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By Serena Yeh<\/strong>
\nMedill Reports<\/i><\/p>\n

LOS ANGELES – The Rising Stars are playing it nice.<\/p>\n

Fourteen of the 2018 NBA Rising Stars Challenge players were asked over the All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles who they thought among them, excluding the player himself, would be the first to make the All-Star Game. And most were loyal to a fault.<\/p>\n

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Many chose to cast a hypothetical vote for their own teammates \u2013 from the Chicago Bulls\u2019 sophomore Kris Dunn\u2019s cheeky pick of rookie Lauri Markkanen, to the Los Angeles Lakers\u2019 Kyle Kuzma\u2019s vote of support for Brandon Ingram, to the Sacramento Kings\u2019 Bogdan Bogdanovic\u2019s humorous selection of De\u2019Aaron Fox, to the mutual affirmation between the Boston Celtics\u2019 Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and then, finally, to the reciprocated show of support between the Philadelphia 76ers\u2019 Ben Simmons and Dario Saric.<\/p>\n

Absent from the nominees is Joel Embiid, the third Sixers player in the Rising Stars Challenge who has already been named an All-Star starter this year. Embiid is only the fourth All-Star Game starter who was also participating in the Rising Stars Challenge, following Yao Ming, Lebron James and Blake Griffin.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, most players voted for Ben Simmons (seven votes), followed by runners-up Jaylen Brown and Brandon Ingram (three votes each).<\/p>\n

\"Donovan<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Utah Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell had votes from De’Aaron Fox and John Collins. (Serena Yeh\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"De'Aaron<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Sacramento Kings rookie De’Aaron Fox said he thinks either Ben Simmons or Donovan Mitchell will be the first to make the All-Star Game. (Serena Yeh\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Dennis<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Dennis Smith Jr. said he thinks Ben Simmons, Jaylen Brown and Brandon Ingram could make it to the All-Star Game next year. (Serena Yeh\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Jamal<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
2017 Rising Stars Challenge MVP Jamal Murray said he thought Ben Simmons should have made it to the All-Star Game this year. (Serena Yeh\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Lauri<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Chicago Bulls rookie Lauri Markkanen received a vote of support from Bulls teammate Kris Dunn, who highlighted Markkanen’s eight made three-pointers at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 11. (Serena Yeh\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Taurean<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Atlanta Hawks sophomore Taurean Prince said he thinks either Ben Simmons or Jaylen Brown will make it to the All-Star Game first. (Serena Yeh\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n

Here\u2019s what the players had to say:<\/p>\n

Bogdan Bogdanovic<\/strong>: \u201cFox. He\u2019s an All-Star player and he has that swag. He also has a good name for that, De\u2019Aaron Fox, you know? He\u2019s good for that. He\u2019s born for that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kris Dunn<\/strong>: \u201cLauri Markkanen, because he had eight threes in Madison Square Garden.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jaylen Brown<\/strong>: \u201cJayson Tatum, because he plays for my team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jayson Tatum<\/strong>: \u201cMe or Jaylen. If I can\u2019t pick me, I pick Jaylen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taurean Prince<\/strong>: \u201cProbably Ben Simmons. It\u2019s known he\u2019s a good player, he does it all. He has very high professionalism about it, and I think that he will be the one. Him or Jaylen Brown. Jaylen Brown\u2019s my guy, I like competing against him.<\/p>\n

Dennis Smith Jr.<\/strong>: \u201cI think there\u2019s a couple of guys who could make the game next year. Ben Simmons could make it, Jaylen Brown could make it. Whoever I name is going to be in the East more likely, but those are two guys that could definitely make the game next year. Brandon Ingram keeps getting better, he has a real shot too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kyle Kuzma<\/strong>: \u201cBrandon Ingram. I think he\u2019s going to keep getting better and better, and he\u2019s only 20 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Collins<\/strong>: \u201cI\u2019ll say it\u2019s a Laker, if it\u2019s not Donovan Mitchell, it\u2019s going to be Lonzo (Ball), Kuz, or Brandon Ingram. I mean, Lonzo was almost voted in as an All-Star this year, right? I looked at the voting, he was pretty high up there, so I would say if it\u2019s not Donovan, it\u2019s one of the Lakers boys.\u201d<\/p>\n

De\u2019Aaron Fox<\/strong>: \u201cI mean the way Donovan and Ben have been playing, I feel like one of them first. Just the way they\u2019ve been playing, or just popularity, probably like Lonzo or somebody in LA honestly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Domantas Sabonis<\/strong>: \u201cI would say Ben Simmons, probably the next year. I think he should have been in this year. He\u2019s a very talented player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jamal Murray<\/strong>: “I will probably go with Ben Simmons. I think he should have made it this year. I think next year he’s got it for sure.”<\/p>\n

Dario Saric<\/strong>: \u201cI think first for all players will probably be Ben. Joel is already there. There are a couple of guys on the U.S. team who are very talented, who will one day be big stars, but I think Ben will be first.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ben Simmons<\/strong>: \u201cOther than myself, hopefully Dario. Why? Because Dario is a great player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dillon Brooks<\/strong>: \u201cI think either Jamal (Murray) or Ben. Those guys they\u2019ve been through it. Jamal\u2019s already won MVP here and he\u2019s playing tremendous basketball. He could shoot, he could lay it up, he runs his team so great, that\u2019s what Ben Simmons does too. He has all the flavor, all the dunks, he triple-doubles almost every game, fills the stat sheet and he\u2019s up and rising.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photo at top: Philadelphia 76ers players Ben Simmons (left) and Dario Saric (center) practice at the NBA All-Star Weekend’s Rising Stars Challenge Team World practice. (Serena Yeh\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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