| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Competition | National Basketball Association |
| Discipline | Shooting |
| Sponsored by | Kia |
| History | |
| First award | Los Angeles Lakers (Derek Fisher,Lisa Leslie, andMagic Johnson),2004 |
| Most wins | As a team (3 times):
As an individual:
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| Most recent | Team Bosh (Chris Bosh,Swin Cash, andDominique Wilkins),2015 |
| Website | State Farm 3-Point Contest |
TheShooting Stars competition is aNational Basketball Association (NBA) contest duringAll-Star Weekend held on the Saturday before theAll-Star Game. The contest was held from 2004 to 2015 before returning in 2026. The contest involves two current NBA orWNBA players and a retired NBA player competing together in a shooting competition. The current format involves teams consisting of two current NBA players and a retired NBA player competing together in a two-round shooting competition, in which each team must shoot from seven locations in order and each player must shoot from each location to score the most points.
The original format involved a current NBA player, aWNBA player, and a retired NBA player competing together in a shooting competition. From 2004 to 2012, players represented their teams' cities. Starting in 2013, the NBA player chose both a WNBA player and the retired player to compete on his team. The competition itself was time based, involving shooting from four locations of increasing difficulty and making all four shots in sequential order. The first shot was a 10-ftbank shot from the right angle, the second was straight-onjump shot from the top of the key, the third was an NBAthree-point shot from the left angle and the fourth is a half-court shot. There was a two-minute time limit for each attempt and the top two teams advanced to the final round. The event was held each All-Star Weekend from 2004 to 2015 In 2007–08, Team San Antonio became the event's first two-time winner. Detroit followed suit in 2008–09 with their second title. In 2006, Team San Antonio set the course record with 25.1 seconds. In 2011, Team Atlanta became the first team to win the event with a time over one minute. From 2013 to 2015, Team Bosh became the first back-to-back and only three-time winner. Starting with the2016 NBA All-Star Game, the contest was retired and removed from All Star Weekend until 2026.[1]

With the competition's return in 2026, a new format was announced. The new format maintains its two-round format, but the competition will consists of four teams consisting of two current NBA players and one NBA legend. Each have one minute and ten seconds to score points while rotating through seven designated shooting locations around the court, with all three players on a team shooting at each spot in a set order. The two teams with the most points in the first round will advance to the final round. The team with the most points in the final round will be crowned the winner.[2][3]
The seven shooting locations:
| Active NBA player | |
| Inducted into theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | |
| Player(#) | Denotes the number of times the player has won |
| Team(#) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won |
| Rank | Team | APPS | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .000 | |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |