Alperen Şengün will appear at NBA All-Star Weekend
National player Alperen Şengün, who played for the Houston Rockets, will play in the “Rising Stars” game within the scope of the American Basketball League (NBA) All-Star Weekend events.
According to the statement made on the NBA website, in the organization of three games that will take place on Saturday, February 18 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 11 rookies, 10 winners of the second season and 7 winners of the NBA Development League.28 basketball players will compete.
In the organization where the players will be divided into 4 teams, the coaches will be former basketball players Pau Gasol, Joakim Noah, Deron Williams and Jason Terry. Gasol, Noah, and Williams will recruit rookies and second-season players to form 3 teams of 7 each. Terry will coach the players of the NBA Development League.
The winning teams from the semifinals will meet in the final. The application of the scoring goal will be valid in combats that will be played indefinitely. The team that reaches 40 points in the semifinals and 25 points in the final will be the winner.
The likes of Paolo Banchero, Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley and Josh Giddey will take part in the event, including Alperen Şengün, who is spending his second season in the league, as follows:
New players: Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic), Jalen Duren, Jaden Ivey (Detroit Pistons), AJ Griffin (Atlanta Hawks), Walker Kessler (Utah Jazz), Bennedict Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard (Indiana Pacers), Keegan Murray (Sacramento Kings), Jabari Smith Jr (Houston Rockets), Jeremy Sochan (San Antonio Spurs), Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Players in their second season: José Alvarado, Trey Murphy (New Orleans Pelicans), Scottie Barnes (Toronto Raptors), Josh Giddey (Oklahoma City Thunder), Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun (Houston Rockets), Quentin Grimes (New York Knicks), Bones Hyland (Denver Nuggets) , Evan Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers), Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic)
NBA Development League Players: Sidy Cissoko, Scoot Henderson, Mojave King, Kenneth Lofton Jr, Mac McClung, Leonard Miller, Scotty Pippen Jr (AA)