The 2023 NBA All-Star weekend began with the Rising Stars competition. First- and second-year NBA players and G League players participated in a three-game mini-tournament. Four teams competed in two games, with the winners of those games playing a third game for the Rising Stars title. Team Pau beat Team Deron, 40-25, in the first game, while Team Joakim beat Team Jason, 40-32, in the second. In the final, Team Pau beat Team Joakim, 25-20, on a game-winning 3-pointer from New Orleans Pelicans second-year guard Jose Alvarado, who also won the Rising Stars MVP.

How the Rising Stars competition played out

Rising Stars Teams

Team Pau

• Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic

• Bennedict Mathurin, Indiana Pacers

• Jaden Ivey, Detroit Pistons

• Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors

• Jose Alvarado, New Orleans Pelicans

• Keegan Murray, Sacramento Kings

• Andrew Nembhard, Indiana Pacers

Team Deron

• Franz Wagner, Orlando Magic

• Alperen Sengun, Houston Rockets

• Trey Murphy III, New Orleans Pelicans

• A.J. Griffin, Atlanta Hawks

• Bones Hyland, Los Angeles Clippers

• Walker Kessler, Utah Jazz

• Ayo Dosunmu, Chicago Bulls

Team Joakim

• Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers

• Josh Giddey, Oklahoma City Thunder

• Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder

• Jeremy Sochan, San Antonio Spurs

• Quentin Grimes, New York Knicks

• Jabari Smith Jr., Houston Rockets

• Tari Eason, Houston Rockets

Team Jason

• Sidy Cissoko, G League Ignite

• Scoot Henderson, G League Ignite

• Mojave King, G League Ignite

• Kenneth Lofton Jr., Memphis Hustle

• Mac McClung, Delaware Blue Coats/Philadelphia 76ers (two-way contract)

• Leonard Miller, G League Ignite

• Scotty Pippen Jr., South Bay Lakers