The Three-Point Contest is a National Basketball Association (NBA) contest held on the Saturday before the annual All-Star Game as part of All-Star weekend. The contest was originally named the "Long Distance Shootout".
The 2019 iteration of the contest featured ten participants. From its introduction in 1986 to 2018, eight participants were selected to participate in each season's shootout. Between 2002 and 2003, and again between 2012 and 2013, there were six participants. Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers is the most recent winner of the event, which was held at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
Rules In this contest, participants attempt to make as many three-point field goals as possible from five positions behind the three-point line in one minute. Players begin shooting from one corner of the court, and move from station to station along the three-point arc until they reach the other corner. At each shooting station is a rack with five basketballs. Out of the five balls, four are worth one point (the standard orange Wilson game balls) and the fifth one (a red/white/blue ABA-style ball; often nicknamed the "money ball") is worth two points. The goal of this contest is to score as many points as possible within one minute. A perfect score used to be 30 points. Since the 2014 contest, a rack consisting only of "money balls" has been added, and can be placed on any of the 5 spots of the player's choice, bringing up the maximum possible score to 34 points.Marco Belinelli wins the Three-Point Shootout after Bradley Beal’s comeback forces a playoff, Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 14, 2015. In the 2020 contest, two additional shots were placed on each side of the top of the key, worth three points each. This increased the maximum possible score to 40, and the time limit was increased from 60 to 70 seconds.
In the qualifying round, each player has a chance to score as many points as possible. The three players with the top scores advance to the finals. The final round is played in the same way as the qualifying round, but players shoot according to the ascending order of their first-round scores. In each round, the shots and the score are confirmed by the referee and the television instant replay system. The final round will be shot in reverse direction (left to right corner for a left-handed shooter and vice versa). In the case of a tie, multiple extra rounds of 30 seconds (1 minute in the final) are played to determine the winner.
Milestones Larry Bird, the inaugural winner of this contest, Craig Hodges and Damian Lillard (incumbent) have each won three times, while Mark Price, Jeff Hornacek, Peja Stojaković, Jason Kapono, and Stephen Curry have each won twice. Kon Knueppel of the Charlotte Hornets is the most recent rookie to be invited to the contest. Craig Hodges and Jason Kapono hold the record for most shots made in one round (21/25, .840 percentage), Craig Hodges also holds the records of most consecutive shots made (19), most appearances (8), and most points (25 out of a possible 30 points, .833 percentage) The current record for the most points scored by a single contestant is 31 points, which was achieved by Stephen Curry in 2021, Tyrese Haliburton in 2023, and Buddy Hield in 2025. Detlef Schrempf and Michael Jordan share the record for the fewest points scored in any round with five in 1988 and 1990, respectively. Kyrie Irving is the youngest player to win the contest at the age of 20. Rimas Kurtinaitis is the only non-NBA player to participate in the contest. Dirk Nowitzki and Karl-Anthony Towns are the only 7-foot players to win the contest. Damian Lillard is the most recent player with consecutive titles.
Winners
Active NBA player Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Denotes the tiebreaker score from the final roundPlayer Denotes the number of times the player has wonTeam Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won
Year Player Team Final Score 1986 Boston Celtics22 1987 Boston Celtics 16 1988 Boston Celtics 17 1989 Seattle SuperSonics19 1990 Chicago Bulls19 1991 Chicago Bulls 17 1992 Chicago Bulls 16 1993 Cleveland Cavaliers18 1994 Cleveland Cavaliers 24 1995 Miami Heat17 1996 Washington Bullets20 1997 Chicago Bulls 22 1998 Utah Jazz16 1999align=center colspan=4 2000 Utah Jazz 13 2001 Milwaukee Bucks19 2002 Sacramento Kings19 2003 Sacramento Kings 22 2004 Denver Nuggets18 2005 Phoenix Suns19 2006 Dallas Mavericks18 2007 Miami Heat 24 2008 Toronto Raptors25 2009 Miami Heat 19 2010 Boston Celtics 20 2011 Miami Heat 20 2012 Minnesota Timberwolves17 2013 Cleveland Cavaliers 23 2014 San Antonio Spurs24 2015 Golden State Warriors27 2016 Golden State Warriors 27 2017 Houston Rockets21 2018 Phoenix Suns 28 2019 Brooklyn Nets26 2020 Sacramento Kings 27 2021 Golden State Warriors 28 2022 Minnesota Timberwolves 29 2023 Portland Trail Blazers26 2024 Milwaukee Bucks 26 2025 Miami Heat 24 2026 Portland Trail Blazers 29
Multi-time winners
Wins Player Team(s) Years 3 Boston Celtics 1986, 1987, 1988 Chicago Bulls 1990, 1991, 1992 Portland Trail Blazers , Milwaukee Bucks 2023, 2024, 2026 2 Golden State Warriors 2015, 2021 Utah Jazz 1998, 2000 Miami Heat , Toronto Raptors 2007, 2008 Cleveland Cavaliers 1993, 1994 Sacramento Kings 2002, 2003
Three Point Contest champions by franchise
No. Franchise Last win 5 Miami Heat 2025 4 Boston Celtics 2010 Chicago Bulls 1997 3 Golden State Warriors 2021 Sacramento Kings 2020 Cleveland Cavaliers 2013 2 Portland Trail Blazers 2026 Milwaukee Bucks 2024 Minnesota Timberwolves 2022 Phoenix Suns 2018 Utah Jazz 2000 1 Brooklyn Nets 2019 Houston Rockets 2017 San Antonio Spurs 2014 Toronto Raptors 2008 Dallas Mavericks 2006 Denver Nuggets 2004 Washington Bullets 1996 Seattle SuperSonics 1989
All-time participants PlayerIndicates the winner of the contestPlayer Denotes the number of times the player has been in the contest
Year Players 1986 Larry Bird, Dale Ellis, Sleepy Floyd, Craig Hodges, Norm Nixon, Kyle Macy, Trent Tucker, Leon Wood 1987 Danny Ainge, Larry Bird , Michael Cooper, Dale Ellis , Craig Hodges , Detlef Schrempf, Byron Scott, Kiki Vandeweghe 1988 Danny Ainge , Larry Bird , Dale Ellis , Craig Hodges , Mark Price, Detlef Schrempf , Byron Scott , Trent Tucker 1989 Michael Adams, Danny Ainge , Dale Ellis , Derek Harper, Gerald Henderson, Craig Hodges , Rimas Kurtinaitis, Reggie Miller, Jon Sundvold 1990 Larry Bird , Craig Ehlo, Bobby Hansen, Craig Hodges , Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller , Mark Price , Jon Sundvold 1991 Danny Ainge , Clyde Drexler, Tim Hardaway, Hersey Hawkins, Craig Hodges , Terry Porter, Glen Rice, Dennis Scott 1992 Dell Curry, Craig Ehlo , Craig Hodges , Jeff Hornacek, Jim Les, Dražen Petrović, Mitch Richmond, John Stockton 1993 B. J. Armstrong, Dana Barros, Craig Hodges , Dan Majerle, Reggie Miller , Terry Porter , Mark Price , Kenny Smith 1994 B. J. Armstrong , Dana Barros , Dell Curry , Dale Ellis , Steve Kerr, Eric Murdock, Mark Price , Mitch Richmond 1995 Nick Anderson, Dana Barros , Scott Burrell, Steve Kerr , Dan Majerle , Reggie Miller , Chuck Person, Glen Rice 1996 Dana Barros , Hubert Davis, Steve Kerr , Tim Legler, George McCloud, Glen Rice , Dennis Scott , Clifford R. Robinson 1997 Dale Ellis , Steve Kerr , Tim Legler , Terry Mills, Sam Perkins, Glen Rice , John Stockton , Walt Williams 1998 Hubert Davis , Dale Ellis , Jeff Hornacek , Sam Mack, Reggie Miller , Tracy Murray, Glen Rice , Charlie Ward 1999 align=center 2000 Ray Allen, Mike Bibby, Hubert Davis , Jeff Hornacek , Allen Iverson, Dirk Nowitzki, Terry Porter , Bob Sura 2001 Ray Allen , Pat Garrity, Allan Houston, Rashard Lewis, Dirk Nowitzki , Steve Nash, Bryon Russell, Peja Stojaković 2002 Ray Allen , Wesley Person, Mike Miller, Steve Nash , Paul Pierce, Quentin Richardson, Steve Smith, Peja Stojaković 2003 Brent Barry, Pat Garrity , Wesley Person , Peja Stojaković , Antoine Walker, David Wesley 2004 Chauncey Billups, Kyle Korver, Voshon Lenard, Rashard Lewis , Cuttino Mobley, Peja Stojaković 2005 Ray Allen , Joe Johnson, Voshon Lenard , Kyle Korver , Vladimir Radmanović, Quentin Richardson 2006 Gilbert Arenas, Ray Allen , Chauncey Billups , Dirk Nowitzki , Quentin Richardson , Jason Terry 2007 Gilbert Arenas , Damon Jones, Jason Kapono, Mike Miller , Dirk Nowitzki , Jason Terry 2008 Daniel Gibson, Richard Hamilton, Jason Kapono , Steve Nash , Dirk Nowitzki , Peja Stojaković 2009 Mike Bibby , Daequan Cook, Danny Granger, Jason Kapono , Rashard Lewis , Roger Mason 2010 Chauncey Billups , Daequan Cook , Stephen Curry, Channing Frye, Danilo Gallinari, Paul Pierce 2011 Ray Allen , Kevin Durant, Daniel Gibson , James Jones, Paul Pierce , Dorell Wright 2012 Ryan Anderson, Mario Chalmers, James Jones , Anthony Morrow, Kevin Love, Kevin Durant 2013 Ryan Anderson , Matt Bonner, Stephen Curry , Paul George, Kyrie Irving, Steve Novak 2014 Arron Afflalo, Bradley Beal, Marco Belinelli, Stephen Curry , Kyrie Irving , Joe Johnson , Damian Lillard, Kevin Love 2015 Marco Belinelli , Stephen Curry , James Harden, Kyrie Irving , Kyle Korver , Wesley Matthews, JJ Redick, Klay Thompson 2016 Devin Booker, James Harden , Kyle Lowry, Khris Middleton, JJ Redick , Klay Thompson , CJ McCollum, Stephen Curry 2017 Klay Thompson , CJ McCollum , Kyle Lowry , Eric Gordon, Kyrie Irving , Kemba Walker, Nick Young, Wesley Matthews 2018 Bradley Beal , Devin Booker , Wayne Ellington, Paul George , Tobias Harris, Klay Thompson , Eric Gordon 2019 Joe Harris, Kemba Walker , Khris Middleton, Seth Curry, Damian Lillard , Buddy Hield, Danny Green, Devin Booker , Dirk Nowitzki , Stephen Curry 2020 Devin Booker , Buddy Hield , Trae Young, Joe Harris , Duncan Robinson, Zach LaVine, Devonte Graham, Dāvis Bertāns 2021 Donovan Mitchell, Stephen Curry , Mike Conley, Jayson Tatum, Zach LaVine , Jaylen Brown 2022 Desmond Bane, Luke Kennard, CJ McCollum , Patty Mills, Zach LaVine , Karl-Anthony Towns, Fred VanVleet, Trae Young 2023 Jayson Tatum , Buddy Hield , Damian Lillard , Tyler Herro, Kevin Huerter, Julius Randle, Tyrese Haliburton, Lauri Markkanen 2024 Damian Lillard , Tyrese Haliburton , Donovan Mitchell , Lauri Markkanen , Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns , Malik Beasley, Trae Young 2025 Jalen Brunson , Cade Cunningham, Darius Garland, Tyler Herro , Buddy Hield , Cameron Johnson, Damian Lillard , Norman Powell 2026 Devin Booker , Kon Knueppel, Damian Lillard , Tyrese Maxey, Donovan Mitchell , Jamal Murray, Bobby Portis Jr., Norman Powell
Records Points 1st format: maximum score of 30 2nd format: maximum score of 34 3rd format: maximum score of 40Player Denotes the number of times player is in the top 25Player Italics denotes the record was from a tiebreaker
+ Most points in a non-final round (top 25) Player Year Score1Stephen Curry 2021 1 31Tyrese Haliburton 2023 1Buddy Hield 2025 1 4Devin Booker 2026 1 305Mike Conley 2021 1 28Luke Kennard 2022 17Stephen Curry 2019 1 27Devin Booker 2020 1Buddy Hield 1Kon Knueppel 2026 1Damian Lillard 112Buddy Hield 2019 1 26Davis Bertans 2020 1Damian Lillard 2023 1Tyrese Haliburton 2024 1Damian Lillard 1Karl-Anthony Towns 1Trae Young 119Craig Hodges 1986 1 25Joe Harris 2019 1Jayson Tatum 2021 1Lauri Markkanen 2024 123Craig Hodges 1991 2 24Hubert Davis 1998 2Klay Thompson 2015 1Eric Gordon 2017 1Jalen Brunson 2024 1Darius Garland 2025 1Donovan Mitchell 2026 1
+ Most points in the final round (top 25) Player Year Score1Karl-Anthony Towns 2022 29Damian Lillard 20263Devin Booker 2018 28Stephen Curry 20215Stephen Curry 2015 27Klay Thompson 2016Buddy Hield 2020Mike Conley 2021Devin Booker 202610Joe Harris 2019 26Devin Booker 2020Luke Kennard 2022Trae YoungDamian Lillard 202415Jason Kapono 2008 25Klay Thompson 2018Buddy Hield 202318Mark Price 1994 24Jason Kapono 2007Marco Belinelli 2014Stephen Curry 2019Damian Lillard 2023Karl-Anthony Towns 2024Trae Young Tyler Herro 2025
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