Overnight the NBA made official the participants in the three individual competitions of the All Star Saturday, which will take place Saturday in Salt Lake City. The contest that is historically the most spectacular and interesting, the Slam Dunk Contest, will, as always, be the last one in chronological order but this year it will feature semi-stars facing each other. The participants will in fact be KJ Martin, Trey Murphy III, Jericho Sims and Mac McClung. The latter just signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers but has only played in the G-League so far this season.
Instead, there will be 8 participants in the Three-Point Contest, led by Damian Lillard e Jayson Tatum. There will then be Tyrese Haliburton, Lauri Markkanen, Buddy Hield, Tyler Herro, Kevin Huerter and Anfernee Simons.
⭐️ The 2023 #Starry3PT field! ⭐️@TyHaliburton22@raf_tyler@buddyhield @KevinHuerter @Dame_Lillard@MarkkanenLauri@AnferneeSimons@jaytatum0 #StateFarmSaturday: Feb. 18, TNT pic.twitter.com/IBPPSJlAq3
– NBA (@NBA) February 15, 2023
Finally the Skills Challenge, revolutionized from last year with a new format. Confirmed again this season the 3 teams: one of the Antetokounmpos (Giannis, Alex and Thanasis), one of the Jazz host team (Jordan Clarkson, Walker Kessler and Collin Sexton) and finally one of the rookies (with Paolo Banchero, Jaden Ivey and Jabari Smith Jr).
⭐️ The 2023 #KiaSkills field! ⭐️
Antetokounmpos: @Giannis_An34, @Thanasis_ante43 and @alex_ante29
Jazz: @jordanclarksons, @WalkerKessler13 and @CollinSexton02
Rooks: @Pp_doesit, @IveyJaden and @jabarismithjr#StateFarmSaturday: Feb 18, TNT pic.twitter.com/VZB4nnnVZO
– NBA (@NBA) February 15, 2023
Milan, Italy. A graduate in Labor Management and Communication for Organizations from Catholic University, I founded BasketUniverso in 2011. Yes, I root for Orlando Magic and do my best not to hide it.
