The Shooting Stars competition is a National Basketball Association (NBA) contest during All-Star Weekend held on the Saturday before the All-Star Game. The contest was held from 2004 to 2015 before returning in 2026. The contest originally involved teams consisting of two active NBA or WNBA players and a retired NBA player competing together in a shooting competition. In the contest's return in 2026, the format was changed to feature 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.

Format

Original format

The original format involved a current NBA player, a WNBA 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-ft bank shot from the right angle, the second was straight-on jump shot from the top of the key, the third was an NBA three-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 the 2016 NBA All-Star Game, the contest was retired and removed from All Star Weekend until 2026.

Format change

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.

The seven shooting locations:

1. Right lane layup/dunk (2 points)

2. 18' right baseline (2 points)

3. Right elbow (2 points)

4. Right wing 3-pointer (3 points)

5. Top of the key (2 points)

6. Left corner 3-pointer (3 points)

7. Long range 3-pointer (4 points)

List of champions

List of participants

Statistics

References

External links

• 2012 Shooting Stars

• 2011 Shooting Stars

• 2010 Shooting Stars

• 2009 Shooting Stars

• 2008 Shooting Stars

• 2007 Shooting Stars

• 2006 Shooting Stars

• 2005 Shooting Stars

• 2004 Shooting Stars