The 2026 NBA 3-Point Contest features eight sharpshooters, including past winners Damian Lillard and Devin Booker, during NBA All-Star Weekend. The event takes place Saturday at 5 p.m. ET at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Favorites include rookie Kon Knueppel and Lillard, amid varying betting odds from sportsbooks.
The 2026 NBA 3-Point Contest highlights NBA All-Star Saturday Night, showcasing the league's top long-range shooters. Participants include two-time winner Damian Lillard, Devin Booker, Donovan Mitchell, Tyrese Maxey, Jamal Murray, Norman Powell, Bobby Portis, and rookie Kon Knueppel, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft from Duke.
Lillard, who won the contest in 2023 and 2024, is competing for the sixth time in his career. He tore his Achilles in last year's postseason with the Milwaukee Bucks and signed to return to the Portland Trail Blazers this offseason, but has not played this season due to recovery. SportsLine expert Mike Barner is fading Lillard as a favorite, citing limited movement, lack of rhythm after nearly 10 months without competitive games, and his poor 1-for-9 performance from beyond the arc in a prior game at the Intuit Dome. Barner predicts the winner will "make history" with their performance.
The field also features strong 3-point shooters: Mitchell leads the NBA in made triples this season, Knueppel ranks second, Maxey fourth, and Murray ninth. The contest format gives each shooter 70 seconds in the opening round to attempt shots from five racked positions, with money balls worth two points and two "From the Logo" shots worth three. The top three scorers advance to a final round, where the highest score wins.
Betting odds vary across sportsbooks. FanDuel lists Knueppel at +250 and Lillard at +480, with Booker at +600, Maxey and Murray at +650, Mitchell at +750, Powell at +950, and Portis at +1500. Another report shows Lillard and Knueppel as co-favorites at +400, Murray at +450, Maxey and Mitchell at +600, Powell at +650, Booker at +750, and Portis at +1000. The Intuit Dome serves as home to the Los Angeles Clippers.
