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Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, the league's Rookie of the Year for the 2007-08 season, and Derrick Rose, a 2008 All-Star pick from the Chicago Bulls, will each lead eight teammates to the 2009 Phoenix All-Star Rookie Challenge.
Here's the full roster of this year's All-Star Rookie Challenge: Players (Team) Position Height Weight School Country.
Michael Beasley (Heat) F 6-9 245 Kansas State University.
Rudy Fernandez (Trail Blazers) G-F 6-6 185 Spain.
Marc Gasol (Grizzlies) C 7-1 265 Spain.
Eric Gordon (Clippers) G 6-3 222 Indiana University.
Brook Lopez (Nets) C 7-0 260 Stanford University.
Mayo (Grizzlies) G 6-4 210 USC Greg Oden (Trail Blazers) C 7-0 285 Ohio State University.
Derrick Rose (Bulls) G 6-3 190 University of Memphis.
Russell Westbrook (Thunder) G 6-3 187 UCLA Head Coach -- TBD.
Assistant Coach -- Dwyane Wade.
A roster of second-year star team balls.
Player (Team) Position: Height, Weight, School, Country.
Aaron Brooks (Rockets) g 6-0 161 University of Oregon.
Wilson-Chandler (Knicks) F 6-8 220 DePaul University.
Kevin Durant (Thunder) G-F 6-9 215 University of Texas Slow Annihilation.
Jeff Green (Thunder) F 6-9 235 Georgetown University.
Al Horford (Eagles) F-C 6-10 245 University of Florida.
Luis Scola (Rocket) F-C 6-9 245 Argentina.
El Thornton (Clippers) F 6-8 220 Florida Great.
Rodney-Starkey (Pistons) G 6-5 205 Eastern Washington University.
Thaddeus Young (76ers) F 6-8 220 Georgia Institute of Technology.
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In addition to Rose, they also include Memphis Grizzlies guards, 2008 Rookie Mayo, center Marc Gasol, Portland Trail Blazers center, 2007 No. 1 pick Greg Oden, guard Rudy Fernandez, Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, Los Angeles Clippers guard Eric Gordon, Heat forward, 2008 star Michael Beasley, and Nets center Brook Lopez.
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