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NBA announces field for 2026 State Farm 3-Point Contest

Five 2026 NBA All-Stars headline an eight-player field for the 2026 State Farm 3-Point Contest.

  • What: State Farm 3-Point Contest
  • When: Saturday, Feb. 14, 5 ET (2nd event)
  • Where: Intuit Dome
  • TV / Streaming: NBC & Peacock
  • Competition rules (PDF)

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2026 – The NBA today announced the field for the 2026 State Farm 3-Point Contest on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.  The competition is the first event of NBA All-Star Saturday, which tips off at 5 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

The eight-player field, revealed on NBC, is as follows:

  • Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns
  • Kon Knueppel, Charlotte Hornets
  • Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
  • Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers
  • Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets
  • Bobby Portis Jr., Milwaukee Bucks
  • Norman Powell, Miami Heat

The State Farm 3-Point Contest features five 2026 NBA All-Stars: Booker, Maxey, Mitchell, Murray and Powell.

The field also includes two former State Farm 3-Point Contest winners, Booker (2018) and two-time champion Lillard (2023 and 2024).  Lillard, a nine-time NBA All-Star, can match the record of three titles, shared by Larry Bird and Craig Hodges.

Four players will make their State Farm 3-Point Contest debuts: Knueppel, Maxey, Murray and Portis.  Knueppel can become the first rookie to win the event.

In the two-round contest, players attempt to score as many points as possible from multiple 3-point locations within 70 seconds.  The top three scorers from the first round advance to the championship round, where the highest score determines the winner.


  • Complete competition rules are available here.

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