NBA Slam Dunk Contest History - Individual Performance Video Reference

[Rake2204]

1994 is complete, featuring Shawn Kemp's final contest appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6deyqcHhetg

Also, this:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RiBk2hsPF8

[Rake2204]

Not really new thread worthy, but worth sharing nonetheless - Brent Barry now uses his Dunk Contest trophy as a candy dish:



http://fansided.com/2014/01/16/brent...-photo/#!sVlvF

[Rake2204]

2003 added to post three. Featuring Jason Richardson, Desmond Mason, Amare Stoudemire, and Richard Jefferson. Very good contest. Great battle between Mason and Richardson.

Mason: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7G8r-Z6HcM

Richardson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUT143gfbvU

[Rake2204]

2004 is complete:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsvPpuh9kOU

This contest is often remembered for being won unceremoniously on a Fred Jones missed dunk, leading to the "infinite miss" era in subsequent years.

[Rake2204]

The 2006 NBA Slam Dunk Contest has been added to post three. It marked the beginning of Nate Robinson's reign of terror.



Robinson's '06 performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJpGMCEcS5c

[Rake2204]

1995 has been added. It was a Miami Heat sweep that evening:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EXN4Nf21Tk

Also, a seeming rarity these days, Harold Miner did it right. What he's up to these days:

Miner now resides in Las Vegas with his wife, 7-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son. He currently isn't working, and still lives off the over $20 million he made during a brief NBA career which -- unlike many pro athletes -- he managed and invested very diligently.

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketb...n=ncaab-268162

[Rake2204]

1996 is updated.

Winner:



Brent Barry's Contest: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9It1HS65xnk

[Rake2204]

1997 has been added to post #3.



Ray Allen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re_Nrc3JRII



Kobe Bryant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqVibdD3UqA

Also, here's a Sporcle quiz to test your NBA dunk contest knowledge: http://www.sporcle.com/games/Rake220...t-participants

[Rake2204]

ESPN.com is celebrating the 30 year anniversary of the first NBA Slam Dunk Contest by creating a dunk bracket, composed of 32 dunks by 32 players. Maddeningly, one must vote via Tweet. So for those who are Twitter-free, no dice. Further, the poll chose Vince Carter's between-the-legs as his dunk, not his clockwise 360 cuff windmill. Still, if you want to give it a look...

Link: http://espn.go.com/nba/dunkBracket

[Rake2204]

2000 has been added.







Vince Carter's run, of which we've all already seen a million times (with a bonus clip of star players weighing in on Carter's dunking ability prior to the contest): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YbQ2uHQiUs

[Rake2204]

2001 is up. Maybe remembered more for this:



Than this:



Also, at 5:50, one of my favorite Kenny Smith lines of all-time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emGO4Wph-aE#t=5m50s

"I can see your hole, big guy!"

[Rake2204]

2002 has been added. Before this year's contest, 2002 was probably best known for containing the worst rule change in history: The Wheel, which essentially sapped Steve Francis of any chance at winning. Nothing like forcing a 6'3'' two-foot jumping guard who can't palm a ball to execute a Statue of Liberty 360 from the dotted line: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K26yoKd4TJo

Jason Richardson emerged victorious on the heels of that nasty bounce reverse swing jam. But it's worth noting a young Gerald Wallace also made a solid run of things.





Also, SBNation had a huge dunk contest blowout, with a lot of cool media on the history of the windmill, players who are pretty much only know because of their dunk contest appearance, and more: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/2/1...istory-feature

[Rake2204]

The 2014 dunk contest discouraged me a little bit, but 2005 has since been added to page 1. The victor, of course, was Josh Smith.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EfYwBb2iho

The contest also featured younger-appearing versions of these two:


J.R.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPKl83yxoQ0
Chris: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hjg8IXSzWk

[DMV2]

I remember those contests with J-Rich and Mason in the early 2000's. They were truly the last great Slam Dunkers.

[Rake2204]

I remember those contests with J-Rich and Mason in the early 2000's. They were truly the last great Slam Dunkers.

Yeah there was a thread that popped up a month ago asking for each of our top five dunks from contests between 2001-20013 and I began to realize my top five was pretty much just made up of various Desmond Mason and Jason Richardson flushes.