NBA picks Rose, Gibson for Rookie Challenge game

Posted January 26, 2010 10:00 pm

NEW YORK -- Bulls guard Derrick Rose, the reigning Rookie of the Year, and Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans, the leading scorer among first-year players, lead a list of 18 players selected for the 2010 Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam on Feb. 12 in Dallas during NBA All-Star weekend.

Forward Taj Gibson of the Bulls also made the rookie squad.

The participants in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam were selected by the NBA's assistant coaches, with each team submitting one ballot.

Joining Rose on the Sophomore team are Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley, Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon, Minnesota Timberwolves forward/center Kevin Love, New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez, New York Knicks forward Danilo Gallinari, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, and a pair of teammates from the Memphis Grizzlies - center Marc Gasol and guard O.J. Mayo.

Forward Omri Casspi, Evans' teammate in Sacramento, joins him on the Rookie team, which also includes Gibson, Detroit Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jonny Flynn, Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden, and San Antonio forward/center DeJuan Blair.

The event will be televised live nationally on TNT at 8 p.m. and also will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio, while NBA.com will make live audio available to fans in multiple languages.

Tyreke Evans Associated Press

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