This Year's NBA Dunk Contest

     

NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Sneakers 2023 Salt Lake City Utah | Sole Collector
            
            Written by: Spencer Teman, of Swish Tribune

            Mac McClung took home the trophy for winning the dunk contest this year in Salt Lake City after putting on an absolute show Saturday night. But there were some things that I didn't like about this year's format of the dunk contest.

           The NBA needs to put bigger, household names and stars in the dunk contest, to gain more popularity. Mac McClung, this year's winner, has not played in an NBA game yet this season and was just picked up by the 76ers this past week.

            What happened to the days where Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, and more superstars participated in the slam dunk contest. With star players such as Ja Morant and Zion Williamson, the dunk contest may be enjoyable and will gain more popularity.

            Lots of people who watched the dunk contest did not know who some of the participants were. My favorite dunk contest was in 2016 with Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon. At the time, they were not superstars yet, but they gained a following with their infamous dunk contest battles.

            McClung's performance was viewed as spectacular by the rest of the league but in my opinion, if someone was a veteran and well-known in the NBA and used a similar dunk package, it would have been more appreciated throughout the league. 

            Some players that get offered to participate in the dunk contest often reject it; But why? The dunk contest is arguably the best part of the all-star weekend, and when there are more players that are actually known by the fans, it just makes it better. 

           The NBA shouldn't be asking players to compete if they haven't had any NBA experience that season. Mac McClung was signed a couple days prior to the contest by the 76ers and had not played a single minute all season for any NBA team.

           If I controlled how next year's dunk contest was, I would put stars in the competition and put more than four dunkers. Both of these things will make the dunk contest more enjoyable to watch, like it once was. This will bring great competition to the event and bring out the competitive will of each contestant.

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