NBA 3-Point Contest 2025: Format, points, money balls, participants, past champions

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SAN FRANCISCO — What is the NBA desperately looking for in All-Star weekend? Star power and actual competition.

The only thing that has consistently delivered that over the last decade or so is the 3-Point Contest, which is set to be the highlight of the weekend again in 2025.

Here is everything you need to know about the 2025 All-Star 3-Point Contest.

When is the 3-Point Contest?

The 3-Point Contest is part of the All-Star Saturday Night, which will take place on Feb. 15. This year’s event will be held at the Chase Center in San Francisco, home to the Golden State Warriors. It will be broadcast on TNT starting at 8 p.m. Eastern.

Who is competing in the 3-Point Contest?

This year’s 3-Point Contest is stacked.

Let’s break down this year’s competitors using their 3-point shooting percentage from this season:

• Norman Powell (Clippers): 43.1%
• Darius Garland (Cavaliers) 42.9%
• Cameron Johnson (Nets): 41.7%
• Jalen Brunson (Knicks): 39.7%
• Tyler Herro (Heat): 39.3%
• Damian Lillard (Bucks): 37.9%
• Buddy Hield (Warriors): 37.1%
• Cade Cunningham (Pistons): 35.4%

Who won the NBA 3-Point Contest last year?

Damian Lillard, who has won the last two 3-Point contests and is looking to join Larry Bird and Craig Hodges as the only people to win the contest three years in a row.

Is there going to be another Curry vs. Ionescu shootout?

No. Which sucks, it was the highlight of All-Star weekend a year ago in Indianapolis.

Here is what NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement: “We weren’t able to land on a plan we thought would raise the bar off of last year’s special moment. We all agreed not to proceed and will instead keep the focus on All-Star Sunday’s new format.”

Curry and Ionescu didn’t just want a rematch, they wanted to expand and grow the event. In the minds of the NBA league office, that meant Curry and former teammate Klay Thomson vs. Ionescu and wildly popular WNBA star Caitlin Clark. Except Clark didn’t want to do it, saying through her representatives at Excel Sports, “Caitlin will not be at NBA All-Star. She wants her first three-point contest to be at WNBA All-Star in Indianapolis this…

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Author : NBC Sports

Publish date : 2025-02-15 03:54:00

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