Where to watch WNBA 3-point contest: TV channel, live stream, time, odds
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- WNBA All-Star Weekend opens Friday in Chicago at Wintrust Arena, with the article listing the festivities for Saturday, July 24 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN (the intro and date line conflict on Friday vs. Saturday).
- The 3-point contest field features six shooters — No. 1 overall pick Azzi Fudd (+210), leading 3-point shooter Marina "Money" Mabrey (+300), Janelle Salaun (+450), Bridget Carleton (+600), Rhyne Howard (+600), and Natisha Hiedeman (+900) — with odds from DraftKings.
- Sabrina Ionescu, Caitlin Clark, and Kayla McBride are absent from the field; Ionescu said she never officially got invited, and McBride claimed she received a "half-ass invite."
- Two of three experts pick Mabrey to win the contest — Lindsay Gibbs and Jack Maloney both cite her previous 3-point contest experience and career-year form, while Isabel Gonzalez backs Fudd, noting no rookie has ever won the event.
- The Shooting Stars competition debuts for the WNBA as a replacement for the Skills Challenge, with four teams representing Minnesota, Seattle, Washington, and Dallas/Detroit, each pairing retired WNBA legends, current players, and a top Nike EYBL high schooler.
- The 2026 All-Star Weekend doubles as a celebration of the WNBA's 30th anniversary.
Why it matters: The biggest names in women's basketball aren't in the 3-point contest, which hands the spotlight to a No. 1 overall pick and a first-time All-Star (Mabrey) having a career year — and the WNBA's first-ever Shooting Stars event signals the league is expanding its All-Star format on a milestone 30th anniversary weekend.
