Every 50-Point Dunk In NBA Dunk Contest History (1984-2023)!

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[@Ngaihawma420]

Gordon jumping over the mascot with both legs is the Best dunk ever, i've never seen someone do or even attempt something like that

[@iubescman]

Yeah no one sit like that MID AIR sheeeesh

[@zicopaul9622]

I think the one with the spinning hoverboard is even more impressive. The creativity and timing of that on the first try too. Just ridiculous!

[@natethegreatndt5711]

Didn’t Kobe jump over a car or something? And Vince Carter jumped over a 7 foot European IN game?

[@J.C.3423]

That was a dope dunk!!!

[@pandarocket00]

@@natethegreatndt5711 that was blake griffin. and he only jumped over the hood of the car, which was a significantly lower hurdle

[@andreasdbzz9961]

80's commentators: Beautiful dunk. 2010's commentators: LET'S GO HOOOOMEEEE!!!

[@MartJimmy22Fan]

2000's

[@Xerox0928]

@@MartJimmy22Fan Yup Vince Carter sent everyone home :D

[@AndyStepaniuk]

Let's be honest, more than 50% of those dunks weren't 50 points dunks for real! But Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine made the most epic dunk contest ever!

[@Bleedsgreen03]

Gordon's between the two legs is the best dunk of all time

[@ds7-014]

I agree

[@joeyboi329]

Lavine didnt do anything worthy of 50

[@janove8038]

What spud webb, vince carter and michael jordan were so examples for definite 50's and the new era's ones are spectacle ofc

[@snoopyychoppa]

​@@joeyboi329 hater😂

[@SuperTrey807]

Kenny’s “LETS GO HOME” has become an essential part of the contest 😆

[@anthonygause8082]

😂😂😂😂Yes My Dawg

[@ryanboyd36]

Aaron’s over-the-mascot under-both-legs is the greatest dunk in the contest’s history. 2-time champ

[@Sugarist0]

If the dunk contest was based on one single dunk then sure

[@ryanboyd36]

Shoot I wish. But even then a lot of his other dunks were just ridiculous. We were blessed to see him in two contests

[@rimimimimimimimim4170]

@@Sugarist0 he should of won in 2016

[@rimimimimimimimim4170]

@@ryanboyd36 yeah honestly the best dunk we ever seen in this contest imo

[@User.22ps12]

@@rimimimimimimimim4170 J Rich's off the board between the legs is something I haven't seen again.

[@fahd_jamy]

Aaron Gordon's Dunk over the Mascot, literally sitting in the air to me is a 60.

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

I still think Aaron Gordon's sit in the air dunk is the greatest dunk in NBA slam dunk contest history.

[@brklynbomber]

That wasn't even his best dunk in that contest... The spinning mascot was 10x more difficult. The most unique dunk ever.

[@LordMayonnaise]

@@brklynbomber nah you're crazy if you think the 360 is harder than the under BOTH legs

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

@@Papellxhase Exactly. That dunk alone should have won it.

[@nahor88]

For 99.999999% of people in the world, just asking them to take a running jump and simply get into a sitting position like that mid-air would be nearly impossible. Aaron Gordon did that, and then put a ball under the "seat" and dunked it.

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

@@nahor88 💯💯💯💯 Fax!

[@madmike3881]

It's painful to be reminded of just how many times Aaron Gordon has been robbed 🤦‍♂️. One of the most creative dunkers ever, but was robbed so many times he just quit

[@williamjohnson6624]

Yeah especially when he lost to nate Robinson.

[@madmike3881]

@@williamjohnson6624 😂😂😂

[@martinsivorinovsky7877]

⁠he never lost to Nate Robinson.

[@bennytheballeroneyt19]

Mac McClung carried the dunk contest this year he basically made the dunk contest more exciting to watch 🔥

[@lososmith9087]

He brought it back and my personal opinion is folks who knew ( Shaq etc ) may have pulled strings to get this special young man in to revive it. 2day contract???

[@TheWaveRolled]

Trey Murphy did really good too

[@rimimimimimimimim4170]

Yeah he might have just single handedly revived the dunk contest by himself

[@TygerByte]

Mcclung already done more for the dunk contest than Lebron and Zion combined.

[@rizaldyalampayan2881]

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[@jayshizful]

1:30 the best dunk hands down...no one could replicate till now

[@litan114]

How can you dunk with hands down bruh!

[@johnk8581]

Mf sitting on the air 💀

[@wembycentral]

Zach LaVines foul line windmill is better.

[@kylein9869]

@@wembycentral Nah. Gordon should’ve won in 2016. Even Lavine knows Gordon was robbed.

[@shuaybkhan4188]

it;s the best dunk contest dunk but most dunkers can do that with some extra

[@SaadFAzam]

8:06 I feel bad for the rim here... The power of Dominique Wilkins dunks was something else

[@JLRthatruth]

We gotta appreciate Kenny Smith's greatness....he makes you feel them dunks as well

[@renek4416]

Ture

[@eanlum8220]

Not after last night, man was a big hater.

[@joezak5486]

Does anyone know how long Kenny Smith has been an announcer for dunk contests? It’s just iconic to hear his voice!

[@kylein9869]

@@joezak5486 he’s been doing since I was about 10 so for over 20 years now

[@kamil2k17pl2]

I am proud to have been able to watch McClung's dunk live

[@anthonygause8082]

Same Here

[@checkmate5338]

ANd Karl malone.

[@mikedewar9809]

the level of difficulty by Gordon ang Mc clung is insane.

[@NSV610]

Aaron Gordon should've won at least once. Highway robbery Hope he competes once more

[@rayganesh4195]

he's done

[@ddoggyvii468]

He said himself he retired

[@viktorcheng2061]

Dwayne wade was biased judging

[@caseydiaz6462]

yeah i agree but i think is dwade the one who make mistake and he dunk over tacko

[@rimimimimimimimim4170]

@@caseydiaz6462 it’s so bad because as amazing as Lavines dunks are, he really just did the same thing as Aaron Gordon without jumping over the mascot…

[@AETERNVS]

Not gonna lie, McClung's dunks are the most breathtaking among few others. He's just unreal. We all want him to make it big now.

[@trustnoone3007]

"McClung's dunks are the most breathtaking among few others." 😂

[@AETERNVS]

"😂"

[@sneaksbyaaronmandap9035]

You know Mac McClung saved the dunk contest after NBA made a compilation of these clips 🎉🔥

[@MadGunny]

He put on an exciting show but to say he saved it is a stretch. It’s pretty boring most years and likely will continue that way with random years every now and then that are actually watchable

[@smallremake7109]

new generation is all about deep 3s 😌😌

[@notsoscaryterry2321]

Too bad it was the lowest rated NBA All-Star weekend of all time. Down by a lot.

[@nonstopbuckets]

This was worst allstar ever.With everything

[@theronquishow5837]

You know you're a casual if you haven't seen that there's already a compilation on KZbin, they just spliced Mac's dunks in

[@kylein9869]

2:06 I seen this dunk live when I was like 12 and it still hypes me up whenever I see it. J-Rich is very underrated. To me he’s one of the top 5 dunkers of all time.

[@bugrannnb3552]

Greatest dunk in dunk contest history

[@reddawgkevykev8255]

Props to the NBA for updating these 50 point dunks

[@sirrvickx9663]

The Spud Webb dunks look unreal. Crazy bounce.

[@rogerc23]

It was awe inspiring then, and still totally stunning today.

[@bobbyishim11]

And really because he was 5’6

[@senju276]

The best dunk contest happen between aaron gordon and zach lavine.

[@OGGerz8]

Which year?!

[@sosomaness00]

Levine is good jumper bro

[@warshawgameshd3432]

@@OGGerz8 2016

[@foodisbussin7043]

Zach Lavine is the smoothest dunker ever. He does it with little to no extra movements and his motion is so fluid

[@Blicky150]

Gord0n made him look like dookie

[@kylein9869]

It’s like he’s literally gliding through the air.

[@bulandresnemerd1348]

🇵🇭💪👊🔥☺️👍🏼 YOU ARE RIGHT

[@Walrus286]

Bro look at Vince’s first dunk in this compilation. 50 second mark. That’s the smoothest thing I’ve ever seen. Pure silk and he flushed that thing so hard.

[@awakenpoemquotes]

Looking back those Vince dunk were not that great

[@rmderke248]

Aaron Gordon definitely has an argument as one of the best dunks in the contests history without a doubt, Lavine had some nasty ones too, but idk, something about Vince’s 360 windmill is just ridiculous. I’ve seen so many people do that dunk and none of them come even close to how clean and smooth Vince did it, the full extension, the power, it’s just nasty.

[@BrodyC12]

Mac McClung’s dunk 🥶

[@anthonygause8082]

🥶🥶🥶

[@cedricspencer720]

Arron Gordon is the greatest dunk contest dunker I’ve ever seen

[@baallin.c23]

Gordon got robbed twice man

[@jonbarker957]

I feel like Spud Webb is one of the most underrated dunkers of all time. Everybody's talking about AG's underneath the leg over the mascot and Lavine's in between the leg free throw dunk, yet no one cares about somebody shorter than my 13 year old brother doing a 360.

[@dixonmixin10]

JSmoove 2005 was underrated. Dude saved a crappy dunk contest by himself.

[@ktonivoy9114]

Aaron Gordon's under both legs is the number 1 for me

[@IamCHOSEN23]

Wade certainly didn't think so.

[@bubediscuss]

Lavine's (almost) free throw between the legs dunk is even more impressive when you notice he kicks the back of his own foot right at takeoff and still makes it

[@Blicky150]

Yeah but Aaron Gordon outshined him with that under the leg.

[@dinospumoni5611]

You have to do that to get the ball between your legs lol

[@dl_0002]

Man, a lot of those old dunks just don't hold up nowadays.

[@Blicky150]

Arron Gordon's dunk is the best dunk in NBA history.

[@highrisk1987]

McGrady walking away after that bounce pass to Carter was cold af

[@cryptonous7320]

The NBA signed Mac just for the dunk contest 🤯

[@HuyNguyen-vj1uw]

That J rich reverse through the legs dunk is so nasty; mad underrated

[@trapconsciousradio1865]

1. Lavine 2. Gordon 3. Vince 4. Jones Jr 5. McClung 6. J-Rich 7. MJ 8. Dominique 9. Gerald Green 10. Spud

[@plattypus.]

The quality of dunks since the 2010’s is crazy. Not to discredit and dunk before.

[@deboman81]

I’m not going to lie, I still feel sorry for Aaron Gordon not winning any dunk contest?

[@litan114]

Please be careful with this guy, he lies most time

[@tb12goat69]

@@litan114 dude caps non stop

[@BRBallin1]

The problem is AG had a 50 dunk but so did both of his opponents. In case of a tiebreaker they should’ve made the judges choose the “better 50” rather than making them do more dunks because AG chose a weaker dunk that made him lose in the end. So I blame the format in which dunks are rated and how tiebreakers got handled.

[@ossankekeh8773]

@@BRBallin1 AG lost because Wade helped his teamate ! AG should have won at least the last one (competition)

[@DJHogue]

@@BRBallin1 100% agree

[@tampakenosdhagskeetv]

Aaron Gordon still on point 🔥

[@paulorivera1569]

that freethrow lline windmill by Zach was just 👌👌, he really wound that. plus D Jones Jr. off the board between the legs over a person 🔥🔥

[@crimzon_x4441]

Still cant believe that it took a G LEAGUE player to bring the excitement of this contest back 😂

[@Darth_Kenobi]

Fr the dunk contest should be the most exciting one

[@jammiebooker6489]

Hopefully not G league anymore

[@kylein9869]

Says a lot about the other competitors..

[@creatifproduction]

can we just talk about how legendary some of the commentary is over these legendary dunks? 😂

[@vdLeo-je6os]

3:25 best slam dunk ever

[@MoparAlec]

I love how kenny smiths voice has never changed

[@2Ksensie]

Still don’t know how a man sat down mid air and lost. Did a dunk that will never be done again. Edit: literally had more highlights than any person he faced and lost both times 😂

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

The greatest dunk in NBA slam dunk contest history in my opinion.

[@johnk8581]

1:15 Still the best dunk ever in dunk contest

[@DJHogue]

"Let's go home" is right. Should have just stopped dunk contests after that one and just give AG the "Best Dunker of All Time" award. Shut that shit down after that dunk. How are you sitting 8 ft up in the air.

[@magamore4579]

No matter what, 0:48 will forever be my favorite dunk ever

[@theblockbuster10]

When Zion Williamson done this against the Suns lmao 😂

[@magamore4579]

@@theblockbuster10 it looks way cleaner from Vince and he did it first

[@dennisflores5808]

77🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😢🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@El_Bueno]

Kenny Smith is still saying “Let’s Go Home” Right now

[@anthonygause8082]

Legendary NBA Slam Dunk Contest Memories

[@mcsmook2014]

Best participants of the contests in my opinion: 1. Aaron Gordon 2. Vince Carter 3. Zach Lavine 4. Michael Jordan 5. Dominique Wilkins 6. Jason Richardson 7. Mac McClung 8. Dwight Howard 9. Tracy McGrady 10. Nate Robinson/Spud Webb (tied)

[@mikedewar9809]

MJ at 4 with those basic dunks? 😂

[@shiftyshake0530]

Tbh I would put Mac muclung at like 3 or 2. My opinion tho

[@reignmagpayo5628]

MJ dunks are mid

[@victorokonkwo2041]

@@mikedewar9809 MJ so overrated it's insane. Dude did the most basic shit but is heralded as a legend so it doesn't matter

[@kylein9869]

@@victorokonkwo2041 I’m a lifelong Chicago Bulls fan and grew up watching Jordan play and I admit his dunks in the contest were basic. But at the time they were special. Compared to some of these recent dunks though, his were nothing too spectacular.

[@dstarks360]

Vince Carter in his prime - Greatest Of All Time. That elbow-deep dunk was never before seen by man nor child

[@brittsocoolarbery2985]

Mac Mcclung Saved the Dunk Contest this year💯💯💯💪🙌🙏

[@bxmbsaqt2791]

aaron should’ve won that dunk contest

[@LarsRR]

Everyone hating on DJJ, because Aaron Gordon got robbed that year, but his between the legs dunk is one of the greatest dunks in the history of the contest.

[@ferns.vivian]

Bs

[@kylein9869]

True, but he basically repeated the same dunk every round. He didn’t do any other dunks besides between the legs.

[@antichaos]

@@kylein9869Aaron Gordon literally did the same 180 over Chance twice and got 50 for both

[@kylein9869]

@@antichaos Aaron Gordon has other dunks in his arsenal at least

[@DJHogue]

DJJ had some amazing dunks, but they don't come close to AG's. DJJ's dunk is maybe top 10, followed by 9 of AG and ZL's dunks, lol.

[@stevenscummy1458]

Jason Richardson had some nasty power dunks

[@kylein9869]

He was like a mix of Dominique and Shawn Kemp. J-Rich is one of the best dunkers of all time in my opinion

[@bleedgreen01]

Mclung of mac had one of the best sets ever

[@sjukbasketball8498]

Aarons Gordon’s is the best ever but I do have to give props to j-rich doing a off the backboard between the legs with relative ease!

[@michaelgaines8210]

Sean Marion trying to get that paper open for his score is classic lol 😆

[@beenizz5102]

I didn’t know the dunk contest didn’t exist before 1984. Very interesting

[@Wiredu]

Aaron Gordon never won but he is one the best dunkers

[@travisbusgith1821]

The best

[@DJHogue]

For sure the best

[@ricardobjj24]

Andre Iguodala was robbed in 06. The judges or just Kenny just wanted Nate to win so they gave Andre a lower score on purpose

[@Sugarist0]

Zach lavine’s 2 ft line dunks are so under appreciated

[@Nebrisbeef]

clearly not, he won with those against the best ever contest performance

[@Sugarist0]

@@Nebrisbeef yes, but people seem to remember AG’s 2 dunks more than the Lavine’s constistency throughout the whole contest. If the whole contest was only 1 or 2 dunks, or if we had points more than 50, then sure maybe AG should’ve won

[@Nebrisbeef]

@@Sugarist0 every dunk that AG did was insane, he deserved to win, also AG has the best dunk in contest history, so no wonder people talk about it more

[@Sugarist0]

@@Nebrisbeef my point exactly, people remember AG’s performance and see ur already underrating Lavine’s dunks. The eastbay is imo the 2nd best dunk behind the sitting one, yet ur here only talking about how AG did well, do people realise that the entire time both contestants were posting up fifties? If AG won that one people would’ve end up talking about how Lavine put up an eastbay from the ft line but still lost

[@maximocasador4167]

Lavine the only free throw behind the legs crazy man

[@gregorskrzynecki4885]

Love to watching this. Great work 💪👏🙌

[@mdaddy9474]

Human Highlight Reel just punishing that rim

[@Lloyd00]

Javale's double dunk is low key crazy

[@williamjohnson6624]

Zach is like a gazelle gliding through the air.

[@JoshuaTraffanstedt]

Man, you can tell these kids now are benefitting greatly from nutrition, world class weight rooms, and even coaches on a middle school and high school level are doing great things for these up and coming future nba players. Crazy how common insane verticals, bench press, and how good all around these young guys are now. Even centers and power forwards are jumping like they're 6'3" point guards. Say what you want about the nba today, but man, this is a special time we get to witness.

[@reedtan]

McClung is such an unassuming dunker. Man, he looks like an accountant..

[@Ej-yx1md]

Dude that dunked with blindfold definitely could see 😂

[@Shax117]

12:24 Shows the NBA really robbed Aaron Gordon in his previous contests. They even spelled his name as 'Gordan' in the graphics.

[@DivineG777]

Legendary Sport Legendary Memories

[@anthonygause8082]

Yessir

[@yoyo41210]

2016 best dunks of all-time! Gordon’s dunks with the mascot deserved 60s

[@sammendes__]

Vince's dunks were different 💀💀💀

[@vracaricstefan2686]

1:36, favourite dunk ever👌💪💥💣😎🏀

[@brockman562]

that 360 liberty dunk by Stansbury is underrated. still looks fuckin sick

[@kylein9869]

He kinda reminds me of Zach Lavine the way he glides through the air so effortlessly

[@LeBeautiful]

This was great, NBA!

[@anthonygause8082]

I Definitely Agree

[@jamiekoh6113]

The Mitchell pull back dunk off the glass is a low-key favorite of mine

[@fe2rr]

is crazy how the 80's ones get a 50 but today probably wouldnt even get a 47

[@saz19s8]

Much simpler times

[@dstreet4599]

Not unless you're Jaylen Brown 😂

[@professoroak9721]

Aaron Gordon was robbed

[@FrankDBoyce]

1000000%

[@yajacnamor2919]

no repatation on every dunk,scoring 50 every dunk is amazing.cling clung

[@ChairmanMeow1]

I still think aaron gordons under the legs dunk is the best one Ive ever seen.

[@carver1579]

0:55 shaqs face 😂

[@kobewalker8633]

“ THAT A 60 …. wow” 3:25

[@timmydigital]

😂😂😂

[@bobanislife5414]

Is it just me, or is 90% of the modern 50 pt dunks way WAY better than the old school dunks like, for instance, zach lavines between the legs ft dunk is waaaaaaay better than mj's basic ft dunk

[@mambamentality5875]

These dunks don't exist without the guys before them. That's how innovation works. They're all building off each other. It wasn't until Vince Carter that dunks started getting really crazy. Nobody had even done a between the legs off of a toss or bounce before him.

[@edsanivdiwata]

Larry Nance 2 hand balls dunk is I think hard to do

[@Faggatron3000]

Yea, They were getting 50s because it had never been done before but with todays players you actually need to do something special

[@bobanislife5414]

@mambamentality5875 I'm fully aware of that it's kinda like how a lot of ppl consider bird one of the best shooters of all time when, in reality, he was average by today's standard but since he was a pioneer he's considered one of the best

[@chrestiancapuli2221]

That's why you can argue that Vince Carter isn't the best dunker in the dunk contest. Most iconic? Most memorable? Best innovator? yep. But objectively judging and comparing his dunks in a vacuum againts what guys are doing nowadays, his dunks wont stack up.

[@melvindodson6827]

This is great

[@Robertoo13568]

Amazing

[@PranayPokhriyal567]

that fred jones dunk was one of the most underrated dunk in dunk contest history..

[@CIoudStrife]

Dominique Wilkins, number one in the game Power Dunk.

[@gowiththeflowbee8053]

1:16 hands down number 1

[@rollandcurtis874]

0:01 The GOAT is THE premiere dunker and THE premiere basketball player even though there were dunkers and basketball players before and after him. I’m glad that the NBA listed his dunk first. Michael will always be the National Basketball Association’s greatest asset, greatest superstar, and its greatest basketball player!

[@14isoldenough]

Lebron's better

[@darwenfrankie5935]

Lebrooooooooon JAAAAAAAAAAAMES

[@rickyorton6634]

@@darwenfrankie5935 Lol Loooooongevity Awaaaaard and he lost the actual game. OKC won. Michael Jordan won.

[@rickyorton6634]

@@14isoldenough Is he on this list? Oh. Lol The statistics & awards say that MJ is better than Kareem and LeBron combined. Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t.

[@tyreepowell8367]

@@rickyorton6634 I Like Michael Jordan As The True G.O.A.T 🏀🐐⛹️‍♂️ And So Do You.

[@Vpmatt]

18:43 Love that third brother of Dominique, Geald. Lesser know than the other brother Gerald.

[@crimzon_x4441]

Remember, Zach Lavine was a TEENAGER doing these dunks, literally insane

[@lll9416]

so was Mac. Macmac was doin Eastbays in HS at 5'10" Ball is Life anyone??

[@JuanJose-hl1ew]

I need to see Dennis Smith Jr back in the Dunk contest

[@pesiganfrancisluisd.1461]

Mac's dunk will be included again in this collection.

[@UdaySingh-xn3fp]

At least they should've added Gordon in the thumbnail he had the greatest dunk of all time like top comment is about Gordon with most likes everyone knows that he should've had a trophy at least.

[@lalala918]

after all these years i would say VC still does the best dunk.. his dunk literally makes you feel he is dunking at slow motion...

[@runnerjoe]

From living legends like MJ to rising stars like Mac McClung ; from Vince Carter to Aaron Gordon; from Dominique to Zach Lavine... and everyone else in between; the Slam Dunk contest has always been the launch pad (figuratively and literally) to all kinds of superstars; and this year's contest was no exception. Kudos to the NBA for (mostly) maintaining the standard of what champions and superstars should aspire to.

[@hbartram11]

4:45 this is the greatest dunk of all time idc if he had a foot inside. That is just nasty.

[@bayualdrich]

The GDOAT: 1. Vince Carter 2. Aaron Gordon 3. Zach Lavine 4. Jason Richardson 5. Mac Mclung

[@trustnoone3007]

Mac WHO? 😂

[@dawgybonex7605]

4:27 is the most iconic dunk we ever witnessed

[@g-h-l]

😑

[@ACarEnthusiast]

No, 0:49 is