2016 Slam Dunk Contest Zach LaVine (Full Highlights) NBA ALL STAR WEEKEND!
High expectations? No problem.
After bringing the Dunk Contest back to prominence one year ago with a series of electrifying dunks, Minnesota's Zach LaVine picked up where he left off, with help from Orlando's Aaron Gordon.
And with the Verizon Slam Dunk on the line, Zach LaVine went to the free throw line. Well, almost.
With a through-the-legs dunk from just inside the charity stripes, Zach LaVine earned his fifth score of 50 on the night, making him the 2016 NBA dunk champ. The 20-year-old LaVine became the first back-to-back winner since Nate Robinson in 2009 and 2010.
Going against Magic forward Aaron Gordon in the contest finals, LaVine and Gordon got locked into a heavyweight bout where they traded incredible body blows. After the contest, LaVine said, "We should share the trophy, because [Gordon] did some stuff I've never seen before."
To begin the final round, Gordon completed a dunk with an unbelievable degree of difficulty, snatching the ball from Orlando Magic mascot Stuff -- who was spinning on a hoverboard -- and throwing down a twisting dunk. This earned a 50. LaVine countered by throwing himself an alley-oop and floating through the air for a one-handed finish, earning another 50.
Gordon then again used Stuff, this time clearing the mascot with his rear end while passing the ball below for a lefty finish. That earned another 50, putting the pressure on LaVine.
LaVine responded coolly, with a windmill from just inside the free throw line, for another 50. This marked the first time in Dunk Contest history the final round saw four scores of 50.
They didn't stop. In the first dunk-off, Gordon enlisted teammate Elfrid Payton to throw an alley-oop off the side of the backboard. Gordon caught the ball and completed a reverse dunk while flying through the air. 50. LaVine responded by throwing an alley-oop to himself from the baseline, catching the ball and passing it through his legs for a reverse dunk. This earned another 50.
On the second dunk-off, Gordon ran along the baseline and did a two-handed double-pump reverse reminiscent of Dominique Wilkins. Gordon scored a 47. To win it, LaVine went back to the free throw line.
The evening opened with Denver swingman Will Barton making a "Thriller"-themed entrance, wearing a red leather jacket and accompanied by dancing zombies. For his first dunk, Barton passed the ball through his legs and finished with a two-handed reverse. Barton received a 44. For his second dunk, Barton attempted several dunks, but was unable to complete any, finishing with a second dunk score of 30.
While big men have traditionally struggled to score highly in the dunk contest, Detroit center Andre Drummond hoped to change that trend. But after struggling to complete his first dunk and scoring only a 36, Drummond brought out Canadian legend and noted soccer aficionado Steve Nash to deliver an alley-oop via a kick. Nash proved to be a more accurate passer with his hands, needing several attempts and one missed dunk before Drummond finally completed a windmill off of a kick, earning a score of 39.
Gordon entered wearing a tuxedo and carrying a cane. For his first dunk he went through his legs and completed a one-handed dunk for a score of 45. For his second dunk, Gordon tapped the zeitgeist and involved Orlando mascot Stuff riding a hoverboard. After one missed attempt, Gordon then jumped over the mascot, passed the ball between his legs, and dunked it home, earning a score of 49. (Shaquille O'Neal was the lone judge to award a 9.)
For his first dunk, after giving a hug to Drake, Zach LaVine threw an alley-oop to himself, passed the ball behind his back from right-to-left, and finished with a reverse right-handed dunk, scoring the night's first 50. It was ridiculous enough that fellow competitor Drummond could only shake his head in disbelief. For his second dunk, LaVine brought out teammate Andre Miller and, after one miss, had Miller toss an alley-oop while he soared from just inside the free throw line. LaVine tomahawked the ball home for a score of 49. (O'Neal again was the lone judge to award a 9.)
This was the greatest dunk contest of all-time.
For sure
Still the best dunk contest in my lifetime.
"how many people you see do an ally-oop from the free throw line" kevin-" obviously you havent known me when i was younger" 😂
Zach Lavine🔥🔥🔥🔥
Greatest dunk contest of all time. No doubt.
Ben Moore 2020 Dunk Contest: Hold my beer lol
2000 dunk contest was better
@@DK_75 hell naw u trippin best dunk they had was a 360 windmill, This dude did a between the legs from the free throw line.
@@DK_75 thats overrated and it isnt even a contest. vc is the only one who did an awesome dunk at that time its also because its the first time we saw those dunks that's why it looks so amazing but lavine and gordon could easily do those dunks that he did.
@@tarflariston3534 you must not know who Vince Carter was. Poor guy ,😂
"How many people could you see doing alley ups from the free throw line?" Kevin Hart: Obviously you didn't know me when I'm younger.
Zach lavine is so good
im here after watching 2019 dunk contest..and zach still the best
This definitely is top 5 on the greatest NBA dunk contests of all time.
this is the greatest one no discussion
@@namp0063 It's definitely up there. But also what about the one right after this one? either way Aron Gordan technically won both of them and was robbed both times.
nah, i still think aaron got robbed this time
@@goku360100 Aaron wasn't robbed at all. He used up his best dunks too early.
@@xaviervega468 Hell naw. It was Shaq's dumb ass fault for that foo to not give him a 10. He shouldn't be a judge.
Vince Carter is like a dominique Wilkins type of dunker leaper with power, and Zach Lavine is like MJ, Leaper with finesse
Oh my good, it's amazing
Zach Lavine is the Real Deal!! 3PEAT next year. He needs no props, just him & his dunks are totally AMAZING!!
Watching this while the 2017 Slam Dunk contest is on.
Daphne Holmes same here 😂
Same
Zach Lavines the Steph Curry of dunking.
yes
Thank u
MrDrESner that makes no sense. Y can't he be his self cuz he's god at dunking
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So he chokes in the finals?
Best ever slamdunk contes
Charles said that a 360 from the free throw line was impossible, but LaVine did that in practice this season🤔
wait did he? Is there any video?
André Monteiro yes look it up
He did it yesterday
@@8andre3 yea they have video of it I saw it
Yeah, happened a year later after this contest, and three days after the 360 dunk his ACL gave up
Goat 🐐 of NBA dunk contest
Este día me enamoré de Zach Lavine 😍
Zach si le sabe hacer clavadas espectaculares aparte es muy simpático el desgraciado
Best dunker in my generation. Gonna tell my kids about this guy in the future
Besket is trash
So glad he won again
Siii eso es un waooo)))) grande!!! Muy fuerte👍💪🏀😂🤣😃
LaVine is one of the best one foot leapers of all time.
Watch Zack Lavine on ball of above all dvd, knew he was beast..💪
Damn this was so great to watch
awesome !
Curry watching Zach and after the dunk, and then punching the ball!!!😂😂😂
Slam t'es le meilleur
Zach LaVINE
Zach is a God on dunking
The best
AG got the 2 most iconic dunk but Zach won this he’s flying all over
Best dunker of all time
Definitely the best dunks that i ever seen was from zach lavine
Best slam dunker ever zach lavine
Nice dunks 10/10
His smile is mesmerizing
Groupie
El mejor donquiador de todo los tiempo
lavine, carter, richardson, green. the best dunker of em all. sad that contest between them will never get to happen..
Green so underated. Had a highly intimidating jump...
Tmac is having the time of his life lmaoooo
1:26 Look at Gordon and Drummond's reactions and you already knew which one of them was moving ahead!
Greatest dunk contest ever
art
He is still in the air..
The best slam dunk contest all time
La Vine the best of the history
THE BEST SLAM DUNK EVER!
Gordon dunk are perfect...but zach lavine freethrow line allyopps,windmill,behind the legs...incridible
Poor Andre Drummond even shaved his back for the occasion
Cole Furrh 😂😂😂😂😂
Zach solid he know he didn't win he looked at the judges like he wanted to take off on them for AGORDON it wasn't even a tie just a lie that dunk Gordon had made bruh tha Goat
Why was there such a delayed reaction with the crowd and the commentators on the judges scores
Legend
Good Job
I really hope his athleticism will return after the ACL tear.
Epic Awesomeness so do I, but it's unlikely 😭😭😭
You're never the same after an acl tear
Look at Dennis Smith, he's even better
Welllllll
@@sprucetree7996 you were saying? lol
C'est un talent
ese tal lavine era mi aprendiz jeje
Btw in a video he already did a 360 dunk from the freethrow line in Timberwolves practice
Definitely won fair nd square
I hear something. 360 from the freethrow line is imposible? Zach lavine did that search it
Yup he did it.
Zach should've entered this year as a Bull.
um... well...
Nah he's a elite guard now with better offense then he dunks now
both should have one..no doubt...
If you really wanna go back to back, you gotta dap up Drizzy! Lol
es re bueno
lavine and gordon detroyed the dunk contest.. too bad for the next generation dunkers of the nba and bye bye tfb this guys proved the your dunks can be done by nba players..
best lob passer ever andre miller.
Kevin the second Levine dunk was a 500 he jump from the free throw 🤯🤯🤯🤯
7:46 steph said night night lmao
Zach is a God of dunking
Pastiiii ❤️❤️❤️
Drummond was like... I'm out of my league here lol
Boa tarde congrats vai amém bom
Did Lavine just hit a windmill dunk from the free throw line? What!
2016 is the best dunk contest ever periodt
Zach is a bull now going fly like Jordan there
IM DONE BROOOOOO THIS MAN IS A BEAST DUDE,HE IS YOUNG,HE GOT ALOT OF POTENTIAL,HE MIGHT BE BETTER THAN JORDAN
Nope
There was a moment that Gordon had won this contest.lavin though great dunker but Gordon was consistent WD his impressive dunks
this dude just as easily coulda went to olympic high jump and win gold. Like damn, look at his 360 freethrow dunk in oractice!
You should have gone to school
who is the hater with the bright brown jacket ignoring them on the entrance but putting the phone out cause the dunks was so fire. lol :D
Dude did the dame dunks over and over again lol
That guy will be Team Us one day 😜
At 2:50it’s go home time it’s a rap dude is a beast
Who's the guy with cowboy hat sitting beside Andrew Wiggins??
best dunker I've ever seen even better than Jordan he jumped from exactly were Jordan did and windmilled it
Jordan did that FT dunk over 30 years ago bruh....so I would expect someone to have advanced the art by now. Jordan with modern training and diet would be doing insane stuff too.
@@patrickharrison1913 Jordan never windmilled it from the free throw line though. I love Jordan but we have to keep it real.
Xavier Vega he literally said Jordan’s dunk was 30 years ago.
@Victoria Keane well yeah, because they're professional dunkers...they dunk for a living. These guys don't dunk for a living, they play basketball for a living
James White in 2006 did between legs and FT line
I'm after a disappointing 2019 dunk contest
One of Lavine's nicknames should be "Mister First Attempt"
Double Champ should have been the best and historic ending for this dunk contest
4:34 the girl was like "i hope he is my boy friend" aawww
Shaquille was hating the whole time 🤭
Went back to this vid cause 2019 🗑!
8:30 best angle
number 1 can do it
Music please
8:38 curry with the launch haha
Andrew Wiggins and Karl Anthony towns were just boosting lavine's dunk waay too much
john wall was freaking out more than anybody else tho..
this should be the try not to ohhhh challange
Qui est la en 2021 pour regarder la vidéo encore
Why they duck he do all the crazy dances after the dunks.
Nice brother
Move over MJ, Dunk God Lavine has come. Dude is half god half amazin.
Who else is here after last nights dunk contest?
Demarre Carroll looking like the #2 Intergalactic Bounty Hunter of all time