Portland Trail Blazers guard Seth Curry is looking to follow in the footsteps of his brother and his father by participating in the Three-Point Contest during All-Star Weekend this year, according t0 Casey Holdahl of NBA.com.
“I’ve always wanted to ever since my dad shot in it a long time ago,” said Curry. “And it’s in Charlotte this year, back in the hometown, so I’d love to (participate).”
Seth Curry also would welcome the challenge of battling his brother, Stephen Curry, in the shootout this year.
“Steph was saying a couple years ago he’d come back into the Three-Point Contest when it got back to Charlotte, so I think it would kind of be fun to have me and him in the Three-Point Shootout,” he said.
Curry has played in 39 games this season and is shooting a league-leading 48.6 percent from 3-point range. Of course, Seth is doing it on low volume, as he is only attempting 2.8 triples per game in the limited playing time he has been given.
Overall, the 28-year-old is averaging 5.9 points over 17.4 minutes per game while making 43.1 percent of his field-goal attempts.
Curry, who played his collegiate basketball at Duke University, went undrafted in 2013 but signed a non-guaranteed contract with Steph's Golden State Warriors that summer. He did not make the roster, however, as the Dubs waived him before the onset of the regular season.
After very short stints with the Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns, Curry got his first real opportunity with the Sacramento Kings in 2015-16, appearing in 44 games and making 45 percent of his treys.
He then landed with the Dallas Mavericks the following year, playing in 70 games and connecting on 42.5 percent of his threes while averaging 12.8 points per game.
Curry did not play in the NBA at all last season.
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