Philadelphia 76ers forward Robert Covington, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova and Houston Rockets forward Kostas Papanikolaou were added to the rosters for the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Covington and Dellavedova replace injured Michael Carter-Williams of the 76ers on the U.S. team and injured Kelly Olynyk of the Boston Celtics on the world team. Papanikolaou takes the place of Denver’s Jusuf Nurkic on the world team.
Nurkic had been selected to sub for injured Steven Adams of the Oklahoma City Thunder but is unavailable because of personal reasons.
Carter-Williams also was replaced in Saturday’s Skills Challenge by Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton. Atlanta Hawks All-Star forward Paul Millsap was named to take injured New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis’ spot in the Shooting Stars competition.
Covington is averaging 13.2 points and 4.7 rebounds in 43 games this season for the 76ers.
Dellavedova is in his second NBA season. The Australian is averaging 4.3 points and 2.9 assists in 39 games, including nine starts.
Papanikolaou has played in 39 games this season and is averaging 4.7 points and 2.9 rebounds. A native of Greece, he played two seasons playing overseas before signing with the Rockets in September.
Millsap is one of four Hawks in Sunday’s All-Star game. He is averaging 16.8 points and 7.9 rebounds this season. His Shooting Stars teammates will be Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen and two-time WNBA All-Star Elena Delle Donne of the Chicago Ski.
Payton is averaging 7.9 points and 5.7 assists in 56 games this season. The rookie will face Hawks All-Star guard Jeff Teague in the first round of the Skills Challenge.