Milwaukee Bucks Forward Bobby Portis Jr. Selected to State Farm 3-Point Contest at 2026 NBA All-Star Saturday

MILWAUKEE (Feb. 8, 2026) – Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. has been selected for the State Farm 3-Point Contest on 2026 NBA All-Star Saturday, the league announced today. Portis Jr. will compete in an event at NBA All-Star Weekend for the first time in his career, and he becomes the sixth player in franchise history to participate in the 3-Point Contest.

In his 11th NBA season, Portis Jr. is shooting a team-high 45.1% from behind the arc (T-5th in NBA) while making a career-best 1.9 threes per game. His .451 three-point percentage is the second-best in a season in his career, and it’s tied for the seventh-best three-point percentage in a season in franchise history. He’s totaled 92 threes through 48 games this season, putting him on pace to surpass his career-high 133 threes in the 2021-22 season. One of the NBA’s top sixth men, Portis Jr. ranks fifth in the NBA with a 46.5% mark from three when coming off the bench this season, his second-best three-point percentage as a reserve in his career.

Portis Jr. will compete in the State Farm 3-Point Contest alongside Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns), Kon Knueppel (Charlotte Hornets), Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers), Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers), Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers), Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets) and Norman Powell (Miami Heat). The event tips off from Intuit Dome on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 4 p.m. CT on NBC/Peacock as part of NBA All-Star Saturday.

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