The Degree Shooting Stars competition was a National Basketball Association All-Star Weekend contest held on the Saturday before the All-Star Game. It 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 times advanced to a head-to-head final round. The event was held each All-Star Weekend from 2003-04. 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 2005-06, Team San Antonio set the course record with 25.1 seconds. In 2010-11, Team Atlanta became the first team to win the event with a time over one minute. From 2013-15, Team Bosh became the first back-to-back and three time winner. Starting with the 2016 NBA All-Star Game, the contest has been retired and removed from All Star Weekend.
Video NBA All-Star Weekend Shooting Stars Competition
Shooting Stars champions
- 2015 : Team Bosh (Miami Heat/New York Liberty/Atlanta Hawks): Chris Bosh, Swin Cash, Dominique Wilkins (57.6 seconds)
- 2014 : Team Bosh (Miami Heat/Chicago Sky/Atlanta Hawks): Chris Bosh, Swin Cash, Dominique Wilkins (31.4 seconds)
- 2013 : Team Bosh (Miami Heat/Chicago Sky/Atlanta Hawks): Chris Bosh, Swin Cash, Dominique Wilkins (89.0 seconds)
- 2012 : New York: Landry Fields, Cappie Pondexter, Allan Houston (37.3 seconds)
- 2011 : Atlanta: Al Horford, Coco Miller, Steve Smith (70.0 seconds)
- 2010 : Texas (Dallas/Houston/San Antonio): Dirk Nowitzki, Becky Hammon, Kenny Smith (34.3 seconds)
- 2009 : Detroit: Arron Afflalo, Katie Smith, Bill Laimbeer (58.4 seconds)
- 2008 : San Antonio: Tim Duncan, Becky Hammon, David Robinson (35.8 seconds)
- 2007 : Detroit: Chauncey Billups, Swin Cash, Bill Laimbeer (50.5 seconds)
- 2006 : San Antonio: Tony Parker, Kendra Wecker, Steve Kerr (25.1 seconds)
- 2005 : Phoenix: Shawn Marion, Diana Taurasi, Dan Majerle (28 seconds)
- 2004 : Los Angeles (Lakers): Derek Fisher, Lisa Leslie, Magic Johnson (43.9 seconds)
Maps NBA All-Star Weekend Shooting Stars Competition
Other finishers
- 2015 : 2. Team Westbrook, 3. Team Curry, 4. Team Millsap
- 2014 : 2. Team Durant, 3. Team Curry, 4. Team Hardaway
- 2013 : 2. Team Westbrook, 3. Team Harden, 4. Team Lopez
- 2012 : 2. Texas (HOU/SA), 3. Atlanta, 4. Orlando
- 2011 : 2. Texas (DAL/HOU/SA), 3. Los Angeles, 4. Chicago
- 2010 : 2. Los Angeles (Clippers/Lakers), 3. Sacramento, 4. Atlanta
- 2009 : 2. Phoenix, 3. San Antonio, 4. Los Angeles (Lakers)
- 2008 : 2. Chicago, 3. Phoenix, 4. Detroit
- 2007 : 2. Chicago, 3. San Antonio, 4. Los Angeles (Lakers)
- 2006 : 2. Los Angeles (Lakers), 3. Houston, 4. Phoenix
- 2005 : 2. Denver, 3. Detroit, 4. Los Angeles (Lakers)
- 2004 : 2. San Antonio, 3. Los Angeles (Clippers), 4. Detroit
Appearances/Titles
Most Appearances
Most Titles
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
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