The fact that Vince Carter was such a high flyer, and he's still in the league at 39 with cartilage left in his knee... Shows you he's not from this planet.
+Ethan Dursi yeah that's true about the participants thing. They could still reject but fans nearly voted Zaza as a starter in the ASG too. I think the league just needs to reevaluate the whole selection process for the all star weekend haha
+Ethan Dursi pretty much. They should keep fan voting for the ASG.. But the players fans vote for shouldn't automatically be the starters. They should let the coaches of the teams pick how they want to start the game
All these dunkers are good and great in their own way... but when at 3:41 that sound and that man appears it's like spotting Jesus. You know it's over because the GOAT has showed up.
With all the comparisons between Dunkers . I think we all either get clouded on what our generation of Dunkers are . Who did what first . Respect to all that came before and brought spectacular things to the game .. The ending with Vince gave me cold chills .. For one reason . The pure intimidation that he had dunking that ball .. And that 360 windmill was FLAWLESS. . But it still makes me happy to see a video of the GREATS doing what gave the fans years of memories
The thing that makes Vince Carter’s dunks just so perfect isn’t the amount of skill or talent you need to do them, or how crazy they are. It’s just how fluid, effortless they seem. It’s amazing to watch. Graceful, almost. Not saying you don’t need talent to do those dunks, Vince is an amazingly talented player. But he does every dunk so amazingly perfect.
Because of the flair the dunk had with him double pumping and legs kicking out , serge jumped farther too but didn't get praised because he's tall and had no flair, plus it's the doc and MJ
+Joshua Medina nah. he had 0 presentation and blake had some of the best ever lol. most of javales dunks he could do cuz he has like 4 foot Long arms. blake did some pretty nice dunks honestly like the off the backboard elbow hang. and I mean people say blake over the cardinals is overrated, but it was just great presentation. blake brings out a car with nice music playing in the background, Kenny does like a big speech about flight and shit, then a damn choir comes out and sings I believe I can fly and he dunks over the car. javales final dunk was just like a windmill or something. it was boring. the millions watching at home enjoyed the fun cool blake dunks over the fairly boring javales dunks
what makes Vince the greatest ever is he can do the best dunks in one try with his eyes closed. most guys need 5 attempts to do the dunks he can in 1 try and make it look effortless. that and he jumped over a 7ft center in a game
+nicholas nazario also when Carter did it, no one had even fathomed of doing something like that. Since that first time Carter did it, billions of others have copied him including Paul George there.
+Warner Williams if you watch old raptor games, VC did it all the time in game. There was this one off the backboard windmill thing that still amazes me.
Shout out to Jason Richardson for keeping the dunk contest alive during the mid 2000's after Vince carter killed it! Then Nate and Dwight had to fuck it all up with props and taking forever to do a dunk!
Hey Jordan and Nique, I'm really happy for you and Imma let you finish... But Aaron Gordon and Zach Lavine had the greatest dunk contest of all time!!! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+Kevin Durantula #OKC #ThunderUp Lol tf, shooting is the most important stat in basketball. Curry is averaging almost *six* more points than Westbrook per game. Curry also has 180 more points despite playing *four* less games. Don't get me wrong, Westbrook is an outstanding player but that's just embarrassing saying he is better than Curry.
Winning the dunk contest back in the day was a lot easier than it is today... You do a windmill and get a perfect score, you do a 360 and get a perfect score... You do a 1 hand dunk and get a perfect score, you do any of those today and none would even come close to being a perfect score
This is probably (in my opinion) the best video they have ever uploaded. Now they need an equally good mix for game winners or big moments. Unless they have one and I missed it.
i cant believe there was a clip of MJ i havent seen. that double pump 1 handed reverse dunk in warmups. and stansbury is the only 1 that does a TRUE 360. ppl half way spin around on the floor. he has the goat 360. i already knew about the between the legs dunk in 84. but that elbow rim dunk being done in 86? wow i had no idea
Top 10 Dunkers of All Time 10. Zach Lavine (May be too early too judge but this kid got bunnies and potential) 9. Larry Nance 8. Dwight Howard 7. Tracy McGrady 6. Kobe Bryant 5. Jason Richardson 4. Julius Erving 3. Michael Jordan 2. Dominique Wilkins 1. Vince Carter
When the tone drops, the video slows, and it’s Vince Carter walking, ball in hand, staring at the basket. Iconic!
Vince Carter is the greatest dunker of all time. Period.
agree
agree
+Leonard Lewis greatest NBA dunker of all time...
MJ, t mac, vince carter, nate robinson, all of them are awesome dunkers
fax
Start with the GOAT and end with the dunking GOAT. I like it NBA!
I didn't see lebron?
+mexicutioner raicisim Because he's not the GOAT, and he never participated in a dunk contest...
If you don't like that! You don't like NBA basketball!
Yeah Ik he didn't ever participate but yanno he's better than Jordan....
+mexicutioner raicisim lebron is a pussy
I have to admit some of dunks performed by less known players are sick as hell!
+Luther Walker Josh Smith too
+DeTaun Jefferson tru
+DeTaun Jefferson tru
+Seljaman Spud Webb dunked on the rim like it ate his whole family
+Seljaman None of the guys in this video are " lesser known ". Just to kids who started watching in 2010 or later.
The fact that Vince Carter was such a high flyer, and he's still in the league at 39 with cartilage left in his knee... Shows you he's not from this planet.
39 years old doing dunks that other 39s can't do.
+Qiao Chi that 25 year olds can't do
+Tommy Pearce it's crazy. He made a lot of Dunks this season!
+Kyle Williams Probably no wonder why Earl says he's as hard as Vince Carter's knee cartilages in Chum, am I right?
+Kyle Williams well he is half-man half-amazing so... yeah!
The Music is Glenn Herweijer - For the Cause :)
This song was also used in the 2019 MVP mixtape for Giannis
Fans should vote for the players in the dunk competition. I'd rather see that than voting for the starters of the all star game.
a lot of players dont want to participate because risk of injury. and besides people would be voting peoplr like Zaza Pachullia in as a joke
+Ethan Dursi yeah that's true about the participants thing. They could still reject but fans nearly voted Zaza as a starter in the ASG too. I think the league just needs to reevaluate the whole selection process for the all star weekend haha
Its a fixed popularity contest
+Ethan Dursi pretty much. They should keep fan voting for the ASG.. But the players fans vote for shouldn't automatically be the starters. They should let the coaches of the teams pick how they want to start the game
+SlamDunk Comedy If I had the opportunity I would vote in J.J. Barea lol
All these dunkers are good and great in their own way... but when at 3:41 that sound and that man appears it's like spotting Jesus. You know it's over because the GOAT has showed up.
ikr hahaha
Lmao dude that part of the vid came up right as I was reading your comment
+Brandon M lol
Amen
@Jonathan G GOAT in dunking was the meaning.
That MJ's head to the rim dunk at 0:22 is my all-time favorite. The grace, style and athleticism is unmatched.
That Vince carter tribute at the end was so beautiful it almost brought your boy to tears
This is one of the most well done videos ever by the NBA channel.
powerfully!!!
incredibly!!!
amazing!!!
Great players, amazing moments, and that is what I love basketball!!!
like for basketball like for NBA!!!!)))
This was actually a great video by the NBA. A rare occasion
Dwight Howard tipping the ball of the back board with one hand and dunking with the other has to be one of the most original I´ve seen.
There were many great dunkers but Vince is over them. Greatest dunker of all time, no doubt.
Watching Carter still gives me goosebumps!
The best thing Nba has uploaded all year
The beat, the dunks....man that's a heck of a mixtape!
Finally no LeBron and no Curry. Thank You NBA
Goosebumps no matter how times I watch Vince Carter's dunks.
The best for last !
Faxx
+Gilders Gaming ikr
Gilders why are so many people doing dunks from the free throws line
Watched this like 20 times!! Best video Ive seen in a while
1:36 kid can dab
LOL
+Antioch Did the dab while dunking before it became popular.
if he did that in today's contest people would shit themselves
+Oliver Nham lmao so tru
That's Dee Brown, folks.
With all the comparisons between Dunkers . I think we all either get clouded on what our generation of Dunkers are . Who did what first . Respect to all that came before and brought spectacular things to the game .. The ending with Vince gave me cold chills .. For one reason . The pure intimidation that he had dunking that ball .. And that 360 windmill was FLAWLESS. . But it still makes me happy to see a video of the GREATS doing what gave the fans years of memories
I bet someone this year will dab in the air and then dunk
cam newton throws a guy up in the air then dabs
+Omar Moreno no it will be gay ass nae nae in the air or some shit..
The thing that makes Vince Carter’s dunks just so perfect isn’t the amount of skill or talent you need to do them, or how crazy they are. It’s just how fluid, effortless they seem. It’s amazing to watch. Graceful, almost. Not saying you don’t need talent to do those dunks, Vince is an amazingly talented player. But he does every dunk so amazingly perfect.
FUCKING FINALLY! NBA.com put out one of the best homage's to the dunk competition that I have seen. Please do more content like this. This was DOPE!
Look at that crowd reaction when Vince Carter dunks! Goat dunker right there
Uhmmmm, why are people only talking bout MJ and Dr.J dunking from the free throw line when brent barry dunked wayyyyyy further from where theydid?
+mj walker Mickel?
Mj had more airnest than both. #airjordan
Because Brent Barry's was trasg
Because of the flair the dunk had with him double pumping and legs kicking out , serge jumped farther too but didn't get praised because he's tall and had no flair, plus it's the doc and MJ
+mj walker Ofcourse the best player in NBA history is gonna be overrated lol
Whoever did this video should do all the rest of NBA videos all together
Lavigne and Gordon need to get added to this, QUICK!
Power + creativity + hang time + smoothness = Vince Carter
Gotta say, VC and J-Rich had the best performances ever in the dunk contest. Better than MJ's in my opinion.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate basketball as a whole please instead of arguing whos better. its all just a bunch of guys enjoying a game
Iguodala got robbed
true
+LilpPlays I think Javale got robbed too in my opinion
Yeah Javale did get robbed gets me mad thinking about it
+Joshua Medina nah. he had 0 presentation and blake had some of the best ever lol. most of javales dunks he could do cuz he has like 4 foot Long arms. blake did some pretty nice dunks honestly like the off the backboard elbow hang. and I mean people say blake over the cardinals is overrated, but it was just great presentation. blake brings out a car with nice music playing in the background, Kenny does like a big speech about flight and shit, then a damn choir comes out and sings I believe I can fly and he dunks over the car. javales final dunk was just like a windmill or something. it was boring. the millions watching at home enjoyed the fun cool blake dunks over the fairly boring javales dunks
Jordan had a crush on nate robinson
what makes Vince the greatest ever is he can do the best dunks in one try with his eyes closed. most guys need 5 attempts to do the dunks he can in 1 try and make it look effortless. that and he jumped over a 7ft center in a game
Carter put the raptors on the map. Hands down
That 2000 Dunk Contest was legendary. VC is the GOAT of dunking.
Paul George did what carter did in a game but he was so open on the fast break its almost like he was in a dunk contest
He almost got hung when he did it too.
nicholas nazario its still impressive tho
+Warner Williams it is but he just can't jump as high as Vince did back in the day
+nicholas nazario also when Carter did it, no one had even fathomed of doing something like that. Since that first time Carter did it, billions of others have copied him including Paul George there.
+Warner Williams if you watch old raptor games, VC did it all the time in game. There was this one off the backboard windmill thing that still amazes me.
Honestly, this is the first highlight thing that the NBA youtube channel has done right
no Paul George reverse 360 through the legs, or 360 windmill in the dark, ok.
bruh
Royce The Man
he did both those in the slam dunk contest
Andrew C
the reverse 360 in 2014 and the 360 windmill in 2013
+Toronto Pacers yeah they had some scrubs but no PG. thats okay though
+Toronto Pacers Kenny Smiths weak ass dunk should not be on this list.
Carter GOAT of the Dunk Contest.....Greatest High-flyer I have ever seen in my entire life....😯😯😯😯
Shout out to Jason Richardson for keeping the dunk contest alive during the mid 2000's after Vince carter killed it! Then Nate and Dwight had to fuck it all up with props and taking forever to do a dunk!
J Rich and Desmond mason in 2003 was great
melo fan Dwight was phenomenal. Nate was good too. I have never seen someone bounce a self alleyoop off the glass to switch hands midair.
i consider Jason Ricahrdson as Vince's successor in Dunking .
VC's dunks were very graceful. As if he was dancing on the air.
Hey Jordan and Nique, I'm really happy for you and Imma let you finish... But Aaron Gordon and Zach Lavine had the greatest dunk contest of all time!!! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
unm no vince did its just not on this list
Vince was incredible for his time but he would have definitely lost against either Gordon or Lavine
nope.
Nope
Kids these days don't know what is this....... this is Art
I feel like if LeBron ever goes to a dunk contest he should bring John Lucas and dunk over him, AGAIN
Perfect. Save the best dunk & The Greatest Dunker Ever for last. Awesome!!
Yall need tp update this and put two AG's sick dunks from 2016 contest
God I just love that dunk at 19 seconds, pausing it at 21 seconds. Talk about head at rim level. Excellent elevation.
No bandwagons when the Thunder whip the Warriors.
People said the same thing about the cavs and Spurs. Look what happened
Shotout424 k
Wanna delete that comment?
+Tom P nope. save it for next time
+Jo Momma dude youre like nostradamus look at the series now. hahahahahahaha
Dunk content was Hella good to watch back then, now nobody dunks it like the old times
What is the music played in this?
This video is indeed the ultimate dunk contest mix! Wow!!
WHAT'S THE MUSIC CALLED???!!!
Frr I wanna know too
+Mr Splashman 30 stfu obviously it starts with letters
+Andiz Rahman Download the Shazam app on your phone and find out that way.
+bestnamezRtaken it doesn't run!
+Andiz Rahman shazam guys very useful app
love how the dunks are synced to the music, such a joy to watch.
what about serge ibaka with the free throw dunk
Exactly
No flair at all it wouldn't had look good in slow mo.
Dope as hell! VC the king!
song- for the cause version 2
channel- jecko
thank you man u r the best
Didn't want that vid to ever end. GOAT vid NBA, bravo.
Westbrook > Curry...ACCEPT IT CURRY BANDWAGONS
+Golden State of Mind Just look at the stats bandwagon
Stats say westbrook is better at everything except shooting now gtfo bandwagon
+Kevin Durantula #OKC #ThunderUp SMH
+Kevin Durantula #OKC #ThunderUp Lol tf, shooting is the most important stat in basketball. Curry is averaging almost *six* more points than Westbrook per game. Curry also has 180 more points despite playing *four* less games. Don't get me wrong, Westbrook is an outstanding player but that's just embarrassing saying he is better than Curry.
Btw I don't care if we lose to Bandwagon state tonight I only care that westbrook is better
Dominique dunks with so much force.
they forgot lebron's missed dunk
Carter was the greatest NBA dunker. Jordan Kiliagon did dunks that the pros can't perform. At 6'1 he's at a disadvantage, but his leap is legendary 😮
Does Anyone Know Song Name?
Winning the dunk contest back in the day was a lot easier than it is today... You do a windmill and get a perfect score, you do a 360 and get a perfect score... You do a 1 hand dunk and get a perfect score, you do any of those today and none would even come close to being a perfect score
What's this song called?
Damn, always want to see Jason Richardson vs Vince SDC duel!
WHATS THE NAME OF THE SONG?????????
This is probably (in my opinion) the best video they have ever uploaded. Now they need an equally good mix for game winners or big moments. Unless they have one and I missed it.
is brent barry the only caucasian to win the dunk contest? and IGGY GOT ROBBED. #NeverForget
What i love about this is we get the dunks we've all sen in different angles!
Funny how Lebron Isn't in this. Leave the dunking to the best
No, he just wasn't at a dunk contest ever. Hater.
+amit banai Exactly
he a game dunker
+amit banai He was saying he would when Nate and Howard were going at it, then never came through after he said he could dunk on a 12' goal.
+Prime Time nahh
Man love this
What?? A legit video from the nba channel? putting the best dip at the end?
look at the air look at the hang time look at the flying motion...look at his head above the rim !!!
This is the best video I've seen on TH-cam
One of the highlight vids ever the nba has every done
damn the dunks in this mixtape gave me the chills
Vince Carter is the Slam Dunk King!
Half Man Half Amazing 🙌🏻
kind of excited for this years because these guys can throw it down
Shawn Kemp's dunk is easily one of my top five favorite dunks.
i cant believe there was a clip of MJ i havent seen. that double pump 1 handed reverse dunk in warmups. and stansbury is the only 1 that does a TRUE 360. ppl half way spin around on the floor. he has the goat 360. i already knew about the between the legs dunk in 84. but that elbow rim dunk being done in 86? wow i had no idea
Big shout out to the NBA for creating the best dunk mixtape and ending with half man half amazing. GOAT
Vince LEGEND
Anyone else love the music when Vince Carter was introduced?
Damn good job NBA one of the best mixes you guys have ever put together! The music, effects, and blends all A1.
I like Dunk Contest back days
Lets go back to where dunker can do what ever he wanted
No Rules
They made sure they slowed the segment down for Vince, that was epic.
Love that kemp dunk
Like Vince said- it's over!!
Well done. Sickest mixtape
Jason Richardson best slam dunker
Top 3 dunkers
1.) Vince Carter
2.) Dominique Wilkins
3.) Jason Richardson
Моя любимая сборка данкконтестных вырезок! Раз 5 пересматривал!
Most of these just gave me the chills !
Top 10 Dunkers of All Time
10. Zach Lavine (May be too early too judge but this kid got bunnies and potential)
9. Larry Nance
8. Dwight Howard
7. Tracy McGrady
6. Kobe Bryant
5. Jason Richardson
4. Julius Erving
3. Michael Jordan
2. Dominique Wilkins
1. Vince Carter
Crazy this was posted just over a week before the greatest dunk contest in recent years.
can't get enough of this beat