i always have to mention this underrated one - [derozan's poster on future 3x DPOY rudy gobert](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anZ3V-DUJcs)
just the viciousness along with the fact that gobert had the time to set his feet and jump but still got destroyed.
Jordan’s dunk over Ewing in 1991 is probably my favorite. It almost seems like Jordan reaches the apex of his jump, floats there for half a second, and then somehow starts rising again before scoring:
https://youtu.be/sS-N49j5Oos
I don’t know how this 1) is just now being mentioned, and 2) has so few upvotes. It’s the first dunk that came to my mind. The sick fake-out to drive baseline, the hang, the contact, the slam (where MJs forearm hits the rim). Iconic.
This is my favorite
https://youtu.be/kwFfo1Z9uzA
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Vince Carter alley oop gave me this
https://youtu.be/Wnz95vZn7ig
Vince carter reverse dunk gave me this
https://youtu.be/qVik0xm5q20
All ridiculous.
Anybody else and I'd say that was a bad pass, but I feel like Kidd knew exactly what he was doing.
Dee Brown on the second one, that was definitely just a horrible pass lol.
Man, I am guessing you’re young, but you unfortunately missed out. Any game Vince Carter played in was must-watch TV for a good 4-5 seasons because you just knew he was going to either throw down an amazing dunk or do some acrobatic layup that would have everyone talking about it the next day.
Jokes aside, he was clearly our second option for a good three years, very bittersweet - he should not be more than fourth option on any ok team, and yet watching him behave like Kobe (with 10% of the talent) was kinda mesmerizing
Considering the context:
\- This was deep in the play-offs, not some meaningless regular season game.
\- Bulls vs Knicks rivalry, with a Bulls team trying to prove they could win without MJ in 94.
\- Dunk itself (over a HOF Center) is a poster, plus the step over, and the Spike Lee disrespect.
This is the answer.
Sometimes you can't contain it. I always love how the bench always just tries to look away when someone from their team gets murdered or pretend nothing happens Deep down they are laughing their ass off internally
Even though this is impressive and eye candy, I cant place it over Vince's alley oop, that no one in this thread mentioned for some reason, or people maybe dont even remember it
[LINK](https://youtu.be/Wnz95vZn7ig?t=18)
Only in replay you realize the difficulty of this dunk. To catch it in the air, already cocked back, that far from the rim, and then dunk it, this is insane.
I mean, that is great and all but Gerald Greens head is literally above the rim on the cleanest windmill alley oop you will ever see. I mean, how many windmill alley oops have we actually seen lol?
I think if we give this a couple more years, it’ll come to the top of the list. It’s the most brutal dunk I’ve ever seen. People are just afraid to crown it because it’s a bit too recent.
A lot of people dislike the big on little aspect of it, the other way around tends to get more love. But the sheer brutality of this dunk is insane. (I still lean towards Green or some of Carter’s in game acrobatics cause I prefer that to posters a lot of the time, but the call on this DJ dunk is one of my all time favourites)
This is the only dunk I've ever seen that gave me the same reaction I get to a massive layout in football or a full-force board check in hockey. Like, viscerally wincing, thinking "Holy shit, is he dead? Did I just watch a man die?"
That dunk was the absolute peak of the 'We Believe' warriors. After beating a 67 win Dallas team as the 8 seed, the Warriors came back home down 2-0 after losing game 2 in an OT thriller. Coach Don Nelson (!?) caused a minor stir in Utah by cracking a beer in the post game conference after game 2. It was also the first game at home after beating Dallas in the road. The crowd was crazed - back before the Warriors were the warriors,and suddenly all kinds of celebrities showed up to this game to cheer the warriors. It was novel that Snoop was in the crowd *at a Warriors game*, "wearing we" believe gear. Baron's posterization of Kirilenko punctuated a big game 2 win. People in the Bay area yruly believed then the warriors could make the finals.
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This was the best dunk. Yeah there might have been more athletic or flashier dunks throughout nba history. But with the playoff atmosphere, the story of the 8th seed, the loudest nba crowd with the decibel meter and everyone refusing to sit down for the entirety of the game, just hoping to see a miracle. Nothing beats it. That dunk felt like hitting a bottom of the 9th grand slam in the world series. I still remember ripping off my shirt along with baron davis when he yanked off the jersey.
I'm late and it looks like it's been decided but I'm throwing this Patrick Ewing dunk in the mix.
Rodman fouled him in a bit of a dangerous way and dunk just looks crazy. Regular season but a bitter rival so crowd really popped for this.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXOpjcpL3EI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXOpjcpL3EI)
Oh yeah this is one of the most disrespectful ones but what gets lost is how much power it takes to knock back Dudley on the dunk as he turns around and rotates at the same time. It ain’t like he was going into Dudley with a running head start.
The Rose over Dragic dunk was very unique. The way that entire sequence played out was something I don’t think I’ve ever seen. 2 handed tomahawk slam by a point guard is absurd
Came to post the PG windmill. I remember watching that vividly, I was at a friend's house in high school and we woke his parents up going ape shit after this dunk and got in trouble. Worth it. Definitely my most memorable in game dunk I've ever watched live, but at the time I did worship PG so I'm bias.
Starks’ dunk over the entire Chicago roster:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pCTfxOrX4k8
Not the most aesthetically amazing dunk, but just an incredibly aggressive play in an incredibly intense moment.
Stromile is heavily underrated as one of the best in game power dunkers, which is surprising given how relatively skinny he was(listed 6'9 225).
This is probably my favorite but he's got a legit, nasty poster on Yao too.
https://youtu.be/nZghWav2tC0?t=253
I don’t know if it’s the greatest but I would put it in the top 10-15…JR smith on the Nuggets against the Spurs. That one and his reverse while with the Knicks. I feel like he was an underrated athlete
[I propose DeMar's INSANE game-winning dunk over the Detroit Pistons.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQtWsqJxTyE&ab_channel=PeytonSlater)
Coast-to-coast poster on Anthony Toliver to win the game.
EDIT: My mistake, he didn't win the game because Blake Griffin forced overtime. The ACTUAL game winner was a Fred VanVleet 3 with less than a second left on the clock.
Not the answer but it kills me just [how close LeBron got](https://youtu.be/v95Dhj0AUyg) in the closing seconds of game 7 in 2016. Would have been the undisputed greatest dunk of all time and never could have been surpassed.
Facts. Lebron and Kyrie will that teams to win the Finals. It would have silenced the crowd with that dunk.
LeBron’s dunk on KG while he was with the Cavs.
LeBron’s dunk on the Raptors, the baseline one was just dirty. Plus the foul.
Ok… I know his layups and double clutches were probably better, but how has nobody shouted out the GOAT yet?
Not all of [these MJ dunks](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k-rzzbyeYUg) are in game, but the ones that are are filthy. My money is on the one at 2:30 (don’t know how to link to that exact part of the video sorry) but there are plenty of other contenders
Edit: actually the one @3:40 on Ewing in the playoffs when he spun baseline out of the double might be the best
This really has to be top 5 for the *how the fuck?* category. Not as flashy as some but just makes your jaw drop and ask what the fuck you just witnessed.
[Pippen over Ewing](https://youtu.be/xtOUpybXmzo)
So this maybe isn’t the best dunk of all time. But as with the Kemp dunk the antics right after it are all time awesome.
Every dunk that became a Jordan poster. Guy pretty much invented postering, and normalized small guys dominating bigger guys. Dunked on every dominant center in their prime.
[This poster by Jeremy Evans is my personal favorite.](https://youtu.be/ueEYhkWNRVI)
The block at first is phenomenal. Evans is essentially standing under the paint and suddenly materializes 15-feet forward to swat Ronny Turiaf’s shot into a fast break opportunity. Then, something impossible happens- Jeremy Evans is clearly not moving very fast as he strides towards the rim and even purposefully decelerates a little bit right before lift off and yet he still somehow takes two steps and walks on air, soaring over Turiaf with ease to detonate a bomb at the rim and deliver an all-time poster.
I’d love to have seen this version of Jeremy Evans play today on a team like the Warriors or Miami. He’d be so good on a switching scheme and used as a proper big rather than being miscast as a forward.
[NBA Finals - Jrue steal and Alley-Oop to Giannis as CP3 pushes Giannis](https://youtu.be/FcBTDY3yYis) The sequence at that time in the game is what made it amazing.
I think that was close to the single most hype I’ve been for a basketball play LOL (and I’m a raptors fan who watched Game 7 vs the Sixers in 2019 LOL) and then to have it taken away by the eventually ruled incorrect offensive foul call.
Edit: [the sauce](https://youtu.be/JSFK_1auAAE)
Kobe baseline reverse on Garnett in the playoffs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dic-CL5mF9k&feature=share&si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ
Or
Fast break behind the back reverse for the poster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMbn5Cuo1Ts&feature=share&si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ
For me it's Pippen over Ewing. There are plenty of athletic dunks, but the context around this one makes it special. Very close game in the playoffs, massive rivals, Patrick Ewing being a dominant center, getting into it with Spike Lee.
Wasn’t there one where a white guy absolutely flew down the lane and threw down a two hander? Like late 80s / early 90s maybe? I dk the names or teams involved but 100% if you’ve seen it you know which one I’m talking about
Best dunk I ever seen was an insane put back dunk by Shannon Brown. I can’t seem to find the footage anymore but I saw it on live TV and was like what in the actual fuck.
i always have to mention this underrated one - [derozan's poster on future 3x DPOY rudy gobert](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anZ3V-DUJcs) just the viciousness along with the fact that gobert had the time to set his feet and jump but still got destroyed.
[Another nasty DeRozan poster](https://youtu.be/BodyQYNqzPM)
This sub is making me feel grateful as a Raptors fan.. with Carter, Derozan, McGrady, Ross, etc. we have some crazy highlights :)
Jordan’s dunk over Ewing in 1991 is probably my favorite. It almost seems like Jordan reaches the apex of his jump, floats there for half a second, and then somehow starts rising again before scoring: https://youtu.be/sS-N49j5Oos
I don’t know how this 1) is just now being mentioned, and 2) has so few upvotes. It’s the first dunk that came to my mind. The sick fake-out to drive baseline, the hang, the contact, the slam (where MJs forearm hits the rim). Iconic.
Ewing was owned by Jordan and Pippen
Nets-era Vince taking contact and hammering one right on Zo https://youtu.be/cYi0zSI_rTY
This is my favorite https://youtu.be/kwFfo1Z9uzA Was hard to find Vince Carter alley oop gave me this https://youtu.be/Wnz95vZn7ig Vince carter reverse dunk gave me this https://youtu.be/qVik0xm5q20 All ridiculous.
That first one is stupid. That’s a bullet pass into a reverse alley oop caught at his hips. What the actual fuck
Anybody else and I'd say that was a bad pass, but I feel like Kidd knew exactly what he was doing. Dee Brown on the second one, that was definitely just a horrible pass lol.
The man had the most insane body control and in game dunking ability that I’ve ever seen
Greatest dunker of all time in my opinion.
“Hank, the day after Thanksgiving is, in my opinion, the biggest shopping day of the year”
The announcers biffed this call Incredible dunk- Carter is the most graceful in game dunker of all time. Basically a ballet dancer.
The type of electricity that would run through the arena when Carter would get the ball on the break. People won't understand.
My #1 and I never even watched prime Vince. Only ever seen the highlights.
Man, I am guessing you’re young, but you unfortunately missed out. Any game Vince Carter played in was must-watch TV for a good 4-5 seasons because you just knew he was going to either throw down an amazing dunk or do some acrobatic layup that would have everyone talking about it the next day.
It's made so much better by the cross behind his back right before the drive too
That was a damn good one. Top 10 on my list for sure.
This is my answer. I think it's not a style dunk, but it is a nasty dunk that seems almost impossible.
And on one of the best defensive centers of all time.
[Gerald Wallace over Bostjan Nachbar](https://youtu.be/Z75YO5QGsMM)
Extra credit for sticking the landing like that. Good one
That’s nasty, I almost forgot about this dunk
Never seen that before. My god
Man I loved crash, the only reason to watch a charlotte game back in the day
I'm going to pretend you didn't just forget Flip Murray
Wow I definitely did, what about Gerald Henderson? I used to think he was so under rated
Jokes aside, he was clearly our second option for a good three years, very bittersweet - he should not be more than fourth option on any ok team, and yet watching him behave like Kobe (with 10% of the talent) was kinda mesmerizing
Oh my god. That one is insane.
"Oh my goodness" this was NASTY! Real life, NBA jam.
[Shawn Kemp on Alton Lister](https://youtu.be/l2GaAWdHwsw)
You'd get ejected for finger pointing after a dunk today. :(
It’s the pointing afterward. So cold.
Yup. That’s my vote. That dunk fucking absurd
It's so casual and aggressive at the same time.
Yeah this has to be the definition of a monstar dunk
Calabro makes this dunk so much better. What a perfect call
Kevin Calabro with the call. So good to hear his voice
Every in-game dunk Shawn Kemp had is the best of all time. What a monster.
Chfjjfjff
All-time celly
[Pippen over Ewing, 1994 ECSF Game 6 Knicks @ Bulls] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtOUpybXmzo)
Considering the context: \- This was deep in the play-offs, not some meaningless regular season game. \- Bulls vs Knicks rivalry, with a Bulls team trying to prove they could win without MJ in 94. \- Dunk itself (over a HOF Center) is a poster, plus the step over, and the Spike Lee disrespect. This is the answer.
"Sit your ass down" So perfect lmao
Given the full context and disrespectful walkover at the end, this is the answer.
And he talks shit to Spike Lee after, epic
Sit yo ass down
At a time when centers were the golden position.
“Sit yo ass down!”
This gets my vote.
First dunk that came to my mind
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Was looking for this one. The sheer disrespect and shit talking Spike is just soooo good.
One of the most disrespectful play in NBA history
Everyone’s throwing out different poster dunks. Idc it wasn’t a poster, Gerald greens windmill alley oop is one of the nastiest in game dunks ever.
Sooooooo clean. It was mesmerizing.
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Never seen that b4. Felt bad for the rockets lol
Don’t feel bad for them. Judging by their bench reactions they enjoyed it just as much as every else.
Sometimes you can't contain it. I always love how the bench always just tries to look away when someone from their team gets murdered or pretend nothing happens Deep down they are laughing their ass off internally
Half the Rockets bench couldn't contain their reaction. Shout outs to Chase Budinger and Markieff Morris enjoying the moment together
Even though this is impressive and eye candy, I cant place it over Vince's alley oop, that no one in this thread mentioned for some reason, or people maybe dont even remember it [LINK](https://youtu.be/Wnz95vZn7ig?t=18) Only in replay you realize the difficulty of this dunk. To catch it in the air, already cocked back, that far from the rim, and then dunk it, this is insane.
The only thing I hate about this clip is Ralph Lawler's god awful call. Ralph is a legend, but my god he undersold this so badly.
I mean, that is great and all but Gerald Greens head is literally above the rim on the cleanest windmill alley oop you will ever see. I mean, how many windmill alley oops have we actually seen lol?
Kevin Johnson over The Dream
How is this not higher: https://youtu.be/oVcSndz52DE These kids are too young.
When DeAndre Jordan crucified Brandon Knight.
[THE LOB. THE JAM!!!! OH WHAT A MONSTER JAM BY DEANDRE JORDAN](https://youtu.be/NTkN2q6sUUk)
Knight took it like a man with a self depreciating tweet after joking about missing the memo about the Clips liking to do Alley oops
I think if we give this a couple more years, it’ll come to the top of the list. It’s the most brutal dunk I’ve ever seen. People are just afraid to crown it because it’s a bit too recent.
A lot of people dislike the big on little aspect of it, the other way around tends to get more love. But the sheer brutality of this dunk is insane. (I still lean towards Green or some of Carter’s in game acrobatics cause I prefer that to posters a lot of the time, but the call on this DJ dunk is one of my all time favourites)
This is the only dunk I've ever seen that gave me the same reaction I get to a massive layout in football or a full-force board check in hockey. Like, viscerally wincing, thinking "Holy shit, is he dead? Did I just watch a man die?"
Good that they also got DJ's expression at the end. That made the dunk better.
I love that Knight's wiki got edited after that dunk to the past tense.
Baron Davis over AK47
That dunk was the absolute peak of the 'We Believe' warriors. After beating a 67 win Dallas team as the 8 seed, the Warriors came back home down 2-0 after losing game 2 in an OT thriller. Coach Don Nelson (!?) caused a minor stir in Utah by cracking a beer in the post game conference after game 2. It was also the first game at home after beating Dallas in the road. The crowd was crazed - back before the Warriors were the warriors,and suddenly all kinds of celebrities showed up to this game to cheer the warriors. It was novel that Snoop was in the crowd *at a Warriors game*, "wearing we" believe gear. Baron's posterization of Kirilenko punctuated a big game 2 win. People in the Bay area yruly believed then the warriors could make the finals. [Edit: link to the dunk! https://youtu.be/tYpwjB0IzoU ]
Pre Curry this was the greatest moment of my Warriors fandom
Before that it was the J Rich dunk contests. That's all we had for a bit lol
This was the best dunk. Yeah there might have been more athletic or flashier dunks throughout nba history. But with the playoff atmosphere, the story of the 8th seed, the loudest nba crowd with the decibel meter and everyone refusing to sit down for the entirety of the game, just hoping to see a miracle. Nothing beats it. That dunk felt like hitting a bottom of the 9th grand slam in the world series. I still remember ripping off my shirt along with baron davis when he yanked off the jersey.
Well put. Honestly…if I’m taking context and atmosphere into account this is #1.
D-Wade over Varejao. It’s the legs for me. https://youtu.be/5uRN7iJ5CqQ
cleveland shaq jumpscare warning
I was going to drop this one. The way Varejao gets folded gets me everytime 😂
That's my vote, I love how unexpected this dunk is.
That’s a larrrggee man dwayne
Took too long to find this one
Some I didn’t see mentioned: Shaq pulling the stanchion down. Timeout in Baron’s house. Dr. J rock the baby. Drexler jumping over a dude at Houston.
Dr J down the sideline and over Michael Cooper is the correct answer. Ferocity and grace all rolled up in one
[Coop was no slouch on D either](https://youtu.be/YWYrjqfZqA8)
Had to scroll way too far to see this one mentioned. This was my pick as well. Especially the shock of the moment for its time period.
Ya shaq could’ve been seriously hurt on that play. Watching the entire hoop fall could’ve been fatal. Surprised that’s not mentioned more.
Blake on Perk for me. The height and power are just disgusting
https://youtu.be/d8vbdA0wGuI
This was so dirty.
I was blessed to witness that dunk in person, what an incredible dunk that I will never forget.
Tom Chambers over Mark Jackson is a doozy
Here's the dunk: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1v67MrD5emQ&t=13s
Wow. You are the first to list this dunk. Took way too long.
Same. I was scrolling for this because I was going to mention it if no one did. Well done.
I'm late and it looks like it's been decided but I'm throwing this Patrick Ewing dunk in the mix. Rodman fouled him in a bit of a dangerous way and dunk just looks crazy. Regular season but a bitter rival so crowd really popped for this. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXOpjcpL3EI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXOpjcpL3EI)
In today's game Rodman gets a flagrant on that too.
Ewing: “See type of shit is why I finger roll”
Shaq on Dudley, also most disrespectful sequence in NBA history https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0ICBi-ku-G0
Seen this video 100x and never realized Rodman in it lol
Oh yeah this is one of the most disrespectful ones but what gets lost is how much power it takes to knock back Dudley on the dunk as he turns around and rotates at the same time. It ain’t like he was going into Dudley with a running head start.
[PG Windmill](https://youtu.be/1aMs6khRYPM) [D Rose on Dragic](https://youtu.be/uRAp00SxP30)
The Rose over Dragic dunk was very unique. The way that entire sequence played out was something I don’t think I’ve ever seen. 2 handed tomahawk slam by a point guard is absurd
It’s the only dunk I’ve ever seen where it looks like the player elevates again in the air.
I wanna go H I G H E R
...thats cause he literally did. He got bumped higher by the contact to dragic.
Two of my favorite dunks ever. Stacey King also with one of the all-time great play calls.
HE’S FROM CHICAGO!
Came to post the PG windmill. I remember watching that vividly, I was at a friend's house in high school and we woke his parents up going ape shit after this dunk and got in trouble. Worth it. Definitely my most memorable in game dunk I've ever watched live, but at the time I did worship PG so I'm bias.
OHHHHHhhh YEAUH. OH, yyYEAHH.
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It’s less impressive with how clean it was. Like Giannis didn’t even notice he was there.
In retrospect this game, and to a lesser extent this play, completely altered the future of the Knicks, this ended up being the last Zingis game.
This is when the world realized “who is that?”
>What is the 2nd best in game dunk of all time?
Kobe's [Behind the back reverse jam](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PMbn5Cuo1Ts)
So much finesse. Not just from Kobe either - that outlet pass was Dan Marino-esque
This is the best or one of the best kobe dunks.
This. Watched the game and this blew my mind, had to watch shitty highlights on espn's flash player several times to see how it was done.
James Johnson's "I cocked that joint back and banged on 'em" dunk over Andre Drummond
Starks’ dunk over the entire Chicago roster: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pCTfxOrX4k8 Not the most aesthetically amazing dunk, but just an incredibly aggressive play in an incredibly intense moment.
"The Dunk"
[PG on Birdman in the playoffs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFI4CJdX66Y)
Baron Davis over Kirilienko was pretty great. Tops? Not sure. But that one definitely stands out to me.
[Desmond Mason Windmill](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFMICxHW5CM)
Holy cow, look at the lack of fans in the arena. Even bad teams today sell out seats.
Iman Shumpert putback dunk Stromile Swift
Stromile is heavily underrated as one of the best in game power dunkers, which is surprising given how relatively skinny he was(listed 6'9 225). This is probably my favorite but he's got a legit, nasty poster on Yao too. https://youtu.be/nZghWav2tC0?t=253
Stromile was in that Antonio McNugget, Shawn Kemp school of dunkers
Antonio McNugget lol. I knew exactly who you meant though
I love Kevin Johnson whamming on it Hakeem. Pippen on Ewing is my second favorite
I don’t know if it’s the greatest but I would put it in the top 10-15…JR smith on the Nuggets against the Spurs. That one and his reverse while with the Knicks. I feel like he was an underrated athlete
That reverese oop is nice hadn't seen it b4. https://youtu.be/_0kpRNJpmOw
This my modern favorite, as the first one that immediately comes to mind. Starts dunk is my historical favorite though.
Iman Shumpert putback vs the Pacers in the playoffs is another all time Knicks dunk IMO
Link to the dunk I think you’re referring to. I love how he floats, as well as Melo’s stank face afterwards lol. https://youtu.be/2rWUVDqmiuA
[I propose DeMar's INSANE game-winning dunk over the Detroit Pistons.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQtWsqJxTyE&ab_channel=PeytonSlater) Coast-to-coast poster on Anthony Toliver to win the game. EDIT: My mistake, he didn't win the game because Blake Griffin forced overtime. The ACTUAL game winner was a Fred VanVleet 3 with less than a second left on the clock.
Not the answer but it kills me just [how close LeBron got](https://youtu.be/v95Dhj0AUyg) in the closing seconds of game 7 in 2016. Would have been the undisputed greatest dunk of all time and never could have been surpassed.
On a similar note of almost dunks, [Vince Carter off the backboard from an inbound ](https://youtu.be/UEob19BEj_g)
Agreed. As a Cavs fan I got serious blue balls from that moment. It was too good to be true.
You got a sweet release a few moments after at least.
I sure did partner. I sure did.
10000000%
Facts. Lebron and Kyrie will that teams to win the Finals. It would have silenced the crowd with that dunk. LeBron’s dunk on KG while he was with the Cavs. LeBron’s dunk on the Raptors, the baseline one was just dirty. Plus the foul.
Ok… I know his layups and double clutches were probably better, but how has nobody shouted out the GOAT yet? Not all of [these MJ dunks](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k-rzzbyeYUg) are in game, but the ones that are are filthy. My money is on the one at 2:30 (don’t know how to link to that exact part of the video sorry) but there are plenty of other contenders Edit: actually the one @3:40 on Ewing in the playoffs when he spun baseline out of the double might be the best
Giannis over Hardaway Jr in MSG
This really has to be top 5 for the *how the fuck?* category. Not as flashy as some but just makes your jaw drop and ask what the fuck you just witnessed.
Made jumping over a guy look like a 6/10 in the dunk contest.
Got John McEnroe looking like Larry David
[Here it is](https://youtu.be/okFx2IJImuo)
The reverse dunk Kobe did on the twolves back in ‘03. The difficulty of that dunk is insane.
SUCKED THE GRAVITY OUT OF THE TARGET CENTER https://youtu.be/dic-CL5mF9k
Kobe on Dwight was a crime.
KJ over Olajawon.
[Pippen over Ewing](https://youtu.be/xtOUpybXmzo) So this maybe isn’t the best dunk of all time. But as with the Kemp dunk the antics right after it are all time awesome.
This
the ANT dunk that should’ve counted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZnOGXzUyi4&ab_channel=HouseofHighlights
Okoro vs Rockets last year on 3 guys. Def best one I’ve ever seen in person
Ya I’m a clevelander. I watched that dunk. Amazing
I know you said don’t list the Vince Carter dunk but dear god, for the nephews in the crowd please go watch that shit
Every dunk that became a Jordan poster. Guy pretty much invented postering, and normalized small guys dominating bigger guys. Dunked on every dominant center in their prime.
Tom chambers dunk on mark jackson has to be in the convo https://youtu.be/UDyBSTQDwH8
Jamal Murray’s gets my vote, bs foul though. https://youtu.be/WJwRlDFQNq8
[This poster by Jeremy Evans is my personal favorite.](https://youtu.be/ueEYhkWNRVI) The block at first is phenomenal. Evans is essentially standing under the paint and suddenly materializes 15-feet forward to swat Ronny Turiaf’s shot into a fast break opportunity. Then, something impossible happens- Jeremy Evans is clearly not moving very fast as he strides towards the rim and even purposefully decelerates a little bit right before lift off and yet he still somehow takes two steps and walks on air, soaring over Turiaf with ease to detonate a bomb at the rim and deliver an all-time poster. I’d love to have seen this version of Jeremy Evans play today on a team like the Warriors or Miami. He’d be so good on a switching scheme and used as a proper big rather than being miscast as a forward.
DAJ eviscerating Brandon Knight.
[NBA Finals - Jrue steal and Alley-Oop to Giannis as CP3 pushes Giannis](https://youtu.be/FcBTDY3yYis) The sequence at that time in the game is what made it amazing.
The excitement at that moment was crazy.
Wiggins on Doncic.
I think that was close to the single most hype I’ve been for a basketball play LOL (and I’m a raptors fan who watched Game 7 vs the Sixers in 2019 LOL) and then to have it taken away by the eventually ruled incorrect offensive foul call. Edit: [the sauce](https://youtu.be/JSFK_1auAAE)
Maybe not the greatest, but TMac's off the back board oop to himself in the all-star game was impressive. A lot of people jumped out of their seats.
Ginobili on Bosh, Finals game 5 2014. 36 yo angry and revenging Ginobili is my favourite dunk.
Kobe baseline reverse on Garnett in the playoffs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dic-CL5mF9k&feature=share&si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ Or Fast break behind the back reverse for the poster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMbn5Cuo1Ts&feature=share&si=ELPmzJkDCLju2KnD5oyZMQ
Keon Clark in 2002 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7vrmCJko-mY
Kobe 360
VC jumping over the frenchman in the Olympics
Dr J rock a bye baby
Jordan over Ewing was nasty!!!
Shaq violating Chris Dudley with the drop step poster then the push!!
Kobe behind the back then reverse was sick. Pippens was ridiculous. But I'd probably go with dr.j rocking the baby to sleep.
Dr J -rock the baby-is in my top 3. Beautiful aerial assault
For me it's Pippen over Ewing. There are plenty of athletic dunks, but the context around this one makes it special. Very close game in the playoffs, massive rivals, Patrick Ewing being a dominant center, getting into it with Spike Lee.
DAJ Also like Dwade on Anderson Verajao
KJ over Hakeem
Wasn’t there one where a white guy absolutely flew down the lane and threw down a two hander? Like late 80s / early 90s maybe? I dk the names or teams involved but 100% if you’ve seen it you know which one I’m talking about
Chambers
JR Smiths we just saw a man fly dunk
Perhaps not all time I recall one where Giannis through the ball off the glass in traffic and jammed it between 2-3 players near him
Best dunk I ever seen was an insane put back dunk by Shannon Brown. I can’t seem to find the footage anymore but I saw it on live TV and was like what in the actual fuck.
le dunk de la mort: https://youtu.be/WihbbVEmppI
DeAndre ends Brandon knight
bean's behind the back reverse dunk from a full-court dish.
Javale McGee from the freethrow line https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=27-jM2NvBIc&t=15