Wendell Carter Jr. Selected To Rising Stars Roster

The Rising Stars rosters were released today and they included a familiar name, Wendell Carter Jr.

Congrats to Wendell Carter Jr. for being selected to the 2020 Rising Stars roster! #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/eSnmphIR1h

— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) January 31, 2020

However, due to his injury, he will not actually be participating in the game. He has been replaced by Zion Williamson.

Wendell Carter Jr. was selected for the US team for Rising Stars Challenge but was replaced by Zion Williamson.

— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) January 31, 2020

Even though Carter Jr. won’t be on the court for this game it’s still something Bulls fans can take pride in. This season has been up and down but accolades like this create hope for the future of this team. Wendell Carter Jr. is only 20 years old and has a ton of upside moving forward. Pair that with Zach LaVine having a monster season and hopefully management changes in the offseason and this could attract some free-agents.

Will the Bulls be represented during All-Star Weekend?

As it sits right now the Bulls will still have no representation on the court during the All-Star break. With it being hosted in Chicago this stings a bit more. However, there’s still a chance that the Bulls could be represented. Prior to Zach LaVine knowing if he was an All-Star or not he had talked about possibly participating in the three-point contest and the dunk contest. However, that was contingent on him already being involved in the weekend.

Zach LaVine told Yahoo Sports that for the 2020 All-Star weekend he would like to compete in the three point contest, the dunk contest, and in the All-Star game.

LaVine: "We gotta light it up. Hopefully I'm there and I can put on a show for the home crowd."

— Daniel Greenberg (@ChiSportUpdates) January 16, 2020

Until we get an answer all we can do is hope the Bulls go on a run over the next five games to put themselves in a good position after the break.