The Jeremy Lin Show Added To Rookie-Sophomore Game 2012
When the original rosters were released, Jeremy Lin was not included because he hadn’t really played all that much. He’d had about two or three marquee performances and hadn’t quite yet taken the league by storm. He was a curiosity. Yet somehow, the league found a way for Kenny the Jet Smith, Commissioner of this BBVA Rising Stars contest, to add in two wild-card spots; one for the rookies, one for the sophomores. Amazingly, they found room to put Linsanity into the game. What a shocker! Lin was the third pick overall, going over to Team Shaq, as Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley were picking the teams for this game. And he’s on a team full of exciting young players. Here is the roster for Team Shaq. Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks Ricky Rubio, Minnesota Timberwolves Greg Monroe, Detroit Pistons Markieff Morris, Phoenix Suns Kemba Walker, Charlotte Bobcats Norris Cole, Miami Heat Landry Fields, New York Knicks Tristan Thompson, Cleveland Cavaliers Brandon Knight, Detroit Pistons Here’s the roster for Team Charles. DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings John Wall, Washington Wizards Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers Derrick Williams, Minnesota Timberwolves Paul George, Indiana Pacers Tiago Splitter, San Antonio Spurs Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs Evan Turner, Philadelphia 76ers Gordon Hayward, Utah Jazz Marshon Brooks, New Jersey Nets