For the first time ever, there will be guards, forwards and big men competing in the Skills Challenge on Saturday. This event used to feature only guards, but there will now be a tournament and one side of the bracket will feature big men and the other will have only guards. The 2015 champion was Patrick Beverley, but he is injured and will not be featured in this year’s installment. The field will, however, include Isaiah Thomas (2-to-1), C.J. McCollum (3-to-1), Draymond Green (4-to-1), Jordan Clarkson (5-to-1), DeMarcus Cousins (10-to-1), Emmanuel Mudiay (10-to-1), Anthony Davis (12-to-1) and Karl-Anthony Towns (12-to-1). With such an interesting mix of players, here is a list of the guys to really keep an eye on Saturday:

C.J. McCollum(3-to-1) - McCollum is an excellent pick to win the skills competition. The Blazers guard is enjoying a breakout season, averaging 20.7 PPG, 4.2 APG, 3.6 RPG and 1.2 SPG. The reason he is such a threat to win this event is because he has a very balanced game. He can do pretty much anything on the basketball court and does not have the athleticism of his competitors. He is a finesse player and that bodes well for this competition. He is worth putting a few units on at 3-to-1 on Saturday.

Jordan Clarkson (5-to-1) - Like McCollum, Clarkson is another guy that can do a lot of things on the basketball court. Clarkson alternates between playing the point and playing shooting guard for the Lakers and he has really improved over the past few seasons. Clarkson is very fast and can shoot the ball, as he is now hitting 42.9% of his threes over the past five games. He’s somebody to really keep an eye on coming into this even, as he could blaze through the speed portions of the course and is now capable of drilling the top of they key jumper. At 5-to-1, his odds are very favorable as well.

DeMarcus Cousins (10-to-1) - If there’s a big guy in this event that is going to come away with the victory then it’s Cousins. The Kings’ All-Star center is one of the most skilled big men the league has ever seen. He is a very good ball handler for somebody at his size and has expanded his range this season. Cousins is shooting 34.9% from the outside this season and that will come in handy with the top of the key shot. He is also a gifted passer, as evidenced by his 3.2 APG this season. At 10-to-1, Cousins really is the only guy from the big man side that is worth putting a unit or two on.