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 held in 2003, it is a competition to test passing, ball-handling and shooting ability. In the current version of the contest, a 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. Then, the player shoots a jump shot from 20 feet from the basket. Next, the player must dribble between two more obstacles before passing off to his teammate who repeats the process. When all of these tasks are completed successfully, the timer is stopped. The team with the fastest time from the East faces the team with the fastest time from the West in the final round.
The current champion is Patrick Beverley of the Houston Rockets.
Winners
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Denotes players who are still active |
Player(s) (#) |
Denotes the number of times the player has won |
Team(s) (#) |
Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won |
Season |
Player(s) |
Team(s) |
Time |
2002–03 |
Kidd, JasonJason Kidd |
New Jersey Nets |
35.1 seconds |
2003–04 |
Davis, BaronBaron Davis |
New Orleans Hornets |
31.6 seconds |
2004–05 |
Nash, SteveSteve Nash |
Phoenix Suns |
25.8 seconds |
2005–06 |
Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade |
Miami Heat |
26.1 seconds |
2006–07 |
Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade (2) |
Miami Heat (2) |
26.4 seconds |
2007–08 |
Williams, DeronDeron Williams |
Utah Jazz |
25.5 seconds[a] |
2008–09 |
Rose, DerrickDerrick Rose |
Chicago Bulls |
35.3 seconds |
2009–10 |
Nash, SteveSteve Nash (2) |
Phoenix Suns (2) |
29.9 seconds |
2010–11 |
{{sortname|Stephen|Curry|Stephen Curry (basketball)} |
Golden State Warriors |
28.2 seconds |
2011–12 |
Parker, TonyTony Parker |
San Antonio Spurs |
32.8 seconds |
2012–13 |
Lillard, DamianDamian Lillard |
Portland Trail Blazers |
29.8 seconds |
2013–14 |
Lillard, DamianDamian Lillard (2)
Burke, TreyTrey Burke |
Portland Trail Blazers (2) Utah Jazz (2) |
45.2 seconds |
2014–15 |
Beverley, PatrickPatrick Beverley |
Houston Rockets |
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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) |
2011–12 | Stephen Curry[d] (2), Kyrie Irving, Tony Parker (3), Rajon Rondo, John Wall (2), Russell Westbrook (3), Deron Williams (3) |
2012–13 | Jrue Holiday, Brandon Knight, Damian Lillard, Jeremy Lin, Tony Parker (4), Jeff Teague |
2013–14 | DeMar DeRozan/Giannis Antetokounmpo, Michael Carter-Williams/Victor Oladipo, Reggie Jackson/Goran Dragić, Damian Lillard (2)/Trey Burke[e] |
2014–15 | ((Isaiah Thomas vs. John Wall (3)[f], Patrick Beverley), (Michael Carter-Williams (2)[g], Robert Covington[g], Elfrid Payton vs. Jeff Teague (2)) vs. ((Trey Burke (2) vs. Brandon Knight (2)), (Jimmy Butler[h], Dennis Schröder vs. Kyle Lowry))[i] |
- 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.
- d Stephen Curry was injured and was replaced by Rajon Rondo.
- e For the 2013–14 season, the NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge was revamped to have 4 teams of two players compete to a two-round time relay-style course.
- f John Wall was replaced by Patrick Beverley due to resting purposes.
- g Michael Carter-Williams was replaced with his teammate Robert Covington due to injuries. Covington would be replaced by Elfrid Payton due to resting purposes.
- h Jimmy Butler was replaced by Dennis Schröder due to a shoulder injury.
- i For the 2014–15 season, the NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge was revamped to a best of 8 tournament where after 8 players competed in the first round, only 4 would go to the semi-final round and 2 would participate in the championship round.
2014-15
A tournament format was adopted for this year.
References
- ↑ NBA.com "Deron Williams to defend his Skills Challenge Record, 2010 All Star"
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