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Pau Gasol will direct one of the Rising Stars teams of the Weekend of the Stars

MADRID, 31 Ene.

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Pau Gasol will direct one of the Rising Stars teams of the Weekend of the Stars

MADRID, 31 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Former Spanish player Pau Gasol, winner of two NBA champion rings with the Los Angeles Lakers, was announced this Tuesday as one of the coaches of the four teams that will compete in the 'Rising Stars Challenge', one of the activities of the End of American League All-Star Week between February 17 and 19 in Utah.

"Being a coach at 'Rising Stars' will be an honor! Thanks to the NBA for making it possible. See you in Salt Lake City!", wrote the man from Sant Boi on his official 'Twitter' account after learning of his appointment .

This 'Rising Stars' will bring together 28 players, eleven NBA 'rookies', ten second-year players and the remaining seven from the G-League, the Development League, who will be divided into four teams that will face each other on Friday the 17th .

In addition to Pau Gasol, who will lead 'Team Pau', the other three 'coaches' will be former players Joakim Noah, Deron Williams and Jason Terry. The Catalan, Noah and Williams will 'draft' the '21' NBA, while Terry will lead the combined Development League players. The semifinals will be won by the team that reaches 40 points first, while the final will be played at 25.

Among the participants in this game are players like Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner (Orlando Magic), Jabari Smith Jr and Alpere Sengun (Houston Rockets), Evan Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers), AJ Griffin (Detroit Pistons) or Scotty Pippen Jr (South Bay). Lakers).

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