Kevin Huerter on his goal of being in All-Star Weekend’s 3-Point Contest

Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter joined The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross on Friday morning to talk about his goal of participating in NBA All-Star Weekend’s Three-Point Contest, share what it was like to win his first Defensive Player of the Game chain, and discuss the upcoming seven-game road trip that tips off on Saturday in Minnesota.

Huerter, who is in his first season with the Kings, is shooting 41.8% from three-point land this season. Among players that have attempted at least 200 three-point attempts, the 24-year-old ranks ninth in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage.

light work after practice…

let's get @KevinHuerter in the 3-point contest at #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/d5WVHxGUyP

— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) January 26, 2023

Topics discussed include:

• Kevin talks about what it was like to win the Defensive Player of the Game for the first time
• Does Huerter want to participate in the Three-Point shoot-out at NBA All-Star Weekend?
• Huerter talks about how the Kings players fared on the lanes during the Kingpin Classic
• Kevin shares how odd of an experience it was to be mic’d up during Wednesday’s ugly loss to Toronto
• Diving into what went wrong during the loss to the Raptors
• Huerter says the Kings need to be more physical
• On the road: Huerter talks about how he prepared for the two-week road-trip
• Huerter gives his picks for this weekend’s NFL Conference championship games

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This interview was sponsored by Jiffy Lube.

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