
New Orleans' Duo, Sauce & Porter, Spice Up The Sophomores As The Rookies Dominate With A 21-Pt Victory
NBA All-Star Weekend 2026, Rising Stars Challenge: Feb. 20, 2026 - Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, OH
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-C- DJ Porter
Ricky Forte
-PF- Jere Augustus
Carlos Jefferson
-SF- Hisashi Sakai
Diego Bares
-SG- Morgan Sauce
Nick Johnston
-PG- Aaron Christmas
SOPH | 25 | 36 | 25 | 26 |
112
ROOK | 37 | 32 | 27 | 37 |
133

Pelicans' big man DJ Porter earned himself Player of the Game after posting a dominating 28 & 17 in the Rookie's win over the Sophomores.
Rising Stars' Rookie's Top Performers:
NO, Morgan Sauce: 29 Points, 8 Assists, 3 Steals, 11/18 FG, 2/4 3PT, 5/6 FT
NO, DJ Porter: 28 Points, 17 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 14/18 FG
SEA, Jere Augustus: 25 Points, 11/17 FG, 1/2 3PT, 2/2 FT
WAS, Hisaski Sakai: 15 Points, 9 Assists, 4/6 FG, 3/4 3PT, 4/5 FT
POR, Treysi Royal: 13 Points, 5/9 FG, 3/7 3PT
IND, Paolo Paven: 6 Points, 10 Rebounds, 2/4 FG, 1/2 3PT, 1/2 FT
Rising Stars' Sophomores' Top Performers:
ORL, Diego Bares: 22 Points, 7 Assists, 9/16 FG, 4/7 3PT
OKC, Ricky Forte: 20 Points, 6 Rebounds, 10/19 FG
MIA, Nick Johnston: 15 Points, 6/12 FG, 1/1 3PT, 2/4 FT
WAS, CJ Chandler: 10 Points, 6 Assists, 3/12 FG, 2/6 3PT, 2/2 FT
CHA, Dee Johnson: 8 Points, 10 Rebounds, 3/10 FG, 1/4 3PT, 1/4 FT
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Pelicans' rookie Morgan Sauce was tremendous in his Rising Stars' debut, scoring a game-high 29 points in the team's victory.

Along with Sauce, Seattle's rookie, Jere Augustus, went on a scoring tear & tallied 25 points in the winning effort.

Wizards' rookie Hisashi Sakai connects with a sweet dish to Dj Porter for 1 of his 9 assists.

Porter pulled down a game-high 17 rebounds in his dominant performance. Who can stop the big man in New Orleans?

Treysi Royal sinks the buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter.

These two need a nickname.

All love after Night 1 of NBA All-Star Weekend is complete.