The Hawks will have two more participants in All-Star Saturday Night with the additions of Dennis Schroder to the Skills Challenge and Paul Millsap to the Shooting Stars Competition this weekend in New York City.
Schroder replaces Jimmy Butler in the Skills Challenge. He will face off against Kyle Lowry in the first-round of the new bracket format competition. Schroder will join teammate Jeff Teague in the eight-player field. Teague got a new first-round opponent when Elfrid Payton was named to replace Michael Carter-Williams.
Teague and Schroder are on opposite sides of the brackets and can only meet in the finals. Schroder had previously been selected to play in the Rising Stars Challenge Friday.
Schroder announced his participation in the event on social media Thursday.
“Excited to Compete in the Skills Challenge with My Speed Brother,” Schroder tweeted.
Millsap replaces Anthony Davis in the Shooting Stars Competition and will team with Scottie Pippen and Elena Delle Donne. Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins is part of the competition and will team with Chris Bosh and Swin Cash as two-time defending champions.
Hawks teammates Al Horford and Kyle Korver will join Millsap and Teague in the All-Star Game Sunday night at Madison Square Garden. Their Eastern Conference team will be led by Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer and his staff.
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