How to Watch the NBA Rising Stars Game, Exclusively on Peacock
Before the All-Star Game, get to know some of the NBA's best newcomers with All-Star Weekend's first event.
The 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend ends, fittingly, with the annual All-Star Game (coming to you live on NBC and Peacock), featuring the league's biggest stars going head-to-head for bragging rights. But while the grand finale is the stars of today, the weekend actually begins with a spotlight on the stars of tomorrow.
On February 13, Peacock will kick off All-Star Weekend as the exclusive streaming home of the Castrol Rising Stars mini-tournament, an event spotlighting the best first and second year NBA players and the stars of the G-League as they build their reputations, cement their place in the league, and look for some bragging rights of their own.
So, how can you tune in to catch the basketball greats of the future? Here's what you need to know.
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How to watch the NBA Castrol Rising Stars Tournament
The Castrol Rising Stars showcase is set to tip off at 9 p.m. ET on Friday, February 13. While other events will simulcast on NBC, this event is available exclusively on Peacock, so you'll need to sign up for an account to tune in. Plans start as low as $7.99 per month!
The game will be immediately followed by the NBA HBCU Classic, giving you another chance to catch rising basketball stars in action.
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How the Rising Stars event works
Like the "U.S. vs. World" All-Star Game on Sunday, the Rising Stars mini-tournament features a group of teams competing in shortened basketball games that will act as a playoff. There are four teams -- each coached by a different NBA legend -- and they'll start the event by playing two semifinal games. Fastest team to 40 points wins the game.
The two winners of these semifinals will then advance to the final, an even faster game in which the first team to score 25 points will be declared the winner of the Rising Stars tournament.
Who's playing in the Rising Stars mini-tournament?
The Rising Stars tournament will feature three teams assembled from a group of NBA newcomers, selected via ballots from the league's assistant coaches. The fourth team will feature stars from the NBA's G-League. The NBA players were drafted by honorary coaches and current NBA on NBC broadcasters Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter, while the G-League team is overseen by honorary coach Austin Rivers.
Here's how the teams break down:
Team Melo
- Cooper Flagg (Dallas Mavericks)*[injured will not play]
- Reed Sheppard (Houston Rockets)
- Stephon Castle (San Antonio Spurs)
- Dylan Harper (San Antonio Spurs)
- Jeremiah Fears (New Orleans Pelicans)
- Donovan Clingan (Portland Trail Blazers)
- Collin Murray-Boyles (Toronto Raptors)
*Ace Bailey (Utah Jazz) replaces the injured Cooper Flagg
Team T-Mac
- Kon Knueppel (Charlotte Hornets)
- Kel’el Ware (Miami Heat)
- Tre Johnson (Washington Wizards)
- Alex Sarr (Washington Wizards)* [injured will not play]
- Ajay Mitchell (Oklahoma City Thunder)^ [injured will not play]
- Jaylon Tyson (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks)
- Cam Spencer (Memphis Grizzlies)
* Bub Carrington (Washington Wizards) replaces the injured Alex Sarr
^ Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks) replaces the injured Ajay Mitchell
Team Vince
- V.J. Edgecombe (Philadelphia 76ers)
- Derik Queen (New Orleans Pelicans)
- Kyshawn George (Washington Wizards)
- Matas Buzelis (Chicago Bulls)
- Egor Dёmin (Brooklyn Nets)
- Cedric Coward (Memphis Grizzlies)
- Jaylen Wells (Memphis Grizzlies)
Team Austin
- Sean East II (Salt Lake City Stars)
- Ron Harper Jr. (Maine Celtics)
- David Jones Garcia (Austin Spurs) [injured, will not play*]
- Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (San Diego Clippers)
- Alijah Martin (Raptors 905)
- Tristen Newton (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
- Yang Hansen (Rip City Remix)
- Mac McClung (Chicago Bulls)
* Mac McClung replaces the injured David Jones Garcia
NBA on NBC's coverage of 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend shifts to both NBC and Peacock for All-Star Saturday (featuring the Shooting Stars event, 3-Point Competition, and Slam Dunk contest) which tips off Saturday, February 14 at 5 p.m. ET, followed by the 75th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 15 at 5 p.m. ET.
