At the 2018 NBA All Star Game, who won the Skills Challenge?

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At the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, Spencer Dinwiddie won the Skills Challenge. The Brooklyn Nets guard defeated Finland's Lauri Markkanen in the final at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 17, 2018.

The Taco Bell Skills Challenge tested dribbling, passing, shooting, and speed. The 2018 field used a bracket that separated guards from frontcourt players before bringing the winners together in the final. Dinwiddie represented the guard side, while Markkanen advanced through the big-man bracket.

Dinwiddie's victory was notable because the Skills Challenge had recently favored taller players. Kristaps Porzingis had won in 2017, and Karl-Anthony Towns won in 2016. Dinwiddie became the first guard to win the event since the format began emphasizing matchups between guards and big men.

This contest was part of All-Star Saturday Night, separate from the All-Star Game played the next day. Other 2018 competition winners included Devin Booker in the Three-Point Contest and Donovan Mitchell in the Slam Dunk Contest.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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