Who's the best dunker in NBA?

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 best dunker in the NBA right now 2021?

#1 Zach LaVine

Regardless, LaVine has since years been the best dunker in the league, with Williamson now entering his third year in the NBA. While Williamson is arguably the better dunker at this point of time, Zach LaVine has won two slam-dunk contests and has been producing some memorable moments since years.
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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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Who is the number 1 dunker in the world?

1 – Vince Carter

Although he was clearly a great dunker before, the moment the world knew who Vince Carter really was was in the now legendary 2000 slam dunk contest.
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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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Top 10 Greatest Dunkers In NBA History



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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How many times has LeBron dunked?

He is followed by two fellow Lakers DeAndre Jordan (2,237 career dunks) and LeBron James (1,949 career dunks).
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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 is the oldest NBA player?

In the 75 years since there have been over 4,500 NBA players to play in a game. And there has never been an older player than Nat Hickey, who still holds the record for oldest NBA player ever, set back in 1948. Hickey was 45 years and 363 days old.
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Who is the best defender in NBA history?

Table of Contents
  • Scottie Pippen.
  • Hakeem Olajuwon.
  • Bill Russell.
  • Wilt Chamberlain.
  • Tim Duncan.
  • Gary Payton.
  • Michael Jordan.
  • David Robinson.
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Who is the 5th best NBA player of all time?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#5: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the best to do it. In his career, he was a six-time MVP and NBA champion and finished as a Finals MVP twice in his career.
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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 is the best dunker in 2022?

Ranking Ja Morant and the 7 Players We Want to See in the 2022 NBA Slam Dunk Contest
  • Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies.
  • Jarrett Allen, Cleveland Cavaliers. ...
  • Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves. ...
  • John Collins, Atlanta Hawks. ...
  • Obi Toppin, New York Knicks. ...
  • Anfernee Simons, Portland Trail Blazers. ...
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Who has the most Posterizers in the NBA?

1. Shawn Bradley. Shawn Bradley easily comes in at the No. 1 spot on this list by leaps and bounds ahead of his predecessors.
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Who is the youngest NBA player ever?

Andrew Bynum is the youngest player to ever check into an NBA game. He made his debut with the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 2, 2005, just six days after his 18th birthday. Two Hall of Famers are among the 10 youngest players in league history.
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Who is the youngest NBA player to win a championship?

Miličić played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2003 to 2013. He is the fifth youngest player and the youngest foreign player to have played in the NBA and is the youngest player to have played in an NBA Finals game, and the youngest player to win the NBA championship.
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Who is the youngest NBA player now?

Joshua Primo was the youngest player in the NBA this season. Drafted by the San Antonio Spurs with the 12th overall pick in the 2021 draft, Primo made his NBA debut at 18 years, 300 days old on Oct. 20 against the Orlando Magic.
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Who dunked on LeBron?

We all remember that amazing moment, the very instant when Boston Celtics All-Star forward Jayson Tatum dunked on perennial NBA G.O.A.T. candidate and Los Angeles Laker superstar LeBron James (then with the Cleveland Cavaliers).
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How high can LeBron jump?

The current reigning monarch of the air is LeBron James. With his vertical leap reportedly measuring in at somewhere north of 40 inches (the NBA average is in the high 20s), King James is able to launch his 6-foot-8-inch, 250-pound frame with seeming ease.
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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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How many times has LeBron blocked?

LeBron James has 1,041 blocks in his career.

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How many dunks does Giannis Antetokounmpo have?

Antetokounmpo leads the league in dunks at 123, per Basketball Reference. That's 4.6 per game so far. Rudy Gobert, the next-most prolific dunker, has 114 in 31 games (3.7 per.) Clint Capela is next at 110 (3.9 per.), and then there's a 34-dunk gap before we get to JaVale McGee.
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