Kings Blog and Q&A: All-Star Weekend will have two Kings

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January 27, 2010

All-Star Weekend will have two Kings

For the first time in six years NBA All-Star Weekend will have a touch of Sacramento.
Rookies Tyreke Evans and Omri Casspi were selected for the 2010 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam February 12 in Dallas.

The game that's features first-year players against second-year players has its rosters of nine players voted on by league assistant coaches. The lead assistants from the All Star coaching staffs will coach the teams.

The selection of the Evans and Casspi are a surprise to no one. Evans is the leading candidate for Rookie of the Year, averaging 20.8 points. Casspi has been a revelation among late first-round picks, averaging 12.2 points.

Jason Thompson appeared to be a lock for the sophomore squad about a month ago. But his production has tailed off as the Kings have struggled.

Peja Stojakovic and Brad Miller were the last Kings to participate in All-Star Weekend when both were on the Western Conference All-Star team and Stojakovic finished second in the 3-Point Shootout.

Rookie Roster

Omri Casspi Sacramento F 6-9 225 Israel
DeJuan Blair San Antonio F-C 6-7 265 Pittsburgh
Stephen Curry Golden State G 6-3 185 Davidson
Tyreke Evans Sacramento G 6-6 220 Memphis
Jonny Flynn Minnesota G 6-0 185 Syracuse
Taj Gibson Chicago F 6-9 225 USC
James Harden Oklahoma City G 6-5 220 Arizona State
Brandon Jennings Milwaukee G 6-1 169 Lottomatica Virtus Roma (Italy)
Jonas Jerebko Detroit F 6-10 231 Sweden

Sophomore Roster

Michael Beasley Miami F 6-9 245 Kansas St.
Marc Gasol Memphis C 7-1 265 Spain
Danilo Gallinari New York G-F 6-10 225 Italy
Eric Gordon L.A. Clippers G 6-3 222 Indiana
Brook Lopez New Jersey C 7-0 260 Stanford
Kevin Love Minnesota F-C 6-10 260 UCLA
O.J. Mayo Memphis G 6-4 210 USC
Derrick Rose Chicago G 6-3 190 Memphis
Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City G 6-3 187 UCLA

Kings in the Rookie Challenge

Brian Grant and Michael Smith 1995
Tyus Edney 1996
Michael Stewart 1998
Jason Williams 2000
Hedo Turkoglu 2002

--Jason Jones

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