Curry brothers, Dirk headline 3-Point Contest field
The Curry brothers — Stephen and Seth — and Dirk Nowitzki will headline the 3-Point Contest as part of NBA All-Star Weekend, the league announced Tuesday.
The field also will include reigning champion Devin Booker and Kemba Walker, who will be on his home court when the event takes place Feb. 16 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Booker won last season’s 3-Point Contest with a record 28-point final round. But that field didn’t include Stephen Curry, who passed on participating in Los Angeles last year but won the event in 2015. His younger brother, Seth, currently leads the league in 3-point shooting at 48.5 percent.
The Currys grew up in Charlotte, and Stephen was an All-American at nearby Davidson.
From shootouts in the backyard to a shootout on the biggest stage. Gonna beat up on you like old times @StephenCurry30 lol #3PointContest
Stephen and Seth’s father, Dell, played 10 seasons for the Charlotte Hornets — participating in the 3-point contest twice — and remains a television analyst for the franchise.
The league also on Tuesday announced the full lineups for the Slam Dunk Contest and the Skills Challenge:
3-Point Contest:
• Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns
• Seth Curry, Portland Trail Blazers
The player pool is set for captains Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James ahead of the 2019 NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte.
Giannis Antetokounmpo peeled back the curtain on his All-Star draft strategy, beginning with whom the team captain is thinking about picking first.
• Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
• Danny Green, Toronto Raptors
• Buddy Hield, Sacramento Kings
• Damian Lillard, Trail Blazers
• Khris Middleton, Milwaukee Bucks
• Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
• Kemba Walker, Hornets
Slam-Dunk Contest
• Miles Bridges, Hornets
• Hamidou Diallo, Oklahoma City Thunder
• Dennis Smith Jr., New York Knicks
Skills Challenge
• Mike Conley, Memphis Grizzlies
• Luka Doncic, Mavericks
• De’Aaron Fox, Kings
• Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
• Kyle Kuzma, Los Angeles Lakers
• Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
• Nikola Vucevic, Orlando Magic
• Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks
The All-Star Game will take place Feb. 17 and will pit Team LeBron James against Team Giannis Antetokounmpo. The leading vote-getters of the Western and Eastern conferences will select their rosters via a draft on Thursday.