An Arizona rookie will be participating in the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, just not the one most people would have expected with how this season has gone.
Ex-Wildcat Carter Bryant has accepted an invitation to compete in the Slam Dunk Contest, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The competition is scheduled for Feb. 14 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
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Bryant will be the fifth former UA player to compete in the Slam Dunk Contest, the first since Aaron Gordon made his third appearance in 2020. Others to participate were Chase Budinger (2012), Andre Igoudala (2006) and Richard Jefferson (2003).
The 14th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Bryant has played in 37 games for the San Antonio Spurs. He’s averaging 2.5 points and 1.7 rebounds in 8.1 minutes per game, with a career high of 11 points on Jan. 19 against the Utah Jazz.
Another UA rookie should have been invited to All-Star Weekend but was snubbed. Caleb Love, who was not one of the 10 first-year players selected for the Rising Stars game set for Feb. 13 in LA. Though undrafted, Love is ninth among rookies in scoring at 11.2 points per game and his 82 3-pointers are fifth-most despite starting only one game.
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