DETROIT – Detroit Pistons sophomore forward Ausar Thompson has been named as a replacement for the 2025 Castrol Rising Stars.
Thompson, along with second-year NBA players Anthony Black of the Orlando Magic, Toumani Camara of the Portland Trail Blazers, and Phoenix Suns rookie Ryan Dunn, have been named as replacements for the game, which will take place on Friday, Feb. 14 (8 p.m. ET, TNT), at Chase Center in San Francisco as part of NBA All-Star Weekend.
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Dunn is replacing Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jared McCain, who had season-ending surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee on Dec. 17.
Black, Camara, and Thompson replace NBA sophomores Dereck Lively II of the Dallas Mavericks, Brandon Miller of the Charlotte Hornets, and Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs.
Lively is out at least through NBA All-Star 2025 with a stress fracture in his right ankle.
Miller had season-ending surgery to repair a torn scapholunate ligament in his right wrist on Jan. 23.
Wembanyama was selected to play in the Castrol Rising Stars and the NBA All-Star Game. With the two events connected this year, he will only compete for one of the three teams of NBA All-Stars in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 16 at Chase Center (8 p.m. ET, TNT).
Thompson helped the Pistons snap their three-game losing streak Friday when they took down the Mavericks 117-102. He didn’t do much in the box score, but he’s continued to improve as one of the league’s best perimeter defenders, averaging 1.2 steals a game.
The 2025 Castrol Rising Stars is an annual showcase of premier young talent. It features a mini-tournament with four seven-player teams and three games.
New this year, the Castrol Rising Stars champion will earn a spot to play in the NBA All-Star Game.
The three team rosters, composed of NBA rookies and sophomores, will be determined in the Rising Stars Draft, which will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 4 p.m. on the NBA App and on social media platforms @NBA.
The fourth team, representing the NBA G League, was previously announced.
Tickets for the Castrol Rising Stars are available at NBAEvents.com/All-Star and through the NBA Events App, which can be downloaded from the Apple Store or Google Play Store.
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