Top 25 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Dunks of All Time HD Best List
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The 2016 Slam Dunk Contest between Zach Lavine and Aaron Gordon inspired me to update my greatest slam dunks video.
25. 2008 Dwight Howard Superman Dunk (0:04)
24. 2000 Steve Francis Alley-Oop Double Pump (0:58)
23. 2012 Jeremy Evans Two Ball Alley-Oop (1:54)
22. 2013 Gerald Green Off the Sideboard Reverse (2:32)
21. 2014 John Wall Over the Mascot Reverse (3:10)
20. 2011 JaVale McGee Two Balls In Two Baskets (4:05)
19. 2000 Tracy McGrady Double Pump 360 (4:40)
18. 2008 Dwight Howard Behind the Backboard Windmill (5:20)
17. 2015 Victor Oladipo 360 Reverse (6:07)
16. 2015 Zach LaVine Off the Stanchion Between the Legs (6:55)
15. 2016 Aaron Gordon Over the Mascot Between the Legs (7:33)
14. 2009 Dwight Howard Off the Sideboard Alley-Oop (8:16)
13. 2011 DeMar DeRozan One-Handed Reverse Windmill (9:08)
12. 2000 Vince Carter Elbow Dunk (9:48)
11. 2006 Andre Iguodala Behind the Backboard Reverse (10:48)
10. 2008 Dwight Howard Off the Backboard Double Tap (11:30)
9. 2015 Zach LaVine Off the Bounce Behind the Back (12:19)
8. 2003 Desmond Mason Left-Handed Between the Legs (13:05)
7. 2016 Zach LaVine Free Throw Line Windmill (13:49)
6. 2016 Aaron Gordon One-Handed 360 Windmill (14:35)
5. 2000 Vince Carter Off the Bounce Between the Legs (15:25)
4. 2003 Jason Richardson Between the Legs Reverse (16:25)
3. 2004 Jason Richardson Off the Backboard Between the Legs (17:26)
2. 2016 Aaron Gordon Over the Mascot Under Both Legs (18:11)
1. 2000 Vince Carter Reverse 360 Windmill (19:07)
Honorable Mention:
2006 Nate Robinson Over Spud Webb
2011 Blake Griffin Off the Backboard Elbow Dunk
2012 Derrick Williams Off the Sideboard 360
2016 Zach LaVine Free Throw Line Alley-Oop
2016 Zach LaVine Inside Free Throw Line Between the Legs
You have to admit ... Kenny Smith's commentary makes these dunks even more legendary. He might become a Hall of Famer after all (for broadcasting).
He even makes going home legendary
John Leo Algo facts
He said Steve Frances hits his ankle with the ball the ball looked at least a foot in a half away from his ankle lmfao
Definitely agree...I kept laughing during the Desmond Mason dunk... We need to get him a get well card. He's sick right now...lol
Can’t stand it. It’s a broken record
Vince Carter's elbow dunk is so underrated. The only time I've seen a crowd completely stunned and amazed. They had no words for what they just saw.
Kenny ALWAYS got words, no matter what he saw... Even if he sees a kangaroo raping an elephant with a sumbrero on his fucking head... YOU BEST BELIEVE HE'S GOING HOME!!!
I guess the crowd was just not sure what he did. Carter was not hanging on the rim for long, probably because it would hurt doing so. From a distance and even from the camera behind Carter it was hard to figure out what was going on.
This dunk is soo underrated..YES..this is AMAZING DUNK..amazinggg...WOW
Yeah no one was doing that shit lol they was confused
I will tell you when I saw that all happen live, there was such anticipation and wonder for what he would do next. Every dunk was just epic and no one had ever seen anything like what he did that night.
I’ve always wanted to see Shaq’s footage of the Carter dunk.
He said he lost the camera or the tape but facts
@@TheChickenWasStillWarm now that's a damn shame. Oh well
@@TriteNight1218 These days he would have had it up on KZhead, Instagram, Twitter, you name it quick as a flash.
Lost files fam it’s like a pirate map to find it
I bet he just forgot to press rec.
AHHH seeing Kobe at 0:20... Rest in Peace legend...
sundin57 now its his time to rest🙏😭
Kobe will be in our hearts forever...
R.I.P
sundin57 so sad 😢😢
5:27
When Aaron Gordon sat on the air it should've been over.
Agreed, he also had the most creative dunks in that competition.
Problem was lavine went 1st & did dunks worth legit 50s. They had no way 2 know Gordon was gonna do his. But I agree Gordon's were better. It's just 50 is as high as it goes
@@BIGLARRY100 You have a point. That dunk would break 50 if it were possible
@@BIGLARRY100 That's not true, LaVine was 2nd. Watch it again. Even when Aaron did that 360 with the mascot spinning, LaVine did a very similar one just after and still got a 50. I don't think it should have got a 50 because of the lack of creativity since Aaron just made a very similar dunk just before him but w/e, they are both freaking great dunkers and it was one of the best contests of all time, you gotta enjoy it no matter who won.
MJ walked on air and Aaron Gordon sits on air
Vince Carter's dunks are art. He has perfect flow in the air
Absolutely. He's the best dunker ever. His reverse 360, between the legs bounce pass from TMac, and The Elbow Dunk should have been 1, 2, 3. And when you consider his style, grace, and finesse and combine that witb the fact that he's at least 4 inches shorter and lord knows how much shorter reach than, say Dwight Howard or Aaron Gordon, and don't get me wrong, Gordon is fucking dope, but he simply doesn't have the style and grace that Vince (who's listed at 6'6" but isn't an inch of 6'5") or Zach LaVine whose listen at 6'6". Anyhow, they're both in the 6'6" or less, and I feel like dunkers that height or below are not only that much more impressive due to the fact that they have to jump so much high due to their lesser height and reach, but beyond that, they just look more fluid. They look like they're truly flying through the air. And unlike Dwight or Gordon, they don't seem to have the long ass legs and arms getting in the way. And while guys like Vince, LaVine, and Jordan are certainly pretty tall and do have long limbs, they're able to use them in a way that's similar to a dancer or ballerina. You don't notice them flailing around, they are simply part of one fluid motion, and I just can't say the same for the taller 6'10+ dunkers like Gordon and Dwight and so on.
VC15 advantage is the power and smoothness of the dunk...i thought its airjordan for #1...
@@arjayvelarde4464 Which Air Jordan dunk? If you're talking about the actually "Air Jordan Jumpman" dunk that is his Jordan logo, I swear he might have actually done that in a game.
"And here's Carter with his first...." are the last words ever spoken in the pre-Vince era.
It was his first and last that night. 😂😂
And the first ones after that were "LET´S GO HOME..."
The best thing's that Vince is still playing.
did the announcers ever go home?
LOL!!!!!!!
he goes home nearly every 16 years,lol
Haha I'm dead.
saltypickleps3 hahahahhahaha
saltypickleps3 they went home after they robbed him
how many times do we have to go home kenny ?
987657 quadrillion
Billy Big Booty add a quintillion on that
+GhettoBatman23 lol
HAHAHAHAHA as many times as possible lol
2 times only~
Here after Aaron Gordon gets robbed... again
Oh please, his last dunk sucks.
Reals wasnt even hyped by it 🤣🤣🤣
Tacko Fall is 2.26metres he didn't use him for leverage it was definitely a 50
Looking at the reply seems like AG wouldnt have made it over Tacko till he ducked aliitle yeah u can say Tacko's hands were in the way but watch it in slow motion
my eggs
gordon dunks were straight insane
They was stupid
He was robed that year he was the real winner not LaVine
@@Rale85 facts
Nobody cares. Not since looong time ago after carter Richardson robinson
@@tylerdurdeniii4476 stfu
They should've made an exception to the judging rules and given Aaron Gordon a 51 on his second dunk. It's criminal that he didn't win the contest.
It's criminal you were shot.
Bay is Bae I'm still mad about it lol
i agree
No Zach Lavine had way more dunks than Arron Gordon that were absolutely amazing
Not really
2019 still here to see Vince Carter's all time perfect dunk
2020 still doing it.
Vince Carter's reverse 360 windmill is literally all time best
It really just is perfection this dunk is what got me into basketball in like 2007/8 something like that
Donald Lee nba wise I think DJs dunk on Brandon knight was better but seriously VCs Olympia dunk was the greatest ever if you put it realistically
7/8 is bullshit btw sorry it was like 13/14
Celebrating 20 years of let's go home.
I always liked how Vince Carter just walks away after most of his dunks. It’s like saying, “my job here is done”.
You don't know how happy I am to see that Blake Griffin's dunk over the car was not on here. That is the most over hyped dunk in history
Yeah that year Blake had phenomenal poster dunks in game so everyone jumped on the bandwagon when he entered the dunk contest and jumped over the car. It wasn't really that spectacular.
Fr
Your so right. The singing made the dunk original, but he didn't jump over the car. He jumped over the HOOD.
I agree with you
You seen what John Collins did with that airplane it looked like the same height of the car and you seen how that went you just on the hate bandwagon
You know a dunk was spectacular when commentator says "let's go home!!"
Abdul Kareem or "it's over ladies and gentlemen, it's oooverr"
The best part of the video is chuck saying "you say this every year kenny" lmao
lol no one like Sir Charles
Manny B. Only people that don’t like Charles are them big ole women in San Antonio
@@FecalMatador bahahahaha. "That's Tur-bull".
that Tmac dunk and Oladipo dunk HEAVILY underrated.
Tmac would have won almost any other year than 2000. VC just erased everyone's memory of everybody's else's dunks in 2000.
Aaron Gordon and Zach Levine best back and forth all-time that shit was god tier omm!!!
Nope they was lame
They did all their dunks on the first try, too. Hands down the best all time
Kingsavagebruh This is coming from someone with the username “Kingsavagebruh”
agreed, it was like they shoulda split the trophy if possible
1000%
Take a drink🥃 everytime Kenny says "Let's Go Home" 🥴 You'll forget you already home
Nice one 😂😂
Jason Richardson off the backboard between the legs was filthy 🔥🔥🔥🔥. I remember watching that as a kid thinking it was impossible
Pretty sure whenever Kenny says it's over and let's go home, that person won...except for Aaron Gordon. Dude got robbed.
bro straight up
0:16 LMAO commentator goes "Superman!" then does the Star Wars theme, THEN does the Indiana Jones theme too much excitement!!
Haha, I knew something was wrong :-D
aaron gordon shoulda won, lavine was insane but aaron's top dunks were better
Aaron Gordon was amazing and should've been #1. He literally did an Olympic high jump on the mascot.
Crunkboy415 lavine was better dunked with a lot more feeling
ryan fowler no bro vince carter will always be number 1
Hes talking about last years dunk contest
Lavine had way more high quality dunks than gordon
Aaron Gordon's @ 18:11 - Over the Mascot Under the Leggs is the best dunk of all time - because of the degree of difficulty.
Look how hi his head got
Thats the best dunk ever!!
Agreed ....the dude was sitting down in mid air looking at the rim .
Like Kenny say every year but this time it is so true I never seen that before
It's easier to do a dunk when ur line of site stays on rim.
You had to live through these times to appreciate some dunks in their era. Some of these things were never seen.
Vince carter was the best dunker back in the day
ever.
***** come on man. don't be disrespectful
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lol the disrespect
TeamJ-Money and ever
Vince number 1 jus looks so graceful yet powerful. It was perfect from takeoff to landing everything was just on point and the way he snapped it into the rim tho......excellent never have I seen such perfect extension.
Number 5 should be and always will be Number 1. The Vince Carter bounce pass between the legs was simply unheard of at that time, and the style and flawless execution he did it with is why it's the best ever.
Vince carter- *dunks* Kenny- "lets go home!!!"
I miss happy Dwight Howard
Zach Morgan Believe me, I do too. From a Magic fan.
now u have gay dwight howard
@FreeThinker040 lol
@@mr8883 he was fake and wanted none of the responsibility of being a true superstar work ethic-wise, he just wanted the fun part
@@wobbafett2464 well then we do still have happy Dwight in more ways than one. Lol!
Toronto and Orlando always have great dunkers.
Vince was waiting for this moment all his life, you can see it in his eyes.
Vince was probably the most impactful. Nobody dunked like him before what he did that year. The fact that after almost 20 years, people are still wow'ing at them dunks he did is testament.
273 people who disliked this video apparently went home.
Or Blake's 'Jump over the hood of a car" dunk fan
Gordons dunk should be first
😂
Because Kenny told them to
Charles Ace 🤣🤣🤣
Vince is the best in game dunker and out
John Carrick Hulk Hogan leg drop is the worlds greatest finishing move. you're wrong
I wish Vince was playing with Toronto right now. He could have been a Champion before retirement.
Legend says Kenny Smith is still going home
agreed VC’s 360 Windmill is a thing of beauty...effortless ⛹🏽♂️
aaron gordon at 2nd is still my fav man
i miss early 00's NBA era so fkn much
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After seeing all of these, after 20 years, and especially after Aaron Gordon's lost yesterday, I believe they need to give a special trophy to AG for his most satisfying 2016 over the mascot under two legs!
18:17 Andre Drummond fell out his seat
I fell off the couch
Watched the 2000 slam contest when I was 5... Realistically I don't remember shit from when I was 5. The only thing I can do is replay KZhead videos and look at the scars on my leg when my old man dropped me through the glass coffee table as he was holding me when VC jammed that first one...
😂
Hahahahah man!!!!
Vince pulled off so much crazy shyt that people didn't even know whether to cheer or not 😂😂😂😂
Overall THIS is a GREAT list compared to many like it. Kudos for appreciating Jason Richardson's amazing dunks! The only human being with the same level of beauty in his body mechanics as Vince Carter.
Dammit Kobe was having so much fun here, RIP GOAT...
Gordon got robbed this year. But incredible compilation.
Vince Carter, Jason Richardson, Zach Lavine & Aaron Gordan are the best dunk contest participants ever
doc rivers fr🔥🔥🔥🔥
Mj
I'd put gerald green in there.
What about Dominique Wilkins?
@@DanielRGonza I dont think he was in the dunk contest
This Is a great list you did an excellent job ranking them👍🏿
Man... Back in my school days, that Howard dunks were so crazy, that I cannot even made it in PlayStation or PC...
4:43 One of the most underrated dunks of all time (since it was under VC's reign).
Completely true
vince carter is the best ever,
Damn, the loop that Carter makes with the ball before jamming that ball down the throat of the hoop still sends chills down my spine.
I can watch Vince's reverse windmill 10 times a day and it would still give me goosebumps every damn time. That dunk is like Mona Lisa of dunks.
Kenny picking up his kids from school like -LET'S GO HOME!!! LET'S GO HOME!!! LET'S GO HOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!! LET'S GO HOME!!! -Dad you're embarrassing us... -ITS OVER LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!! IT IS ALL OVER!!! LETS GO HOOOOOOME!!!!!!
%10 dunks %90 let s go home
Man.....just seeing Kobe ....enjoying himself....being impressed with the dunks...shows how much he loved the game...So fierce in competing but appreciating the talent of others as well. Legend.
5:58 “oh you got a brain like a kid” Charles Barkley has no chill 😂😂
The reaction to Vince Carter elbow dunk is priceless everyone was in complete shock
Well after this year's dunk contest, you certainly won't have to worry about updating this video lmao
damn
OR 2018’s 😂😂
Br Ja idk DSJ’s 360 was nice
@@don4941 or 2019's too 😂😂
@@artix003 diallos dunk would definitely be here
The reactions are the funniest parts after they dunk it🤣🤣🤣!!!
Awesome!unbelievable, extraordinary players.
Aaron Gordon got robed. Zach Lavine repeat one dunk of Gordon and still got a 50. And I Know dunking from the free throw line is awesome not going to argue but he did it 3 times diferent ways but the concept its the same free throw line dunk. Gordon was more creative and got 3 of the top 5 dunks(in my opinion) that night.
Ángel Fuentes Agreed.
1. unless you are going to actually grade one of his dunks below fifty and gordons above 50, give it a rest. jordan and some of the greatest dunks ever have been basic 15 foot dunks, they've won contests and all been awarded 50. Richardson, maybe the greatest to do this contest couldn't even make one 15 foot dunk. Lavine didn't just do a 15 footer he did each one with an impossible variation. An alley, between the freaking legs. Between the legs alone has gotten 50's. What's next Lavine does an actual back flip from the 15 and windmills and it's all for nothing because it's another foul line dunk? There is a 50pt must system and by those rules gordon got what he got and Lavine got what he got. All earned. 2. Gordons last dunk was clearly his weakest of the night, Lavine's was clearly his strongest. Maybe the strongest dunk ever attempted by some measures. 3. Lavine not only went second which is harder cause judges measure you against something as opposed to going first when you can get 50's relative to nothing. But Zach not only already put out his 6 best dunks last year, he showed up woth 6 more and sudden death dunks. How many amazing creative dunks is someone capable of? Could vince show up to 10 contets and pull out 6 new insane possible things every time? Everyone has a tool chest, Lavine has taxed his to the max and he still showed up for sudden death. Great contest.
Ángel Fuentes the reason why LaVine got a 50 on a dunk that was the same was because it was a 50. If the score would go up to 100 instead of 50, Aaron's dunk would have been like an 80 and Zach's should have been a 50-55. But since the maximum score is 50, then they are both 50 because they are worthy of 50's... dumbass
Gordon used the mascot as much as Zach used the FT line. So Its timing vs insane leaping ability. Zach could have done all the dunks Gordon did if he had the timing down. Zach won that hands down.
How you reward a guy with a 50 in copy dunks? That makes no sense. Using youre eveluation perspective I concluded this. In the 2000 dunk contest VC did amazing 50 dunks. If T-mac and Francis repeat Carter's dunks they would be tied with him. That makes no sense. You have to earn your points by using your creativity and doing something amazing not making the same dunk of your competition
Slam dunk contest 2000.... Epic
Gordon's dunk is ridiculous. timing and hight, perfect!
Zac lavine, vince carter aaron gordon and dwight howard the perfect dunkcontest the dunks of those are just insane i cant stop smiling
J Rich honestly one of the most underrated and overlooked dunkers ever
@InTheCommision ' nah bruh VC was born for Dunking no one else look as clean as his there just so smooth best dunker of all time
Very True... Richardson use to fucking MURDER the rim.
winning 2 dunk contests isn't underrated. Most people know all he could do was dunk and shoot 3's
He won 2 titles
Very good list, Vince was just such another level,, that 2000 contest was so epic,, best was though Gordon vs Zach i think was better then 2000
Magnus Magnusson it can't be still the 2000 epic Vince stand alone by his self don't get me wrong the next generations or good but Vince use to do many of he dunk in the games.
That sound when Carter's ball or hand hit the rim has stayed in my ears since 2000.
great list !
Anyone else know what was going to be number one and decided to watch the whole thing anyway?
hell yeah
I knew 1 and 2 still had to watch
that double tap by dwight will forever be my favorite dunk contest dunk
Most accurate order I have seen yet good job
The Elbow Dunk of Vince is insane everyone was dumbfounded It should at LEAST be #3 on THIS list.
17:39 - That's the most incredibly dunk i've ever seen'' + But you say that every year... - But that is!
RIP Craig Sager @16:52-setting the bar high for always being yourself.
Yes BRO! The Carter 360 Windmill is the most epic dunk of all time! So Glad that you have placed it as it is.
What about PG 360 windmill in the dark???
You got #2 and #1 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!! The LEGEND Vince Carter, 1/2 Man 1/2 AMAZING and Young Gordon with one of the best dunks in the history of dunks!!! I'm home and I'm still saying let's go home!!!
12:42 Commentator:- Oladipo expression's like, "I can't Do that". LMAO
"I have seen something I have never seen before!" - says every commentator on exact same dunk every year! LELZOR!
I remember I had work and then had to head straight to the basketball stadium after work and couldn’t watch the 2000 dunk contest live. I get there and a mate grabs me and says “you seen the dunk contest yet??” Obviously I hadn’t and he says “Vince did a dunk he put his arm in the rim” in like “what you mean?” And he says “Vince dunked the ball and put his forearm in the rim and hung on the rim by his elbow!!” And in like “I still don’t know what you mean I gotta see this!!” 😂😂
It’s hilarious seeing Isaiah Thomas celebrate Vince Carter’s dunks like he just did them 😂
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J rich was one of the best.
Al Neri is the best
Easy..
Agreed Richardson and carter after I stopped caring
Desmond Mason
Saginaw Mi native too
I am all ready home kenny
The last two dunks will forever be remembered!!! Vince no words! And Gordon well, 🤔 dude who does that?! 2 best ever!
awesome!
He really wants to go home really often :D
As easy as it looks, but a reverse 360 to windmill dunk is very hard to do, Carter was just born to do it ..
Of course vinsanity is number 1, unreal dunk, so clean and made it look like he wasn't even trying. He also got the best in game dunk of all time.
I was watching that 2000 dunk contest at my house i remember where i was watching VC do that :)
Take a sip every time you hear “That’s a 10”
Juice's gone
You Tryna Kill My Liver
Lavine's "Space Jam" dunk is missing.
And his between the legs free throw like dunk
You got to have incredibly big hands to do a reverse 360 windmill and make it look that nice. Vince Carter is a legend.
Carter's arm dunk was my #1, it actually made people speechless for a moment
let's go home... heard it million times haha
Nobody:... Kenny: *LET’S GO HOME, IT’S OVER*
Love the other player’s reactions
Ridchardson’s performance in 2003 is underrated he was incredible thanks for selecting it