3-on-3 Basketball Now an Olympic Event

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“Your ideal 3-on-3 player is really a guard-skilled big,” Justice told For The Win after the IOC announcement Friday afternoon. “Kevin Durant would translate very well. A 3-point shot is worth two points, and inside the arc is worth one point. So the teams I’ve watched — I’ve done a lot of scouting globally with 3-on-3 and watched some of the best players and teams and the strategies they implement. It’s a lot of 3-point shooting and getting to the rim. The one other thing you need is a good rim protector, a strong big that can rebound and defend. Then you need three knock-down great shooters. But because there’s so much space on the floor, everyone needs to have the ability to put the ball on floor and create their own shot.”

 

One part of that quote is more important than the others: “A 3-point shot is worth two points, and inside the arc is worth one point.”

 

That’s one of four rules, confirmed by Justice, that will directly impact who reigns supreme on the 3-on-3 hardwood. The other three: a 12-second shot clock, the 10-minute game clock and the obvious fact that the game is played in halfcourt.

 

USA Today