NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest

• 2021 | Anfernee Simons (Trail Blazers) | Atlanta.
• 2020 | Derrick Jones Jr. (
• 2019 | Hamidou Diallo (Thunder) | Charlotte.
• 2018 | Donovan Mitchell (Jazz) | Los Angeles.
• 2017 | Glenn Robinson III (Pacers) | New Orleans.
• 2016 | Zach LaVine (Timberwolves) | Toronto.

Who are the participants for the 2021 dunk contest?

2021 NBA Dunk Contest Participants

• Obi Toppin, New York Knicks.
• Anfernee Simons, Portland Trail Blazers.
• Cassius Stanley, Indiana Pacers.

Who won the All-Star Dunk Contest?

Anfernee Simons
Blazers’ Anfernee Simons wins abbreviated slam dunk contest at NBA All-Star Game. Portland’s Anfernee Simons brought innovation to the All-Star slam dunk contest. Indiana’s Cassius Stanley displayed acrobatics with his 46-inch vertical.

Who won the dunking contest 2021?

Anfernee Simons won the 2021 Slam Dunk Contest in a showdown against Obi Toppin in the final round. Simons utilized his crazy bounce and long arms to pull off some creative dunks, and his final dunk found him almost kissing the front of the rim on his way to the win.

Who is the youngest player to win the NBA slam dunk contest?

Kobe Bryant is the youngest player to win the slam dunk championship at the age of 18. At 5’7″, Spud Webb is the shortest player to win the NBA slam dunk contest (Nate Robinson is 5’9).

Which NBA player has won the dunk contest the most times?

Nate Robinson is the only player to win the contest three times. The 2006 NBA Slam Dunk Competition between Nate Robinson and Andre Iguodala was the first time that the competition had to go into a sudden-death dunk-off.

Will the slam dunk contest ever return to Denver?

In 2005, the Slam Dunk Contest returned to its birthplace in Denver. With the spectacular dunks of prior contests, there was buzz that the dunk competition could regain the popularity it had in the 1980s.

How did Blake Griffin win the 2011 slam dunk contest?

Blake Griffin won the 2011 slam dunk contest by jumping and dunking over the hood of a Kia sedan on February 19 in Los Angeles. JaVale McGee of the Washington Wizards, DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors, and Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder all competed against Griffin.