Aaron Jaros: Honestly, this was hard to pick the best dunk contests out of history. So many people have revolutionized the dunk contest and I had to take that into consideration. So here are my top 5 dunk contests in NBA History.
5. 2015: The reason why I picked this one is mainly because the Dunk contests sucked before this one. Zach LaVine and Victor Oladipo came out with a great entrance and had some great dunks. Zach LaVine's "Space Jam dunk" was amazing and revived the dunk competition. While he didn't have much competition, Victor Oladipo was still spectacular with his 540 dunk. This dunk contest brought back the thrill that dunk competition once had.
4. 1988: This was a great dunk competition. Emphasis on the competition because these guys wanted to win. Michael Jordan vs Dominique Wilkins. These guy had the competitive spirit to put on such a great show for the city of Chicago. While Dominique's dunks were furious, Jordan ended it with his most famous dunk, his double-clutch free-throw line dunk.
3. 2000: Of course this had to be on everyone's Top 5 Slam Dunk contests. Vince Carter did some crazy dunks that will be remembered forever. However, many people forget how amazing Steve Francis was in teh dunk contest for a guy his size that couldn't palm the ball and was only 6'2". He definitely put on a show even though it was overshadowed from Vince Carter's and T-Mac's dunks. However, this dunk contest was lit. Everyone thought the dunk contest was done, and then Vince Carter came out and brought it back.
2. 2016: To me, this is the revival of the competition between the dunkers. I think that stars are going to want to come out and participate again. Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon did some crazy dunks that have never been done before. Aaron Gordon had his spectacular "Air Chair" dunk that left us all in awe while LaVine had his crazy free-throw line dunks. While it had so much controversy, everyone was left in awe. I remember after it was over, I was almost sad, wanting more rounds out of it. It was just to short. I didn't want it to end. Zach LaVine's gracefulness mixed with Aaron Gordon's flash made me think of MJ vs Dominique, except it was more entertaining!
1. 1986: This is my favorite slam dunk contest out of all of them. The reason I love this one so much is because I can watch all of the dunks from this competition without wanting to skip them. From Gerald Wilkins to Dominique Wilkins. From Spud Webb to Terrance Stansbury, every dunk was amazing. The best part was watching Dominique and Spud Webb go at it though. The little guy put on a show and so did Dominique. But Spud stole the crowd with his size and his amazing ability to jump. All of the dunk in that contest were amazing, especially when they came from Spud. He was the first little guy under 6' to be able to perform like that in a slam dunk contest.
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