NBA Rising Stars & All-Star Game 2020 DFS Overview
Hello Grinders, welcome to the All-Star Break. This article is meant to give you a high-level overview of both the Rising Stars and NBA All-Star Game, some historical data and a few players worth considering on these slates. The All-Star Game is using a new format this season so there will be plenty of educated guesswork here, but let’s see what we can make of the new rules and how we may be able to gain an advantage over the field.
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Rising Stars Game
Background
The Rising Stars game features 10 first- and second-year NBA players from the United States against 10 first- and second-year NBA players from around the world. The game is also slightly different in that instead of a 48-minute regulation game, this is a 40-minute game with four 10-minute periods. Despite this game being shorter, there is no lack of scoring. In 2018, the final score was Team World 155 – Team USA 124. Last year, Team USA won 161-144. In other words, expect a ton of scoring and very little defense.
Speaking of no defense, take a look at the box scores from last year’s game: