Avtodor forward Nikita Mikhailovsky will replace Alexey Shved, who continues to recover from an injury, on the Russian Stars.
The 18-year-old Nikita Mikhailovsky is one of the top contenders for the VTB League’s Young Player of the Year.
The Saratov forward was named to the all-tournament team last summer at the European championships, where he led Russia to a 4th-place finish. He also won the DUBL Final Eight MVP last season while playing for Avtodor.
Nikita Mikhailovsky is the third Avtodor player picked for the All-Star Game in Moscow (Artem Zabelin is also on the Russian Stars; Perrin Buford is on the World Stars).
Final All-Star Game rosters:
Russian Stars: Vitaly Fridzon, Dmitry Kulagin, Dmitry Khvostov (Lokomotiv-Kuban), Ivan Strebkov (Nizhny Novgorod), Evgeny Voronov (Zenit), Sergey Monia (Khimki), Joel Bolomboy, Andrey Vorontsevich, Nikita Kurbanov (CSKA), Artem Klimenko (UNICS), Nikita Mikhailovsky, Artem Zabelin (Avtodor).
World Stars: Sergio Rodriguez, Nando De Colo (CSKA), Jamar Smith, Maurice Ndour (UNICS), Kendrick Perry (Nizhny Novgorod), Anthony Clemmons (Astana), Perrin Buford (Avtodor), Jalen Reynolds (Zenit), Jordan Mickey (Khimki), Dorell Wright (Lokomotiv-Kuban), Rashard Kelly (PARMA), D’Angelo Harrison (Enisey).
