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Bradley Beal named to Rising Stars Challenge, Otto Porter left out

The rosters for this year's Rising Stars Challenge are out, and one Wizard will be among the player pool.

By Mike Prada
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In what should not be much of a surprise to anyone, there is one Wizard -- Bradley Beal -- that will be a part of this year's Rising Stars Challenge. This year's first-round pick, Otto Porter, did not make the list of 18 rookies and sophomores that'll be grouped into teams by Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal.

Here's the full list:

ROOKIES: Victor Oladipo, Trey Burke, Michael Carter-Williams, Steven Adams, Kelly Olynyk, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mason Plumlee, Tim Hardaway Jr., Pero Antic.

SOPHOMORES: Anthony Davis, Beal, Dion Waiters, Jonas Valanciunas, Damian Lillard, Harrison Barnes, Andre Drummond, Terrence Jones, Jared Sullinger.

That's right: Just two of the first 10 picks in last year's draft were named to the game. You could make a good case for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ben McLemore, but otherwise, it's hard to argue with the rookie selections.

Notable absent sophomores include Miles Plumlee, John Henson and Kendall Marshall.

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