San Antonio Spurs rookie Stephon Castle scored 12 points as Team C defeated Jeremy Lin’s Team G League to win the 2025 Rising Stars championship.
Castle was also named the MVP of Friday’s event.
As winners of the competition, Team C – coached by Chris Mullin – will play Sunday as the fourth team in the NBA’s new All-Star tournament format. Candace Parker will replace Mullin as head coach of the Rising Stars squad, which will face Shaquille O’Neal’s squad featuring LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and several other veteran stars in the semifinal.