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Lillard, the Milwaukee guard, was announced
Friday as one of the entrants in this year's 3-point contest to
be held at All-Star Saturday Night in San Francisco on Feb. 15.
Wembanyama, the second-year San Antonio star, will be one of
eight players in the Skills Challenge at All-Star Saturday. That
field was also revealed on Friday.
Lillard is bidding to win his third consecutive 3-point title —
something only Bird and Hodges have done. Bird won the first
three editions of the 3-point competition from 1985 through
1987; Hodges went back-to-back-to-back from 1990 through 1992.
The 3-point contest field also includes New York’s Jalen
Brunson, Detroit’s Cade Cunningham, Cleveland’s Darius Garland,
Miami’s Tyler Herro, Golden State’s Buddy Hield, Brooklyn’s Cam
Johnson and the Los Angeles Clippers’ Norman Powell.
Lillard will be making his fifth 3-point contest appearance.
Hield has been in the event three previous times, winning in
2020. Brunson and Herro are both in for the second time;
everyone else is making their 3-point contest debut.
The skills event is made up of two-player teams. They are
Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley representing the Cleveland
Cavaliers, Washington’s Alex Sarr and Atlanta’s Zaccharie
Risacher representing the NBA rookie class, Wembanyama and Chris
Paul representing the Spurs and Draymond Green and Moses Moody
representing the host Golden State Warriors.
The dunk contest participants were formally announced earlier in
the week: Orlando two-way player Mac McClung will try to become
the first person to win three consecutive dunk contests. He’ll
go up against San Antonio rookie Stephon Castle, Chicago rookie
Matas Buzelis and Milwaukee second-year wing Andre Jackson Jr.
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