On Friday, the eight participants for the 2025 NBA Three-Point Contest were revealed. Many believe this event has taken over as the most exciting event of All-Star Weekend. In addition, there is someone in the field looking to win the event for a third-straight year. Here are the eight participants, listed from least to most accurate from beyond the arc this season.<\/p>\n
A first-time All-Star, Cade Cunningham<\/a> is connecting on 2.3 threes per contest this season. While he\u2019s the least accurate of the eight competitions, he\u2019s also much improved from the 30.9% three-point shooter he was over his first two seasons. In addition, Cunningham has seen his Pistons go from 14 wins in 2023-24 to 26 (and counting) in 2024-25.<\/p>\n The winner of the 2020 Three-Point Contest, Buddy Hield<\/a> will try to become a two-time champ in the Chase Center, his current home arena. The 32-year-old went through a bit of a slump, but he\u2019s had back-to-back games connecting on four three-pointers. At the moment, Hield is 17th all-time with his 2,056 made threes in his career.<\/p>\n Last year, Damian Lillard<\/a> became the sixth player to ever win back-to-back Three-Point Contests. This year, he will attempt to become the third to win three straight after Larry Bird<\/a> and Craig Hodges<\/a>. Now a nine-time All-Star, Lillard has made 2,749 threes in his career, fourth-most in NBA history.<\/p>\n Now in his sixth season, Tyler Herro<\/a> was named an All-Star for the first time. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard has made 185 threes this season. That\u2019s the most in the eight man field, and the third-most in the league behind just Malik Beasley<\/a> and Anthony Edwards<\/a>.<\/p>\n If Jalen Brunson<\/a> can go on one of his patented \u2018Brunson Burners<\/a>\u2019 during the contest, he may just win it. The 28-year-old point guard has also been named to his second-straight All-Star Game. Brunson is just shy of making 40% of his three-point tries for the third consecutive year for the Knicks.<\/p>\n The Nets decided to hang on to Cameron Johnson<\/a> after he was involved in many trade rumors up until the trade deadline. This is the third time in his six seasons that Johnson is shooting better than 40% from beyond the arc. He\u2019s at just shy of 40% (39.6%) for his career.<\/p>\n Having a career year, Norman Powell<\/a> was seen as one of the top snubs for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. However, he will still get to head to Oakland though for All-Star Weekend. Now 31 years old, Powell is averaging a career-high of 23.9 points and is shooting better than 43% from downtown for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n Darius Garland<\/a> has been named an NBA All-Star<\/a> for the second time as Cleveland has an Eastern Conference-best record of 42-10. Shooting 50% from the field and 43.4% from three-point territory, Garland is just shy of having a 50\/40\/90 season (87.4% from the free-throw line). He is averaging more than 21 points for the third time in four years.<\/p>\n Photo credit: \u00a9 Brett Davis-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Friday, the eight participants for the 2025 NBA Three-Point Contest were revealed. 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Damian Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks (37.7%)<\/h3>\n
Tyler Herro, Miami Heat (38.8%)<\/h3>\n
Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks (39.7%)<\/h3>\n
Cameron Johnson, Brooklyn Nets (41.8%)<\/h3>\n
Norman \u00a0Powell, Los Angeles Clippers (43.1%)<\/h3>\n
Darius Garland, Cleveland Cavaliers (43.4%)<\/h3>\n