I'll never get over DWade robbing Aaron Gordon in 2020.. The contest has been ruined since then

Better put some respect on Mac McClung because he single-handedly dominated this years dunk contest with a near perfect performance!

Feels like the dunk contest goes through ups and downs. Most of the all time greats did it very early in their careers. People were saying it was dead in 2015 right before we got one of the best contests of all time in Gordon/Levine. I agree, a bigger incentive from the league would definitely help. I've always loved watching it. Last year was definitely one of the worst.

From G League to a phenomenal performance and saving the dunk contest!

I think Gordon's 2nd dunk of that contest is his greatest. He jumped over the mascot while on a hoverboard .

Vince Carter's opening dunk in 2000, the 360 windmill against the grain, was the best dunk in NBA dunk contest history, bar none. No distracting props, no catching tbe ball off the bounce, just absolute perfection. VC is indisputably the NBA's GDOAT.

The 3pt shootout has been the marquee event for some time now. The dunk contest only surprised us here and there over the years. But overall the expectation is low anyways. Great video as always Casey

Guess this didn't age well. Congrats Mac!

« Now we have Mac McLung from the G-League » respect my boy man he is a better dunker than anyone in the last 2-3 dunk contests

The problem with aaron gordon vs zach lavine dunk contest was that theres no score higher than 50.

Everyone can talk about the 360 dunk that Vince did. They never talk about how he did a 180 reversal after landing on the ground.

They are just afraid to loose. It might leave a bad impression to them. You know nowadays social media is just too much

We need Zion and Ja in the dunk contest one day.

How about a Dunk contest with Tacko Fall actually defending the rim. That would be interesting.

mac mclung is a sick dunker though, don't sleep on that guy

We just seen a way underdog take the show..... Mac wasn't on your radar and killed it!

this aged well with mac mcclung. bro solely revived the dunk contest

McClung will be crazy good in this content, and you will eat your words, I happy he got invited, dude is special dunker.

Now is time to apologize for bashing “Mac McClung from the G League”

Zach lavine also deserved 50s in my opinion, I think it just should have kept going for more rounds

Now take back what you even remotely said about Mac mcClung

Takes alot of creativity and I bet it causes alot of anxiety. There are only so many dunks you can do and most of them have been done at some point or another. I say open it up to the best dunkers in the world.

"Now we have Mac Mclung?!" didnt age well

"This year we have Mac McClung, What happened?" That did not age well.🤣🤣🤣

The mac mcclung slander didn't age well lol

McClung killed it.

VC still gives me chills today🥶

Didn’t forget Jason Richardson had memorable dunks in 03 and 04

Anyone see the contest being revived by the man he just made fun of? Mac McClung “A star was born” - Kenny Smith

What about having the dunk contest every other year, kind of like the world cup the fact it comes less often makes the players more competitive and the prize more special.

The problem with the dunk contest is that unlike the 3pt contest The "best dunk" is REALLY relative Example i watched it last year with friends and literally every dunk was a 50-50 for "awesome!!!" and "meh" to the point i had to seriously ask if they were biased in some way to an specific player or simply go against everything i liked haha

Did Mac dirty with that thumbnail😂😂

Love your videos been watching since 20k keep working. You are probably the most underrated channel out there.

0:35 that aged like chocolate milk McClung was GODLY

Imagine saying Zach lavine free throw line dunk is not good, he jump at where mj took off from lol

And Mac McLung took this personally

The dunk contest feels like it is up for a Dream Team Olympics type of revival where all the stars start competing at once

this video didnt age well

Here after McClung’s W, his dunks were some heat

I was stoked to see Mcclung is going to be I’m the contest this year. KZfaq his highlights, he has done dunks that have never been done in the contest before! And who knows what he might come up with the NBA dunk Coach Chuck Milan!

We have seen almost every dunk humanly possible, plus Steph Curry has changed the game to a shooting league.💯 #Facts

2016 didn't kill the dunk contest because AG got "robbed" lmfao, it killed the dunk contest because it was literally the greatest dunk battle of all time between AG and Lavine, the bar was way too high after that madness.

The rating method is a problem: too many biases and inconsistencies

Lots of factors: the 3point shot has eclipsed dunking in terms of impact on the NBA, pro dunkers are extremely talented and can be seen on social media, and NBA stars today are more wary of their brand image and a mediocre dunk contest may hurt that (I feel).

Bro, this thumbnail aged SOOO good.

This didn't age too well....Mac McClung too good

Love your vids and you should do a cavs video

Great video , Andy

1 mil is ok considering how popular the contest would become and they would make all that money back and extra

This video aged like milk

The two main problems of the dunk contest are inconsistent judging and players forced to do ever increasingly gimmicky dunks because they are penalized for doing the 'great' dunks that have already been done. Easiest fix is judging and rating dunks similar to how something like gymnastics or figure skating are judged in the Olympics. Come up with a rating system for the difficulty of various standard dunks (maybe name them after their iconic creators - the Jordan dunk, the Niq dunk, the Carter dunk, etc). The rating system would be half the value of the dunk. The judges would then contribute the other half for 'style, originality, etc). Finally, take off a tenth of a point for each failed dunk (allowing ties to go to a player who succeeded on fewer dunks). Now have 'expert' judges or even fan judges for the style points, instead of celebrity judges (including current players who can be biased towards teammates). Now someone can copy an iconic dunk on purpose, looking to only add flair or some small wrinkle for style points. Finally increase the financial reward, and we have a dunk contest worth talking about.

I say lets make the prize a million dollars then. But get a few pro dunkers in too and have them compete against a couple NBA players. Now that could be good.

Who is watching this after seeing Mac Muclung doing a good job

tbh Zach deserved a little more credit for his 2015 performance. He kinda took it to the next level again.

Dunk contest should just be all stars in it even tho the dunks won’t be super crazy it’ll be fun and iconic like we can lower the standards a bit and just have fun with it. Like Morant Zion Lebron Giannis Donavan Mitchell etc

They need a better judging system, get in unbiased Pro Dunkers or something idfk, but former Players that may or may not have biases towards certain Competitors, and give 50s every round for the (in comparison) lamest Dunks is just ridiculous af

Now is the perfect time to take the dunk contest back to basics while expectations are rock bottom. No unusual objects like cars. No Travelling. Nothing that couldn't be done in a real game. Just keep it simple.

Mac saved the NBA's Slam Dunk contest this year. We all have to watch the slomo to recognise what he did. Luckily, the judges did so too. Mac demolished the All Star game which was soooo trash.

Little did ya know that G league player that was clowned at the beginning of this video has seemingly revived the dunk contest

I’m sorry but Mac McClung was poppin off 2023 dunk contest😂

That Mac McClung jab DID NOT age well. 🤡🤡🤡

The judges should say a dunk they all have to perform and judge on how good they perform it

Nice videos

I like how Vince’s first dunk was really similar to Zions one against the Suns

Aaron Gordon got robbed once (by DWade) but not twice. Lavine was awesome.

Mac was literally just in the NBA... and many believe he should still be there. He's one of the best dunkers out there too

in 2015 Air Gordan's last dunk was incredibly slept on because the judges didnt see how difficult it was to triple clutch the ball and dunk the way he did.

That Michael Finley dunk is so goofy LMAO I can't stop replayin it

This year was also very good, mac mcclung carried he defo made some legendary dunks

Mclung is fun to watch. He may surprise everyone. Let's see what he shows us in the DC.

To make the contest more interesting is to make each contestant perform a routine rather than one dunk. Imagine a standing 360 into a standing double pump and finish it with a eastbay all in one sequence. This allows the element of endurance to play a factor and really separate each contestant from one another. In other words it can be reminiscent of an ice skaters choreographed routine. Players can also get creative and add platforms or side walls to jump off (Ninja Warrior) as they perform their dunkoff.

Very nice video. At least I hope...

Great video, but we have to find a way to compliment something without calling it "the best of all time" (unless it's extremely clear). It's just needless and invites criticism when otherwise people would just be on board with celebrating it. That's just my opinion, but this is also the best comment of all time.

RipCity is pumped to see Sharpe. That dude can jump.

For me, it's because there are barely actual dunkers in the NBA now like in terms of Vince Carter.. sure some are good at in-game dunks but VC was one of the few that really stood out to me the most since not only is he really a great dunker in-game, he was still the most iconic dunker in the Slam Dunk history (at least for me).

Every year, make it a standard routine. Just like in most display sports like gymnastics or dance sport. Say, every dunker will do 5-7 standard dunk tricks. And whoever gets the highest score wins it. Every year that will be the routine. 1. Windmill 2. 360 3. Alley-Oop 3. Between the legs 4. Free throw line dunk 5. Double pump 6. Between the legs (reverse) 7. Jumping over a maskot From there, players already know what to practice. Perfection and execution will improve. And biases will reduce significantly since the routine is already standardized.

Mat McClung comment didn't age well

you owe mac mcclung an apology

After watching the dunk contest and seeing mac mclung catch a massive W, I have faith but there needs to be some revision to the contest

Am Hoops: At least that year we had Kobe, now we have G league player Mac Mcclung. After the contest: Mac Mcclung wins with 3 of them scores of 50 and one of them 49.8 and revives the slam dunk contest.

did you eat your words now for Mac?

The 1980s and the 200s dunk contest actually had talent

Some NBA players come in wearing 50k for a regular season game. I thought the prize was considerably more given the financial state of the league. Someone in administration dropped the ball there and has been doing so for decades. An oversight of the highest calibre.

The behind the free throw line argument doesnt make sense when the Michael Jordan dunk was also well past the free throw line

This aged like milk. Max mclung went OFF

so hows your comment with Mac Clung's dunk now... 🤣🤣🤣

The zack vs Aaron was just a fire competition, that one could’ve gone either way

Feels like the dunk contest goes through ups and downs. Most of the all time greats did it very early in their careers. People were saying it was dead in 2015 right before we got one of the best contests of all time in Gordon/Levine

Bro regrets saying this after mac put on a show🔥

Mac McClung winning it all this year.

Great video... I have always loved the dunk contest

I would love to see someone do a windmill, btl in that distance 👀

Mac is a gangster with the dunk. Trust me.... People wanna see this.

The thumbnail didn´t aged well

Aged really well after mac came out and killed it

7:22 jordans foot was past the free throw line too, and so was dr j's

I've said this 100 times: Create a spin-wheel with iconic dunks from over the years. Players have to spin, and whatever dunk they get, they have to perform. I'd absolutely tune in to watch this.

Thats because very athletic guys like Zion, Lebron, Giannis, and the list goes on for some reason don't want to participate in the dunk contest or anymore

For some reason the most interesting thing in this video were the Pony's Spud Webb was wearing. I'd sport a pair of them these days.

Dunk contest is Alive! That dude from the G-League you dissed revived it