Overview
- NBA rookies and sophomores will be drafted into three squads on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock, with a fourth team made up of NBA G League players.
- The event will use a four-team mini-tournament format, with reported target scores of 40 points in the opening games and 25 points in the final.
- All four coaches are NBC broadcasters, and three—Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter—are Hall of Famers.
- The Rising Stars showcase is officially branded as the 2026 Castrol Rising Stars and is part of the Los Angeles All-Star slate at the Intuit Dome.
- A strong rookie crop is expected to participate, including names reported such as Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, VJ Edgecombe, Dylan Harper and Derik Queen, alongside notable second-year players.