Damian Lillard Wins the 2026 NBA 3-Point Contest
Damian Lillard has won the 2026 NBA 3-Point Contest. A guy that is less than a year removed from tearing his Achilles. Wild. But how did he do it? Who was his competition?
Well, the 3-point contest included the following participants:
- Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) – Winner
- Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns)
- Kon Knueppel (Charlotte Hornets)
- Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers)
- Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets)
- Bobby Portis Jr. (Milwaukee Bucks)
- Norman Powell (Miami Heat)
Kon Knueppel and Donovan Mitchell started off the competition on fire. Knueppel set the bar high right from the start, scoring 27 points in his first round of three-point attempts. In fact, his score wasn’t beaten until Devin Booker scored 30 points way late in the round. Mitchell made things interesting racking up 24 points. However, Damian snuffed out Mitchell’s efforts putting up 27 and tying with Kon. Meaning the finalists moving on would be:
- Kon Knueppel
- Damian Lillard
- Devin Booker
Final round. Kon unfortunately was not able to repeat his first performance (17 points) and quickly found himself in elimination. However, Dame remained hotter than a grandma’s kitchen stove and put up even more points than he previously had … 29 points!
Last competitor to go who could play spoiler was the Suns’ Devin Booker. Devin made his FIRST NINE SHOTS! It looked like he would run away with the big “W” effortlessly; but then he seemed to lose a bit of steam and rhythm. However, in true Booker style he locked back in and soon found himself with over 20 points with his full last rack to go. Could he do it? Would Devin add on to his 3-point contest legacy after already winning one, just eight years back in 2018?
Damian Lillard Wins the 2026 NBA 3-Point Contest
NO! The upset would not occur. Booker had four attempts to tie with Lillard but he couldn’t make the shot. Damien would emerge as this year’s champion, after not playing one single game this season due to recovering from injury.
Furthermore, the Portland legend made some impressive NBA history as well. For here on out the historical documents shall show that Dame has won not one, not two; but three 3-point contests. Tying with Larry Bird and Craig Hodges with the most wins of all time. Not bad company to be found among. Congratulations to Lillard!
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