Warriors’ Brandin Podziemski to Replace Cason Wallace in 2025 NBA Rising Stars Game
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Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski is hitting the court for the 2025 NBA Rising Stars Game at All-Star weekend in San Francisco.
The league announced that the second-year Warrior will serve as an injury replacement for Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace. Podziemski will be on Team T, which is being coached by Warriors icon Tim Hardaway.
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Golden State @warriors guard Brandin Podziemski will replace injured Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace on Team T in the 2025 Castrol Rising Stars. Wallace is unable to participate because of a right shoulder strain.
Castrol Rising Stars honorary head coaches Tim Hardaway… pic.twitter.com/z6AA6KsM7T
Wallace is missing the game due to a right shoulder strain.
Podziemski is averaging 9.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 38 games for Golden State so far this season. He has served in a bench role, making 10 starts and averaging 24.7 minutes per night.
Team T will consist of Podziemski, Anthony Black, Tristan da Silva, Gradey Dick, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr.
The other teams consisting of NBA players will be coached by Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond. The G-League representatives will be coached by Jeremy Lin.
The four teams will square off in a bracket-style tournament, with the winner advancing to the new All-Star Game tournament on Sunday.
The 2025 NBA Rising Stars Challenge is set for Feb. 14 at 9 p.m. ET.
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