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Comparing OKC Thunder Sharpshooter Isaiah Joe to NBA 3-Point Contest Participants
For the second consecutive season, Oklahoma City guard Isaiah Joe has been snubbed from the NBA 3-Point Contest.
After being released by the Philadelphia 76ers just weeks before the 2022-23 NBA season, Oklahoma City signed Isaiah Joe to a standard contract.
In his first year with the Thunder, Joe had a solid season, averaging 9.5 points per game while shooting 40.9 percent from beyond the arc. Yet, despite Joe’s impressive shooting numbers, the OKC sharpshooter was left off out of the 3-point competition last year.
With Joe now a more established 3-point threat and the Arkansas product having another solid season with Oklahoma City as a top-three seed in the Western Conference, many Thunder observers thought that Joe had a good chance at earning a spot in the contest in 2024.
Yet when the NBA released its list of 3-Point Contest participants, Joe’s name wasn’t there. Instead, Trae Young, Lauri Markkanen, Donovan Mitchell, Malik Beasley, Jalen Brunson, Tyrese Haliburton, Karl-Anthony Towns and defending champion Damian Lillard will compete in this year’s 3-point shootout.
