Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo was selected to participate in the 2010 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge in Dallas on Feb. 12 during NBA All-Star Weekend. Mayo will join rookie of the year Derrick Rose and teammate Marc Gasol to play for the Sophomore team taking on a rookie team led by Tyreke Evans and Brandon Jennings.

As a rookie, Mayo operated mostly as a gunner without much team success. As a sophomore, the 6-4 guard has crossed over into a glue guy who gladly holds back his individual talent to satisfy the Grizzlies’ mantra: One Team.

O.J. Mayo and Feed the Children, donated 500 turkeys and 500 hams to 1,000 families in his hometown of Huntington so they could have a better Thanksgiving. Mayo used to play for Huntington High school before going to USC and then to the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies.

Congrats to O.J. Mayo for being a unanimous selection to the All-Rookie team. Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose was the only other unanimous selection. Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook, New Jersey center Brook Lopez and Miami forward Michael Beasley round out the 1st team All Rookie.

O.J. Mayo was runner-up in the NBA rookie of the year award with five first-place votes and 127 points. Derrick Rose was the clear cut winner with 574 total points. Mayo would have had a better shot if the Grizzlies won more games.

What do O.J. Mayo fans think Mayo needs to work on during the off-season to come back stronger and better for his 2nd year in the NBA?

The Memphis Grizzlies will debut three different O.J. Mayo billboards in Phoenix for All-Star Weekend as part of his Rookie of the Year campaign, which will kick off this weekend. The billboards feature Mayo and the tag line “Welcome to the Show.”

Be sure to watch Mayo play in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge Friday night and the H-O-R-S-E competition on All-Star Saturday Night.

O.J. Mayo will take on Kevin Durant and Joe Johnson in the first ever H-O-R-S-E competition during All-Star Saturday night.

The contest will take place outdoors at the NBA’s All-Star Block Party on Saturday in Phoenix before TNT televises the All-Star Saturday night festivities.

If a player makes a shot in H-O-R-S-E, the next competitor must make the same shot or receive a letter. A player gets an ‘H’ for his first miss and is eliminated once he has all five letters of the word.

Players will have 24 seconds to execute their shots, and an NBA referee will rule if they’re done properly. Dunking won’t be allowed.

• Leads all first-year players in scoring
• On pace to break Shareef Abdur-Rahim’s Grizzlie rookie record for points per game.
• Scored in double figures in each of his first 25 professional games, the longest streak to start an NBA career since David Robinson (77-straight)
• NBA Rookie of the Month Award for October/November after averaging 21.9 points in the month
• Scored 210 points in his first 10 career games. Only two active NBA players scored higher – Shaquille O’Neal (238) and Allen Iverson (224)
• Ranks in the Top 5 among all rookies in scoring average, assists (2.8, 4th), three-pointers made (80, 2nd), three-point percentage (.379, 5th), free throw percentage (.869, 3rd), steals (1.05, 3rd) and minutes (37.5, 1st)