Who is a better dunker MJ or Vince?

MJ is the GOAT of the game, not of dunking. Vince was a good player, and greatest dunker of his time, and prior to his time. But what these guys are doing now (Zach, Aaron, and others) Vince, MJ, Kobe, Dr J, Dominique, and other greats could never do. MJ was the best and-1 in the paint guy ever.
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Is Vince Carter the best dunker?

Undoubtedly one of the best dunkers in the history of the NBA, Vince Carter dropped a lot of jaws and left thousands of fans in awe with his signature dunks throughout his career.
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Who is the top 1 dunker?

Without further ado, here are the top five dunkers in NBA history.
  • Vince Carter. No doubt, Vince Carter is the best dunker in NBA history by a mile. ...
  • Michael Jordan. The greatest player to ever grace an NBA court, Michael Jordan, was a phenomenal dunker. ...
  • Lebron James. ...
  • Julius Erving. ...
  • Dominique Wilkins.
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Who is a better dunker Vince Carter or Michael Jordan?

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Vince does that. Look Michael Jordan is as legendary as it gets, but when it comes to in-game dunking, Vince Carter is without peer. His elbow in the rim dunk in the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest gets a lot of props but he was at his best while dunking over a defender.
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Who is the best dunker in the NBA currently?

According to NBA 2K22, Zion Williamson is the best dunker in the game, something he took only two years to make happen. Williamson is a dunking machine with a vertical leap that almost seems unreal.
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Who is the hardest dunker?

1. Vince Carter: 360 Windmill (2000)
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Who is the most underrated dunker of all time?

9. Jason Richardson. For my money, the single most underappreciated dunker ever. He did it all.
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Who was the best dunker in the 90s?

Clyde "The Glide" Drexler was one of the smoothest and most electrifying dunkers in the league during his time. He competed with Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins as the best dunker in the late-1980s and early-1990s.
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Who jumps higher Jordan or Vince Carter?

Bottom Line: Jordan's incredible full 4 foot vertical leap put the top of his head 6 inches above the rim and the bottom of his feet higher than the rest of our NBA studs. Rocketship Jordan jumps 5 inches higher than Vince Carter, 4 inches higher than James, and an incredible 20 inches higher than the NBA average.
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Who is the best street dunker?

Taurian Fontenette—aka "Air Up There," aka "Mr. 720," aka "Your Highness," aka you get the point—is a human highlight reel. In fact, he is so dominant in his dunking abilities that Hoopmixtape.com released this video of Fontenette with the title "The Best Dunker In the World."
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Who has the farthest dunk?

The farthest basketball off-the-wall ounce shot is 10.46 m (34 ft 3.7 in), and was achieved by Donte “Hammer” Harrison (USA) of the Harlem Globetrotters at LakePoint Champions Center in Cartersville, Georgia, USA, on 6 December 2021.
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What is world's farthest dunk?

The farthest basketball alley-oop slam dunk is 30.42 m (99 ft 9.6 in), and was achieved by Corey “Thunder” Law and Donte “Hammer” Harrison (both USA) of the Harlem Globetrotters at LakePoint Champions Center in Cartersville, Georgia, USA, on 7 December 2021.
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Who is the best white dunker?

Larry Bird

Bird will always be remembered as one of the game's greatest shooters, but at 6'9", he was also one of sport's top "white" dunkers. Larry Legend thrilled Boston fans for years with his talents and often used his lethal pump fake to open up easy dunk opportunities.
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Is Michael Jordan the best dunker?

MJ was, and still is, one of the best dunkers the game has ever seen, and he had a flair for the dramatic.
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Who is the best shortest dunker?

#1 Spud Webb

Webb is the shortest NBA dunker who won an NBA small dunk contest. In 1986, he beat his teammate Dominique Wilkins (legendary dunker himself) with two perfect 50s in the final round.
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How high could MJ jump?

Michael Jordan's vertical jump was officially measured at North Carolina during his time at college. There, he reached a maximum running jump of almost 46 inches and also showed a 42″ vertical or one-handed dunks.
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Who is the highest jumping person ever?

High jump 2.45 m

On 27 Jul 1993, Cuba's Javier Sotomayor leapt 2.45 m (8 ft 0.45 in) in Salamanca, Spain. No one else has ever jumped above 8 ft (2.44 m). Sotomayor also recorded the highest high jump (indoors) – 2.43 m (7 ft 11.6 in), in Budapest, Hungary, on 4 Mar 1989.
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Who can jump the highest in history?

Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the current men's record holder with a jump of 2.45 m ( 8 ft 1⁄4 in) set in 1993 – the longest-standing record in the history of the men's high jump.
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Who is the best 3 point shooter of all time?

The all-time leader in three-pointers made, Curry changed the game with his shooting prowess and ability to hit jumpers from 35 feet out, off the dribble, with defenders in his face, whatever.
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Who is the best dunker in 2k all time?

Who are the Best Dunkers in NBA 2K22?
  • Zion Williamson.
  • Zach LaVine.
  • Aaron Gordon.
  • Derrick Jones Jr.
  • Derrick Jones Jr. has been one of the best dunking players in the game. ...
  • Ja Morant.
  • Ja Morant is one of the rare dunking point guards in the league.
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Who is the oldest dunker?

How old were you when you first dunked a basketball and what was the experience like? As far as my knowledge reaches, Julius Erving at age 63 is the oldest man to dunk a basketball.
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What is the best dunk in history?

Best dunks of all time
  • LeBron James with no regard for human life (2008)
  • Dwyane Wade dunks over Anderson Varejao (2009) ...
  • Blake Griffin throws it down over Kendrick Perkins (2012) ...
  • Derrick Rose's two-handed slam over Goran Dragic (2010) ...
  • Dominique Wilkins double pumps over Bob Lanier (1984) ...
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What is the hardest dunk to pull off?

Wilt Chamberlain was said to have the hardest dunk when he played. Although he may not have exerted the most force, the result was very powerful. One of his opponents, Big Red Kerr, had his toes fractured from a Dipper Dunk. Then there was the Chocolate Thunder, Darryl Dawkins, the king of the broken backboards.
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Is there a NBA player that can't dunk?

Nate Archibald never dunked in an NBA game. 1972-73, he became the first and only -player to lead the NBA in scoring and assists in a single season: 34 points a game, more than 11 assists. He averaged nearly 19 points a game for his career, which ended in 1984.
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