Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers was one of the darlings of NBA All-Star Weekend in 2011 at Staples Center, as he was a reserve in the big game, shined in the Rising Stars Game, and won the dunk contest by jumping over a car. He will be one of the coveted players on Thursday night when 2012 Rising Stars general managers Charles Barkley and Shaquille O`Neal draft their respective teams.

Griffin and John Wall headline the 2012 Rising Stars pool of players, who will be picked on NBA TV at 4 p.m. PST on Thursday night. Here is the full list of available players:

• Marshon Brooks, New Jersey G-F
• DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento C
• Landry Fields, New York G
• Paul George, Indiana G-F
• Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers F
  
• Gordon Hayward, Utah F
  
• Kyrie Irving, Cleveland G
• Brandon Knight, Detroit G
• Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio G-F
• Greg Monroe, Detroit C
• Markieff Morris, Phoenix F
• Ricky Rubio, Minnesota G
• Tiago Splitter, San Antonio F-C
• Tristan Thompson, Cleveland F
• Evan Turner, Philadelphia G-F
• John Wall, Washington G
• Kemba Walker, Charlotte G
• Derrick Williams, Minnesota F
  

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