Who do you think will be on the Rising Stars rosters for this ASB?

Don't get me wrong, I think Siakam and Poeltl deserve it. I just know that the way they pick these Rising Stars rosters are based purely on how many points they score. They don't care about rebounds, assists, and definitely not efficiency. The other thing that matters is reputation. Bender was a high pick, Skal is a well known prospect who makes highlight plays, Ntilikina plays in a huge market. Thon and Theis would probably get picked over Jakob and Siakam for their reputation alone, unfortunately. It's not fair, but that's the way it is. It's a nationally televised game, they want young players who play for popular teams (Knicks, Celtics, etc) and guys who are already well known by the casual NBA fan (Thon, Skal, Frank, etc). It doesn't really matter who's truly better.

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