Karl-Anthony Towns and Joel Embiid headline the 2017 Rising Stars Challenge.

Embiid was in the 2014 draft class but is in his rookie season.

The U.S. Team roster consists of Devin Booker, Malcolm Brogdon, Marquese Chriss, Brandon Ingram, Frank Kaminsky, Jahlil Okafor, D'Angelo Russell, Jonathon Simmons, Towns and Myles Turner.

The World Team roster consists of Embiid, Dante Exum, Buddy Hield, Nikola Jokic, Trey Lyles, Emmanuel Mudiay, Jamal Murray, Kristaps Porzingis, Domantas Sabonis and Dario Saric.