Several San Antonio Spurs players have represented the Spurs in the annual Rookie-Sophomore game during All-Star Weekend, including DeJuan Blair and Gary Neal last year.
This year's game will take an interesting twist as teams will be mixed and two GMs (Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal) will pick from a pool of players announced today.
Among those players are Spurs forwards Kawhi Leonard and Tiago Splitter.
Joining Griffin from the Sophomore class are: DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings), Landry Fields (New York Knicks), Paul George (Indiana Pacers), Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz), Greg Monroe (Detroit Pistons), Tiago Splitter (San Antonio Spurs), Evan Turner (Philadelphia 76ers), and John Wall (Washington Wizards).
Irving and Rubio are joined by fellow first-year players MarShon Brooks (New Jersey Nets), Brandon Knight (Detroit Pistons), Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs), Markieff Morris (Phoenix Suns), Tristan Thompson (Cleveland Cavaliers), Kemba Walker (Charlotte Bob...
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PLAYERS:
Tiago Splitter,
DeJuan Blair,
Gary Neal,
Charles Barkley,
Kawhi Leonard,
DeMarcus Cousins,
Landry Fields,
Paul George,
Gordon Hayward,
Greg Monroe,
Evan Turner,
John Wall,
Marshon Brooks,
Brandon Knight,
Markieff Morris,
Tristan Thompson,
Kemba Walker,
Derrick Williams,
Manu Ginobili,
Rudy Gay
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards, New Jersey Nets, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Bobcats, Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies
TEAMS: San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards, New Jersey Nets, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Bobcats, Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies
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