NBA announces fields for 3-Point, Slam Dunk, Skills Challenge events on All-Star Weekend
The Curry brothers -- Stephenand 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, 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.
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:
Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns
Seth Curry, Portland Trail Blazers
Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
Damian Lillard, Trail Blazers
Khris Middleton, Milwaukee Bucks
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
Kemba Walker, Hornets
Miles Bridges, Hornets
Hamidou Diallo, Oklahoma City Thunder
Dennis Smith Jr., New York Knicks
Mike Conley, Memphis Grizzlies
Luka Doncic, Mavericks
De'Aaron Fox, Kings
Kyle Kuzma, Los Angeles Lakers
Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks
The All-Star Game will take place Feb. 17 and will pit TeamLeBron James against Team Giannis Antetokounmpo. The leading vote-getters of the Western and Eastern conferences will select their rosters via a draft on Thursday.
