This is how ESPN ranked them.....
1. Michael Jordan
2. Julius Erving
3. Dominique Wilkins
4. Vince Carter
5. Clyde Drexler
6. Shawn Kemp
7. Lebron James
8. David Thompson
9. Kobe Bryant
10. Darryl Dawkins
11. Connie Hawkins
12. Tracy McGrady
13. Larry Nance
14. Dwyane Wade
15. Kevin Garnett
16. Isaiah Rider
17. Darrell Griffith
18. Amare Stoudemire
19. Harold Miner
20. Steve Francis
This looks like a popularity contest. Now if you are talking dunk contests then so be it. But, ESPN was talking about in-game dunkers.
I don't know how Harold Miner got on this list. I don't ever recall him playing in games unless it was mop-up time for his short and unproductive career.
Kevin Garnett on this list is insane. His dunks are no more spectacular than Patrick Ewing, Brad Daughterty, or Olyden Polynice.
Clyde the Glide & T-Mac, are too high. JR Rider needs to be higher. The Reigman should be #3-#5. And I don't know how the Round Mound of Rebound isn't on the list.
I believe The Human Highlight Film, Dominique Wilkins should be #1. If you watch old footage, he would do crazy crap on breakaways and over people. Jordan was more of a finesse dunker. He never dunked over guys with as much power or frequency as Wilkins.
My Top 10 would look as follows:
1. Dominique Wilkins
2. Vince Carter
3. Michael Jordan
4. Julius Erving
5. Shawn Kemp
6. David Thompson
7. Kobe Bryant
8. Charles Barkley
9. Clyde Drexler
10. Darrell Griffith
i say spud webb deserves a spot
Sorry, but Spud Webb may have less than 10 dunks in his entire career. How can you be on a list of all-time great dunkers when you have that few dunks? This is not the all-time great dunk contest participants.
Nate Robinson should be up there
Nate Robinson does not have as many spectacular game tome dunks like the guys on this list. Maybe add Dwight Howard.
1. The Human Highlight Film
2. His Airness
3. King James
4. Vinsanity
5. Dr. J
6. The Reignman
7. Black Mamba
8. Chocolate Thunder
9. The Big Aristotle
10. The Round Mound 'o Rebound
Honorable Mention: David Thompson, Clyde the Glide, KJ, Dwight Howard
Jason Richardson is one of the top dunkers to ever play in the NBA. He shouldve been on the ESPN list
Dominique Wilkins hands down!!!!!
MJ
KJ----Kevin Johnson
Dr J
Bobby Jones- White Boy from the Sixers
Tom Chambers
Vince Carter
The Reign Man fo sho!----and all his kids too!
Jason Richardon
Dr DunkinStein Darrell Griffith.
These are my picks.....there's a lot more.
I don't know how Scottie Pippen cannot be one of the best in game dunkers.
vince carter and d-wade
Jon Starks from knicks was a good in game dunker but sucked in the dunk contest
dont forget wilt! averaged 50 points a game! mostly dunks! more dunks in nba history than anybody else! connie hawkins had hops AND hands too!
As a child I was Amazed when watching Darrell Dawkins come down from a Thunderous Dunk with a "Shower of Glass" that sends everyone running to safety!
you mean chocolate thunder from lovetron? i was amazed too! think he broke a few more on purpose, glad he did!
Thats the One Hoopwaiian!
My Favorites would be "Air" Jordan and "Man Child" Kemp.
larry nance, double two hand windmill reverse dunk during the slam dunk contest! thats one i remember! and what spud did, winning the slam dunk contest, against the best at that time, was electric! it would be like asking the other guys to dunk on an 11 foot rim! amazing!
when wilt played, dunks were not counted as stats. but all you have to do is watch a couple games of wilt during his day and see the true dunkmaster! unstoppable! stupid! yet, awesome! he scored on put-backs, finger-rolls and dunks! ( rarely from the free throw line, wilt stunk from the line ) bradda's back then couldnt do nothin! with the big men in the nba today being foul prone ( most ), wilt never fouled out in his entire career! mean!............. lbj threw down a couple memorable slams already! ( split-leg eagle dunk over jones!) michael, dunking over mutombo, then waving his finger at mutombo,( mutombo's signiture move when erasing a shot! ) is a classic!
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