History of NBA 3-Point Contest winners: Who has the most wins in All-Star event? | Sporting News

The 3-point shot has not lasted long in the grand scheme of the history of basketball.

It didn't become a part of the NBA until the start of the 1979-80 season.

But it hasn't taken long for the thrill of the long-range field goal to become a premier event at the NBA's All-Star Weekend.

It took just six years after the 3-point line was introduced that the NBA paired it with the Slam Dunk Contest to form a duo of events to go alongside the All-Star Weekend.

Since its advent in the 1985-86 season, it has been held every season except the year of the lockout, which took place during the 1998-99 campaign.

Who has won the event the most? Here's what you need to know.

LIVE: Updates, highlights from NBA All-Star 3-Point Contest History of NBA 3-Point Contest Winners Larry Bird was a dangerous 3-point shooter during his NBA career, twice leading the league in made 3s.

It should be no surprise then that the future Hall of Famer enjoyed playing in the 3-Point Contest.

He won the first 3-Point Contest and proceeded to win the next two as well, starting off with a streak of three straight years winning the event.

Dale Ellis broke the streak in 1989, only for Craig Hodges to then go on a three-game streak of his own from 1990-92.

Mark Price followed that up with two straight wins of his own.

Year Winner Team All-Star Weekend Location 1986 Larry Bird Celtics Dallas 1987 Larry Bird Celtics Seattle 1988 Larry Bird Celtics Chicago 1989 Dale Ellis Sonics Houston 1990 Craig Hodges Bulls Miami 1991 Craig Hodges Bulls Charlotte 1992 Craig Hodges Bulls Orlando 1993 Mark Price Cavs Salt Lake City 1994 Mark Price Cavs Minnesota 1995 Glen Rice Heat Phoenix 1996 Tim Legler Wizards San Antonio 1997 Steve Kerr Bulls Cleveland 1998 Jeff Hornacek Jazz New York 2000 Jeff Hornacek Jazz Oakland 2001 Ray Allen Bucks Washington, D.C.

2002 Peja Stojakovic Kings Philadelphia 2003 Peja Stojakovic Kings Atlanta 2004 Voshon Lenard Nuggets Los Angeles 2005 Quentin Richardson Suns Denver 2006 Dirk Nowitzki Mavs Houston 2007 Jason Kapono Raptors Las Vegas 2008 Jason Kapono Raptors New Orleans 2009 Daequan Cook Heat Phoenix 2010 Paul Pierce Celtics Dallas 2011 James Jones Heat Los Angeles 2012 Kevin Love Timberwolves Orlando 2013 Kyrie Irving Cavaliers Houston 2014 Marco Belinelli Spurs New Olreans 2015 Stephen Curry Warriors New York City 2016 Klay Thompson Warriors Toronto 2017 Eric Gordon Rockets New Orleans 2018 Devin Booker Suns Los Angeles 2019 Joe Harris Nets Charlotte 2020 Buddy Hield Kings Chicago 2021 Stephen Curry Warriors Atlanta 2022 Karl-Anthony Towns Timberwolves Cleveland 2023 Damian Lillard Trail Blazers Salt Lake City 2024 Damian Lillard Milwaukee Bucks Indianapolis Who has won the most 3-Point Contests? Bird and Hodges jointly share the record of three wins in the event.

Price, Jeff Hornaceck, Peja Stojakovic, Jason Kapono and Stephen Curry each have won the event twice.

Winners have tended to come in bulk.

Bird, Hodges and Price each won in consecutive seasons, as did Hornacek, who went back-to-back in 1998 and 2000 there was no 1999 edition.

Stojakovic won two straight from 2002-03.

Kapono then won it in 2007 and 2008.

There has not been a back-to-back winner since Kapono..

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