NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge

NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge

The Taco Bell Skills Challenge is a National Basketball Association (NBA) contest held on the Saturday before the annual All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend. First debuted in 2003, it is a competition among guards. In this contest, participant first shoots a layup. After dribbling between three obstacles, the player must throw a pass into a first net that does not touch the ground and followed it with another pass into a second net that must touch the ground. Then, the player shoots a jump shot from 20-feet from the basket. Next, the player must throw a long pass from close to the basket into a third net. Finally, the player will dribble between a second set of three obstacles and complete the challenge with a layup or shot. When all of these tasks are completed successfully, the timer is stopped. Out of four participants, the two with the fastest times advance to the finals. The final round is played in the same way as the first round with the player with the fastest times winning the contest. In the contest, basic ball-handling rules must be observed.

The current champion is Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors who ended the competition with a time of 28.2 seconds.

Contents

Winners

Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns shares the record for most titles won (2) with Dwyane Wade.
dagger Denotes players who are still active
Player (#) Denotes the number of times the player has won
Team (#) Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won
Season Player Team Time
2002–03 United States Kidd, JasonJason Kidddagger New Jersey Nets 35.1 seconds
2003–04 United States Davis, BaronBaron Davisdagger New Orleans Hornets 31.6 seconds
2004–05 Canada Nash, SteveSteve Nashdagger Phoenix Suns 25.8 seconds
2005–06 United States Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wadedagger Miami Heat 26.1 seconds
2006–07 United States Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wadedagger (2) Miami Heat (2) 26.4 seconds
2007–08 United States Williams, DeronDeron Williamsdagger Utah Jazz 25.5 seconds[a]
2008–09 United States Rose, DerrickDerrick Rosedagger Chicago Bulls 35.3 seconds
2009–10 Canada Nash, SteveSteve Nashdagger (2) Phoenix Suns (2) 29.9 seconds
2010–11 United States Curry, StephenStephen Currydagger Golden State Warriors 28.2 seconds

All-time participants

Player
(in bold text)
Indicates the winner of the contest
Player (#) Denotes the number of times the player has been in the contest
Season Players
2002–03 Jason Kidd, Stephon Marbury, Tony Parker, Gary Payton
2003–04 Earl Boykins, Baron Davis, Derek Fisher, Stephon Marbury (2)
2004–05 Gilbert Arenas, Earl Boykins (2), Steve Nash, Luke Ridnour,
2005–06 LeBron James, Steve Nash (2), Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade
2006–07 Kobe Bryant, LeBron James (2), Chris Paul (2), Dwyane Wade (2)
2007–08 Jason Kidd (2), Chris Paul (3), Dwyane Wade (3), Deron Williams
2008–09 Devin Harris, Jameer Nelson[b], Tony Parker (2), Derrick Rose, Mo Williams
2009–10 Brandon Jennings, Steve Nash (3), Derrick Rose[c], Deron Williams (2), Russell Westbrook
2010–11 Stephen Curry, Chris Paul (4), Derrick Rose (2), John Wall, Russell Westbrook (2)
  • a The time is the all-time event record.[1]
  • b Jameer Nelson was injured and was replaced by Mo Williams.
  • c Derrick Rose was injured and was replaced by Russell Westbrook.

References

  1. ^ NBA.com "Deron Williams to defend his Skills Challenge Record, 2010 All Star"

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