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
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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
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Derrick Williams, Minnesota F
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