<p>The league's top rookies and second-year players, plus a few G League standouts, faced off from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse <a href="https://theathletic.com/news/cade-cunningham-evan-mobley-headline-team-barry-as-nba-rising-stars-rosters-announced/cokchD8jjuGm/" target= self>in the Rising Stars event</a>, which this year featured <a href="https://theathletic.com/news/nba-adopts-new-format-for-rising-stars-at-all-star-weekend/eAHtMeAdEHX7/" target= self>a three-game mini-tournament</a>.</p><p></p><p>Team Barry defeated Team Isiah in the final, winning 25-20. <a class='ath autolink' href='https://theathletic.com/player/nba/pistons/cade-cunningham/'>Cade Cunningham</a> led a late charge despite <a class='ath autolink' href='https://theathletic.com/player/nba/raptors/precious-achiuwa/'>Precious Achiuwa</a>'s hot start.</p><p&
Cade Cunningham was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2022 NBA Rising Stars Challenge, scoring 18 points in two games, including a clutch 3-pointer in the final to put his side