NBA Announces Rosters, Format for Return of Shooting Stars Competition at All-Star Weekend

The NBA is reviving the Shooting Stars competition for the first time in more than a decade.

The league announced Saturday that four teams will face off on Feb. 14 during All-Star Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.

The teams, which are comprised of two former players and one retired legend, will shoot from seven different spots on the floor and have 1:10 to score as many points as possible.

The Shooting Stars has been absent since the trio of Chris Bosh, Swin Cash and Dominique Wilkins completed a three-peat in 2015.

The competition will look a little different from what fans remember.

Under the old format, the objective was to sink a shot from four different spots on the floor — the last being a half-courter — in the fastest amount of time.

Now, amassing the most points is the operative goal. Here's a scoring breakdown for each shot location:

• Shot 1: Right Lane Layup/Dunk, 2 points
• Shot 2: 18' Right Baseline, 2 points
• Shot 3: Right Elbow, 2 points
• Shot 4: Right Wing three-pointer, 3 points
• Shot 5: Top of the Key, 2 points
• Shot 6: Left Corner three-pointer, 3 points
• Shot 7: Long Range three-pointer, 4 points

The players are required to shoot in order, both in terms of the spots on the floor and how they've arranged their squads.

Team Knicks is arguably the early favorite.

Karl-Anthony Towns is having a down year as a shooter. He's hitting 35.6 percent of his threes after finishing above 40 percent in the previous two seasons. Still, he's one of the best stretch bigs in NBA history.

Former Knicks star Allan Houston was a long-range specialist in his own right during his 12 years in the league. He shot 44.4 percent overall and 40.2 percent from deep.

Add Jalen Brunson to the mix and that could be a potent trio.

Win or lose, it will be fun to watch Team Harper as well, with patriarch Ron lining up alongside sons Dylan and Ron Jr.