Who is the best dunker of all time?

Top Ten Dunkers Of All Time
  • #7 Jason Richardson.
  • #6 Julius Erving.
  • #5 Shawn Kemp.
  • #4 Kobe Bryant.
  • #3 Michael Jordan.
  • #2 Dominique Wilkins.
  • #1 Vince Carter.
  • Honorable mentions:
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Who is world's best dunker?

1. Vince Carter. As you can tell, a lot of big names were also incredible dunkers. But Vince Carter is the best in-game dunker ever, and it's not close.
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Who is the best NBA dunker?

Best NBA dunkers of 2021 and all time
  • The best dunkers in the NBA. ...
  • Zach LaVine of the Chicago Bulls is a two-time Slam Dunk Contest winner, having triumphed in both 2015 and 2016. ...
  • Derrick Jones Jr. is the reigning dunk contest champion.
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Who is the most powerful dunker of all time?

LeBron James

His combination of insanely strong arms and incredible hops equals the best power dunker of all time. If he played in the 1970s, I'm sure LeBron would have broken about 20 backboards. He may be the NBA's biggest villain in 2011, but he is the most powerful dunker of all-time.
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Is Vince Carter the best dunker ever?

Neither had any problem taking on much bigger opponents at the rim and while Carter may not have had as many iconic dunks in NBA games as Jordan did (see MJ's oft-played highlight-reel jam over Patrick Ewing), he did have arguably the best in-game dunk of all time.
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Top 10 Greatest Dunkers In NBA History



Who was the first to dunk?

In 1944, college basketball saw its first-ever dunk, when Oklahoma A&M's Bob "Foothills" Kurland dunked by accident. Yes, you read that correctly.
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Who is the best slam dunk player?

Ironically enough, Aaron Gordon has the most perfect-score dunks in Slam Dunk Contest history with eight, one more than second-place finisher Zach LaVine, his rival at the event multiple years, and two more than third-place finisher, His Airness, Michael Jordan.
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Who leads the NBA in dunks all time?

The title for “The most dunks in the world” will undoubtedly go to Dwight Howard. He holds the record for the most dunks in the NBA since 1996. The person having the most slams in a game in history is Wilt Chamberlain. He has held the title since he played on 25th March 2019, when he set the record with 27 slams.
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Who started the slam dunk?

A brief history of the dunk

Kurland may be credited with basketball's first dunk, but the first one made in an organized basketball game belongs to the NBA's Joe Fortenberry. While training for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, he dunked the ball into the net like someone “dunking their roll into a cup of coffee.”
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Who are the top 10 dunkers of all time?

Here are the 10 best dunkers of all time.
  • 9 – Jason Richardson. ...
  • 8 – Blake Griffin.
  • 6 – LeBron James. ...
  • 5 – Julius Erving. ...
  • 4 – Kobe Bryant. ...
  • 3 – Michael Jordan. ...
  • 2 – Dominique Wilkins. ...
  • 1 – Vince Carter.
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Who is the best dribbler in NBA history?

#1 Kyrie Irving

He is also the greatest ball-handler the league has ever seen. Irving has every tool in his ball-handling kit and can score at any opportunity. Kyrie Irving in isolation is one of the most dangerous plays in basketball since he can dribble past anybody in the league.
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Who is the best defender in NBA history?

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  • Scottie Pippen.
  • Hakeem Olajuwon.
  • Bill Russell.
  • Wilt Chamberlain.
  • Tim Duncan.
  • Gary Payton.
  • Michael Jordan.
  • David Robinson.
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Is LeBron the best dunker?

LeBron James is one of the, if not the best, dunk artist in the game today. Not only does he catch alley-oops like it's a walk in the park, he also throws down dunks with an incredible ferocity and power that some have defined by having "no regard for human life."
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Who has the most dunks in a game?

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert set a new career-high for most dunks in a single game when he had 10 against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. It was an impressive outing for Rudy Gobert when he had 10 dunks in a game against the Rockets with the 10th dunk coming early in the fourth quarter.
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How many times has Shaq dunked?

Shaquille O'Neal admits he was only dunked on three times in his entire HOF career despite some earlier claims that he got dunked on only once. He lists three players that were able to pull off such an impressive feat in his 19-year-long career.
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Who holds most NBA records?

Chamberlain holds 72 NBA records, 68 by himself.
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Who has the most 3 pointers in a game?

Most 3-Pointers in a Game: Klay Thompson, 14 (Oct. 29, 2018) It's the other half of the Splash Brothers that owns the single-game 3-point record, which is something Thompson probably reminds Steph Curry of occasionally.
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Is Steph Curry top 5 all time?

But Steph has his own unique Mount Rushmore resume, one currently incomplete for a top-five all-time player but certainly within reach. He's the greatest shooter of all time, a fact he set on Tuesday against the New York Knicks at the Garden.
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Who is the best NBA player right now?

From The King to The Spider, here are the top 20 players in the NBA right now.
  1. 01 Joel Embiid. 1 / 20. ...
  2. 02 Kevin Durant. 2 / 20. ...
  3. 03 Giannis Antetokounmpo. 3 / 20. ...
  4. 04 LeBron James. USA Today Sports Images. ...
  5. 05 Stephen Curry. 5 / 20. ...
  6. 06 James Harden. 6 / 20. ...
  7. 07 Nikola Jokic. 7 / 20. ...
  8. 08 Ja Morant. 8 / 20.
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Who is the ace player of shohoku?

Rukawa is the team's ace player and can score in all areas. Miyagi is the one responsible for carrying the ball and making plays. If there is an opportunity, he will drive through the basket using his speed and quickness against taller defenders.
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Who is the MC of slam dunk?

Hanamichi Sakuragi (桜木 花道 Sakuragi Hanamichi) is the main protagonist of the Slam Dunk series.
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Who is stronger rukawa or Sakuragi?

when it comes to skills,Rukawa is better. Sakuragi is a fast learner though. If he wanted to defeat Rukawa,he must be trained very hard.
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Who did the first 360 dunk?

Brief history: Perhaps overshadowed by Julius Erving's free-throw-line dunk, David Thompson completed the first 360 dunk in the 1976 ABA contest.
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