2014 Slam Dunk Winner

Posted on 4/12/2022by admin

With every event of the NBA All-Star break taking place in one day, the week without basketball will be interrupted for your viewing pleasure in a night of competition.

Jones and Gordon needed a dunk-off to decide a winner, Jones prevailing 48-47 in the one that determined who left with the trophy. Miami’s Bam Adebayo won the skills title as well,. The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is the high-flying staple of NBA All-Star Weekend. Saturday night becomes a stage for the best dunkers in the game to showcase their slamming ability with some added panache. Mascots, cars, birthday candles, and Superman impressions — everything is in play. The dunking crown isn't something that's worn lightly. The dunk contest, 3-point shootout, skills challenge and All-Star game will all take place on Sunday, with coverage beginning at 5 p.m. For the first time since the Thunder’s first year in Oklahoma City, there will not be representation from the franchise, but the organization has deep roots in All-Star history and the skill contests. People were fairly upset Saturday night when Derrick Jones Jr. Won the 2020 Slam Dunk Contest over Aaron Gordon, so it reminded us: Remember when John Wall won in 2014 and all the anger surrounding that year's weird format? The NBA has never been afraid to change things around at All-Star weekend, and this was especially true for the 2014 Slam Dunk Contest.

The dunk contest, 3-point shootout, skills challenge and All-Star game will all take place on Sunday, with coverage beginning at 5 p.m. ET on TNT.

For the first time since the Thunder’s first year in Oklahoma City, there will not be representation from the franchise, but the organization has deep roots in All-Star history and the skill contests.

There have been two members of the Thunder or Seattle SuperSonics to win the dunk contest, and there have been 11 years in which a player competed in it. Here’s the history of the Thunder/Sonics franchise in the contest.

MORE: Every Thunder All-Star through the years • 3-point participants • Skills Challenge • Rising Stars

Terence Stansbury, 1987Stansbury, who also competed in the dunk contest in 1985 and 1986 with the Indiana Pacers,…Stansbury, who also competed in the dunk contest in 1985 and 1986 with the Indiana Pacers, finished third in all three years. The winners: Dominique Wilkins, Spud Webb, Michael Jordan.more

Tom Chambers, 1987Chambers did not advance out of the first round in 1987.

Shawn Kemp, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994Shawn Kemp competed in four dunk contests, but his best finish was second place in 1991.…Shawn Kemp competed in four dunk contests, but his best finish was second place in 1991. He was scheduled to compete in 1993 as well, but backed out due to injury.more

Desmond Mason, 2001, 2002, 2003One of the two slam dunk winners in organization history, Mason won in 2001, and then…One of the two slam dunk winners in organization history, Mason won in 2001, and then placed second in 2003 in a rematch between the past two winners — Mason and Jason Richardson.more

2015 Slam Dunk Winner

2014 Slam Dunk Winners

Serge Ibaka, 2011Serge Ibaka was the first Thunder player to compete in the contest. He did not advance…Serge Ibaka was the first Thunder player to compete in the contest. He did not advance out of the first round.more

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Hamidou Diallo, 2019Hamidou Diallo won the dunk contest in 2019, becoming the first Thunder player to do so…Hamidou Diallo won the dunk contest in 2019, becoming the first Thunder player to do so and the second in franchise history.more

2015 Slam Dunk Winner

2014 Slam Dunk Winners

2014 Nba Slam Dunk Contest Winner

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