Bonner’s longshot — why he’s made for All-Star weekend

The Spurs contacted the NBA recently to get an idea how many from their franchise will be invited to All-Star weekend. They were thinking, for example, they would need to make arrangements for Gary Neal and DeJuan Blair, since both will likely play in the rookie-sophomore game.

So they asked whether Matt Bonner would be in his first 3-point shooting contest, and the response was a curious one.

We don’t think, um, he has enough attempts to qualify.

To be fair, Bonner isn’t a high-volume shooter. No one has taken more 3-pointers in the league this season than Manu Ginobili, for example, and Ginobili averages about twice as many attempts as his teammate.