesota Timberwolves).