Can I ever dunk?

To summarize, with a height of about 6 feet, you can dunk a basketball very quickly. But people of shorter height can still fully afford to dunk. Although that means you will have to go through more intense muscle training and vertical jumps. With effort and luck, you will likely dunk.
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How rare is it to be able to dunk?

Most people can't dunk like Blake Griffin. In fact, most people can't dunk, period. Of the 6 billion people in the world, probably only around 1 percent can dunk, will dunk or have ever dunked a basketball on a regulation-size hoop in their lifetime.
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Can every person in the NBA dunk?

In a league predicated on players' athletic ability and height relative to their position, finding NBA players who can't dunk is equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack. Logically speaking, if a player has made it to the NBA, he has dunked at one time or another.
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Is dunking genetic?

[Alan Stein] For one, your genetics determine your muscle fiber type. This is a key factor. Someone who possesses predominantly fast twitch muscle fibers in their lower body has the potential to jump higher than someone who was born with mostly slow twitch fibers.
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Is it harder to dunk with two hands?

Developing a one-handed dunk requires less vertical ability than a two-handed dunk, and, for most players, jumping off of one foot from a running start makes it easier to jump high enough to dunk. There are many things that you can do to work on your vertical leap.
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Do you have to be athletic to dunk?

To dunk, you'll need to be jumping around 35 inches high, which would be considered impressive even in professional sports. In the NBA there are players who consistently produce 40+ inch running vertical jumps that enable them to perform spectacular dunks in games.
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Can Stephen Curry dunk?

Curry, who stands at 6-foot-2 and is known for his acrobatics in the paint, can certainly throw down a dunk if he wanted to. He did exactly that in last year's NBA All-Star Game.
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Can I train myself to dunk?

It's really great to be able to dunk a basketball, to get yourself higher up than you thought possible. But the process of getting yourself in that kind of position is itself rewarding. Watching videos of other people who've tried this, a lot of them are attempting alley-oop dunks.
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Can Chris Paul dunk?

Chris Paul is a 6-foot point guard and 36 years old, so it's hard to fathom or remember a time he could dunk on a 7-footer, let alone one of the NBA's best defenders in his prime.
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Can I dunk if I'm 6 feet?

To summarize, with a height of about 6 feet, you can dunk a basketball very quickly. But people of shorter height can still fully afford to dunk. Although that means you will have to go through more intense muscle training and vertical jumps. With effort and luck, you will likely dunk.
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Who is the shortest person to ever dunk?

Given the fact that Muggsy Bogues didn't ever dunk in-game, the title of “shortest NBA player to dunk” belongs to Spud Webb. Measuring just 5-foot-7, Spud Webb not only dunked in games, but even won the 1986 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
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What is the shortest dunker?

The Shortest NBA Players to Dunk During a Game
  • Will Bynum (5 ft. 11 in.) It is fitting that Bynum has the hops he does because he has “bounced” around enough since college. ...
  • Ty Lawson (5 ft. 11 in.) ...
  • Allen Iverson (5 ft. 11 in.) ...
  • Nate Robinson (5 ft. 9 in.) ...
  • Spud Webb (5 ft. 7 in.)
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Can you dunk if you can grab rim?

Many of the newer rims are breakaway, and will snap down if you grab onto it. If you want to have a chance at dunking, you should be able to snap the rim down like this with some consistency. Careful, though: If you grab the rim but can't get a grip, the momentum of your body could cause a violent spill.
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Is Fresh Prince a true story?

The television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which began in 1990, was loosely based on Smith's real-life persona.
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Is Bel-Air a true story?

Is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air based on a true story? Kind of. Debuting in 1990, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was loosely based on Will Smith's real life persona, but all of the episodes are pure fiction. It's a sitcom, not a biopic!
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What is Steph Curry's vertical?

The problem wasn't Curry's jumping ability, which is actually much better than many might assume. He boasted a vertical leap of 35½ inches — 7½ inches better than the NBA average — at the pre-draft combine in 2009. Curry's backcourt mate, Klay Thompson, has 19 dunks this season despite having just a 26½-inch vertical.
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What is Ja Morant vertical?

The Vertical

Ja Morant, standing at 6'3, can jump an incredible 44 inches. That makes him one of the bounciest players in the league and gives him an edge over many other guards. That explosiveness, alongside his deadly long-range shooting ability, is one of the biggest reasons he went second overall in the draft.
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What is Westbrook's vertical?

Max Vertical: 36.5"

Westbrook is also one of the few players who truly springs upward for his shot and releases at the apex of the jump.
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