In the NBA’s 3-point contest, shooters start off in the left-hand quarter, then move around the arc till they end in the right-hand corner.
If Yuta Watanabe gets his wish and is invited to one of All-Star Weekend’s premier events in Salt Lake City this February, the contest could be over sooner rather that later. The Nets forward is shooting 76.5% (13-of-17) from the left-hand corner. That’s double the league rate. Now he might have some trouble from the left wing where he’s hit only 1-of-9 shots, but once he gets past that, if he can keep swishing, he’ll wind up in the left corner, where he’s only a little less effective than from the left.