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Memphis Grizzlies Player Added to NBA All-Star Weekend

Memphis Grizzlies wing Vince Williams Jr. has been named to the Rising Stars team
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Memphis Grizzlies Player Added to NBA All-Star Weekend
Memphis Grizzlies Player Added to NBA All-Star Weekend

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The NBA shared a press release on Monday evening, announcing that Memphis Grizzlies wing Vince Williams Jr. had been named to the 2024 Panini Rising Stars team, replacing injured New Orleans Pelicans guard Dyson Daniels.

The NBA's release stated the following:

"Memphis Grizzlies guard Vince Williams Jr. will replace injured New Orleans Pelicans guard Dyson Daniels on Team Tamika in the 2024 Panini Rising Stars. The annual showcase of premier young talent at NBA All-Star will take place on Friday, Feb. 16 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and air live at 9 p.m. ET on TNT and ESPN Radio in the United States. Williams will play in Panini Rising Stars for the first time. A second-year NBA player and the 47th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, the 6-4 Williams is averaging 9.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 26.0 minutes in 41 games this season."

Williams has emerged as a very solid two-way wing for the Grizzlies, earning himself a standard contract after initially being on a two-way deal. One of the few bright spots in a frustrating Grizzlies season that has been derailed by injuries, Williams projects to be a solid rotation piece in Memphis for years to come.

This addition to the Rising Stars team is a great honor for Williams, and is much deserved recognition for his play.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.

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