Nick Young joins Thompson, Lowry in Three-Point Contest field

The eight participants in this year's Three-Point Contest for NBA All-Star weekend in New Orleans were officially announced Thursday night:

• Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors
• Nick Young, Los Angeles Lakers
• Kyle Lowry, Toronto Raptors
• Eric Gordon, Houston Rockets
• Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers
• C.J. McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers
• Kemba Walker, Charlotte Hornets
• Wesley Matthews, Dallas Mavericks

Thompson is the reigning champion, having defeated Warriors teammate Stephen Curry and Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker in the finals of last year's competition in Toronto.

He also holds the contest record for most points in a single round (27 of a possible 34), which he set in 2016.

With a second straight win Feb. 18, Thompson would become just the seventh player ever (after Larry Bird, Craig Hodges, Peja Stojakovic, Jeff Hornacek, Mark Price, and Jason Kapono) to emerge victorious in the competition multiple times.