NBA announces field for 2026 State Farm 3-Point Contest

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NEW YORK – 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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