Andrew Wiggins, Michael Carter-Williams lead Rising Stars Challenge rosters

The game will have a US vs. World format this year for the first time.

The 20 players for this year's Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend have just been announced, with last year's rookie of the year Michael Carter-Williams and likely 2015 favorite Andrew Wiggins leading the field. The game will take place at 9 p.m. on Feb. 13 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The format has changed again after a three-year experiment with TNT analysts picking teams among a 20-person player pool a la pickup hoops. This year, a team of 10 U.S.-born rookies and sophomores will square off against 10 rookies and sophomores born outside the United States. Previous formats include East vs. West and Rookies vs. Sophomores.

Before you immediately give the nod to the Americans, look at each roster.

US TEAM

Trey Burke, Utah Jazz

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Detroit Pistons

Michael Carter-Williams, Philadelphia 76ers

Zach LaVine, Minnesota Timberwolves

Shabazz Muhammad, Minnesota Timberwolves

Nerlens Noel, Philadelphia 76ers

Victor Oladipo, Orlando Magic

Elfrid Payton, Orlando Magic

Mason Plumlee, Brooklyn Nets

Cody Zeller, Charlotte Hornets

World Team

Steven Adams, Oklahoma City Thunder

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks

Bojan Bogdanovic, Brooklyn Nets

Gorgui Dieng, Minnesota Timberwolves

Dante Exum, Utah Jazz

Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz

Nikola Mirotic, Chicago Bulls

Kelly Olynyk, Boston Celtics

Dennis Schroeder, Atlanta Hawks

Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota Timberwolves

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