Jose Alvarado

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado on Friday was named MVP of the NBA Rising Stars game to lead Team Pau to the championship in Salt Lake City, Utah.

[#JordanRisingStars](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23JordanRisingStars). [“I’m not 6-5. Alvarado was true to his word that he would guard Murphy some if he had the chance (also said he’d foul him, but not yet on that) – [#Pistons](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Pistons)guard Jaden Ivey finished with 3 points. Rising Stars invitee Jose Alvarado is looking forward to getting the full experience at #NBA All-Star this weekend. Best moment/quote from Jose Alvarado being mic’d up during the Jordan Rising Stars opening game? He had 13 points in the first game and 5 points in the final, including the game-winning 3-pointer. I’m not athletic. [Jose Alvarado on Friday was named MVP of the NBA Rising Stars game to lead Team Pau to the championship in Salt Lake City, Utah](https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/lists/2023-nba-rising-stars-jose-alvarado-mvp/). I’m not 6’5. The second-year pro also entertained fans during an eventful, humorous live mic’d up segment for TNT. #Pelicans PG Jose Alvarado shines brightest during Jordan Rising Stars event, earning MVP after swishing championship-winning three-pointer.

The Sporting News tracked live scoring updates from the 2023 Rising Stars Challenge on Friday. Checked out all of the action you may have missed right here.

For games on NBA TV, subscribe to Sling Orange & Sports Extra for $27.50 in your first month. — Team Pau will face Team Deron in the first game of the night, and Team Joakim will battle Team Jason. Winner of Game 2 Team Joakim will meet Team Pau in the final round. The Rising Stars Challenge will tip off around 9 p.m. The event will be held at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. 6 p.m. - Time: 9 p.m. Team Pau takes down Team Joakim to capture the 2023 Rising Stars Challenge championship. — Quentin Grimes closes out the second game with a pull-up jumper. — Jose Alvarado for the win... Checked out all of the action you may have missed right here.

Younger NBA players who have showed promise, playing well, are given the opportunity shine. Jose Alvarado is the first undrafted player to ever win the Rising ...

Nothing Alvarado does is against the rules, outside the lines. It is what drives Alvarado and makes him good. That is the ultimate compliment. Born and raised in the New Orleans area, CCSE CEO Ken Trahan has been a sports media fixture in the community for nearly four decades. He simply plays 94 feet nightly within the lines. He exchanged banter with Donovan Mitchell, who was sitting courtside.

It seems that Pau Gasol has carried the huge winning gene he had as a player to his work as a coach. Team Pau, coached by the Spanish giant, beat Team Joakim ( ...

Alvarado had 13 points in the 40-25 semifinal win of Team Pau over Team Deron (Williams). The Team Pau delivered!!!

Jose Alvarado just wanted to make sure he was going to get what was rightfully his after winning a bet against Cavs star Donovan Mitchell.

One thing you can be sure of is that Jose Alvarado will be holding Mitchell up on his promise. Donovan then backtracked on his statement and promised to take Jose out for a good meal. He had a burning question on his mind and he just had to get it out.

Alvarado's bold 3-pointer clinched his team's victory in the title game Friday night.

Alvarado scored five points in the short contest. I’m not athletic. The Rising Stars event was comprised of 21 selected NBA first- and second-year players, along with seven G League players. 17), nailing a game-clinching 3-point shot in the final and being named Most Valuable Player of the NBA All-Star Weekend event. I’m not 6-5. "I'm not 6'5.

Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado has hit the scene with a bang and took home the Rising Stars MVP at NBA All-Star weekend.

Alvarado has upped his numbers from his rookie season to 9.1 points per game, 2.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.1 steals with shooting splits of 40.9 percent shooting from the field, 33.9 percent shooting from three-point range and 81.3 percent shooting from the free throw line. While his overall shooting percentage may be down from the 44.6 percent he shot as a rookie, his three point shooting percentage has seen a jump from the 29.1 percent he shot last season. [New Orleans Pelicans](/nba/new-orleans-pelicans) guard Jose Alvarado has been one of the NBA’s feel-good stories since he stepped onto the scene last season as a rookie and made an impact throughout the season and into the playoffs as the Pelicans pushed the No. Alvarado made headlines [getting under the skin](https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-jose-alvarados-petty-reason-for-playing-through-injury-will-give-life-to-new-orleans-fans) of Chris Paul with his signature ‘theft’ move and his pesky defense. This season, Jose Alvarado has taken on a bit of an expanded role for the Pelicans. After the Saturday night festivities were over, Alvarado took to social media [to express](https://twitter.com/AlvaradoJose15/status/1627161553501028352?s=20) his thoughts on his MVP win.