The NBA today announced that Memphis Grizzlies wing Desmond Bane was selected to participate in the 2022 MTN Dew 3-Point Contest on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. CT at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland as part of State Farm All-Star Saturday Night.
Bane (6-6, 215) ranks ninth in the NBA in 3-pointers made this season (146) and has the second-highest 3-point field goal percentage (.414) of any player in the top 10 in makes. The TCU product leads all NBA players (minimum 600 3PA) in 3-point percentage (.425) since entering the league prior to the start of the 2020-21 season and is on track to set a single-season franchise record for 3-pointers made.