The NBA 3-point Contest is set for Saturday (5 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock) at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. It’s a star-studded field at All-Star Weekend and the two biggest favorites entering the event are a rookie and a surprising veteran. Kon Knueppel, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, enters with the best odds (+240 at DraftKings) in the eight-shooter field. Damian Lillard, who is not playing this season for the Trail Blazers as he recovers from a torn Achilles, has the second-best odds (+400).
Lillard, now 35, tore his Achilles tendon in Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks‘ first-round series against the Indiana Pacers, a devastating end to a disappointing two seasons in Milwaukee. The Bucks waived him in July, and he returned to Portland — where he spent the first 11 years of his career and made seven All-NBA teams — on a three-year, $42 million deal.
Lillard won the 3-Point Contest in 2023 and 2024. He is one of eight players to win the contest multiple times, and only two players — Larry Bird and Craig Hodges — have won it three times.
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In order to get his third victory, Lillard will not only have to shake off some cobwebs. Reigning champion Tyler Herro will not attempt to defend his title; he has not played since mid-January due to a ribs injury. Here’s a look at the entire field:
2026 NBA 3-point contest participants, odds
(Odds via DraftKings)
Mitchell, Knueppel, Maxey and Murray are all in the top 10 in 3-pointers made in the NBA this season. Booker, meanwhile, is having the worst shooting season of his career (his 31.1 3-point percentage is a career low), but he did win the event back in 2018.
Recent NBA 3-point Contest winners
- 2025: Tyler Herro, Heat
- 2024: Damian Lillard, Bucks
- 2023: Damian Lillard, Trail Blazers
- 2022: Karl-Anthony Towns, Timberwolves
- 2021: Stephen Curry, Warriors
- 2020: Buddy Hield, Kings
- 2019: Joe Harris, Nets
- 2018: Devin Booker, Suns
- 2017: Eric Gordon, Rockets
- 2016: Klay Thompson, Warriors