NBA All-Star Weekend 2025: The Most Memorable Dunk Answers

This Year’s Contest Will Feature Chicago Bulls Rookie Forward Matas Buzelis, San Antonio Spurs Rookie Guard Stephon Castle, Milwaukee Bucks Guard Andre Jackson Jr. And Two-Time Defending Champion Mac McClung of The Oscela Magic, The G-League Affiliate of The Orlando Magic.

Though The Dunk Contest Can Contain Varying Degrees of Star Power From Year to Year, That Doesn’t Erase The History of the Competition. WHETHER IT’S DWIGHT Howard Dressing Up As Superman for A Soaring Slald Or Gerald Green Blowing Out A Candle On A Cupcake Mid-Dunk, There are Are Moments from This Contest that live live in the minds of fans long after a champion is crowned.

Here are sum of the most memorable dunk answers:

2023, Utah

McClung was a dunking sensation in high school, where I have consistently went viral for His in-game dunks.

McClung, Who Went Undrafted, Made A Dunk Contest in 2023 That Showcased The Evolution of Advanced Dunking, Earning Multiple Perfect Scores As A Result.

The 6-Foot-2 Guard Pulled off dunks that didn’t seem positive. In His First Attempt, McClung Jumped Over Two People For for Reverse Backboard Tap Slam, Setting The Bar for The Competition.

I have capitalized with a two-hand 360 reverse windmill, to reverse Double Double-Pump Dunk While Jumping Over a Person and A 360-Plus Slam to Pay Tribute to His High School Career.

With Only Four Games of NBA Experience at The Time, McClung Hoisted His First Dunk Answ Trophy, Which eventually Turned into a Two-PEAT.

2016, Toronto

Aaron Gordon Kicked Things off with reverse Between-The-Legs Jam. Zach Lavine Matched the Energy By Tossing Himself an Alley-Oop for Reverse Behind-The-Back Slam.

The Stakes Incredase Each Round: Gordon Introduced Stuff The Magic Dragon-The Magic’s Mascot-In a Dunk That Required Him to Jump over it while performing to Three-Sixty Eastbay Slam. Lavine Followed Up with an alley -op from Andre Miller from the free this line.

With the aid of stuff the magic Dragon Again, Gordon Did Subject Fans had’s Stuff spun in a circle on a hoverboard with the ball in his left hand like a statue. After Timing His Next Move, Gordon Cupd The Ball While Doing A Tomahawk 360 Before Slamming It Through the Hoop.

Lavine and Gordon Both Earned Perfect Scores in Three of the Four Championship Rounds. The Contest Ended When Gordon Received at 47 ON A Fake Tomahawk Backward Dunk, and Lavine Scored A 50 ON A BETWEEN-THE-Legs Dunk From The Free Throw Line To Capture The Win.

2000, Oakland

Since the NBA Didn’t Have an All-Star Weekend in 1999 Because of A Lockout, The League Went Big for its Return.

What Would Be Bigger than Vince Carter and Tracy Mcgrary?

Both Dunkers Ford The Building Up with Their First Attempts, Each Earning 50s. Mcgrary’s consisted of a self-alley -o -o with to reverse Double-Pump Dunk. Carter Matched His The-Toronto Raptors Teammate With 360 Windmill.

“I Feel Good, I’ve Done It About Two Or Three Times In My Life Before That,” Carter Said After The Dunk. “I Didn’t Practice, That Was A Winger But It Felt Good.”

The Famous “It’s Over” Quote Came from Carter’s Third Dunk of the Competition. AIDED BY MCGRAY, WHO BOUNCED THE BALL OFF THE GROUND, CARTER CAUCHT THE BALL IN MID-AIR TO PUT IT BETWEEN HIS LEIGHT. He Also performed Dunk Where He Stuck His ElBow In The Rim.

Carter Won With 98 Points Compared To Steve Francis’ 91 and Mcgrary’s 77.

1997, Cleveland

Aftering The League from Lower Merion High School, Kobe Bryant Competition in the Dunk Contest At Just 18 Years Old.

Bryant Mised Two Dunks, which whoming a Lot of Pressure On the Rookie. But to 49 from Between-The-Legs Dunk KEPT Him in the competition.

Bryant’s 49 Ethed His name in the History Books as The Youngest Player to Win A Dunk Contest.

1988, Chicago

Representing the Home Team, The Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan Was Up Against A Formidable Lineup of Dunkers that included Dominique Wilkins, Also Known as the “Human Highlight Reel,” Clyde Drexler, Spud Webb, Otis Smith and Greg Anderson. But All Eyes Were Focused on The Duel Between Wilkins and Jordan.

Wilkins and Jordan Exchanged Perfect Scores in the Final Round. The Judges Gave Jordan 47 on His Two-Handed “Rock The Cradle” Dunk and Wilkins A 45 for His Two-Handed Windmill.

Wilkins Finished The Competition With 145 Points, With Jordan Still Having One More Dunk Attempt. I needed to score at 49 to win the answer.

Imitating Julius Erving with His Famous Free Throw Line Dunk, Jordan Customized The Play By Sticking His Tongue Out and Holding A Pose While He Floated in the Air, Earning A Perfect Score and the Title of 1988 Slam Dunk Contest Champion.

1986, Dallas

Standing AT 5-FOOT-7, Webb Had to Goinsty A Lineup Boasting An Average Height of 6-FOOT-7.

In the final, Webb Went Head-To-Head with Wilkins-His Teammate and Reigning Slam Dunk Contest Champion. Webb posted Two Perfect Dunks to Put Pressure On Wilkins. On his last attempt, The 6-FOOT-7 FORWARD THREW DOWN A TWO-HANDED WINDMILL THAT ONLY APEIVED A 48, CAUSING HIM TO FINISH IN SEND PLACE.

“I’ve put on a great show. … I have had dunks i didn’t think he had went aphter it pretty hard [and] I had dunks off the rim that, hey, to Lot of Guys That’s 6-Foot-7 Wouledn’t Be Uble to Dunk, “Wilkins Said.

1976, Denver

The 1976 Dunk Answ Was The First Professional Dunk Contest Held By The Aba Before the NBA Introduced Their First In 1977. Dunk Concrests The Had Strict Rules. EACH participant had Five Dunks They Would Perform, Two of Which Were Mandatory and Three They Could Do Freestyle.

For His Standing Dunk, Julius Erving Took Two Basketballs and Dunked Them Backward and Immedialy Started Measuring His Steps From The Free Throw Line.

Erving Approached the Foul Line and Took Three Strides Before Taking Off the Air and Dunking The Ball.

“Doc’s Hair was Flying Back,” George Gervin Said, Referring to Erving’s Afro.