Canada's Andrew Wiggins of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Kelly Olynyk of the Boston Celtics were named to the World Team for the Rising Stars Challenge during NBA All-Star weekend.  

Wiggins, who leads all rookies in scoring (15.2 PPG), is part of a frontcourt that includes the Utah Jazz's Rudy Gobert, the third-leading shot-blocker in the NBA (2.18 BPG), and the Chicago Bulls' Nikola Mirotic. The other World Team players are Sprite Slam Dunk entrant Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, Steven Adams of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Bojan Bogdanovic of the Brooklyn Nets, Gorgui Dieng of the Timberwolves, Dante Exum of the Jazz and Dennis Schroder of the Atlanta Hawks. 

The league's annual showcase will debut a format that pits 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, set for Friday, Feb. 13, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, will be televised live on TSN. 

Philadelphia's Michael Carter-Williams, one of two NBA players averaging at least 15.0 points, 7.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds, is joined on the U.S. Team by Sprite Slam Dunk competitors Zach LaVine of the Timberwolves, Victor Oladipo of the Magic and Mason Plumlee of the Nets.

The rookie leader in assists (the Magic's Elfrid Payton) and the rookie leader in rebounds, blocked shots and steals (the 76ers' Nerlens Noel) were also selected for the U.S. Team, which is rounded out by Trey Burke of the Jazz, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope of the Detroit Pistons, Shabazz Muhammad of the Timberwolves and Cody Zeller of the Charlotte Hornets.