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8 overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft, is averaging 4.7 points and 2.5 rebounds through his first 27 games. Toppin, who was selected by the Knicks with the No. And they all have potential to become big names in the future. In the final, the two competitors will each get one dunk, and the judges will determine the winner.Īlthough Toppin, Simons and Stanley aren't among the NBA's top stars, they have demonstrated the ability to throw down some impressive dunks in their careers, including before they arrived in the league. The two dunkers with the highest combined scores will advance to the final. The five judges are former Dunk Contest champions: Dee Brown, Jason Richardson, Josh Smith, Spud Webb and Dominique Wilkins. Despite that, the event's format isn't going to be much different than it has been in recent years.Įach of the three competitors will perform two dunks in the first round. However, there will only be three participants Sunday night. Since the NBA's first Slam Dunk Contest in 1984, there's never been fewer than four dunkers taking part. Start Time: Halftime of All-Star Game (which starts at 8 p.m. Here's everything else to know about this year's unorthodox Dunk Contest. All three are taking part in the event for the first time, and Toppin and Stanley are both rookies in the NBA this season. "I was trying to get everybody on their feet for him doing that.The three participants in the contest will be New York Knicks forward Obi Toppin, Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons and Indiana Pacers guard Cassius Stanley. "When Cole missed those two first with the Timbs on, I was, like, 'Nah, them Timbs, them heavy, so we got to boost his energy up,'" said Toppin, who cheered on his competition. 50 Knicks uniform and accessorized with a pair of Timberlands to complete the New York look, was out after the first round. Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony, who wore his father Greg Anthony's No. Toscano-Anderson - while wearing a black Warriors uniform with his last name and number printed in white, green and red as a nod to his Mexican heritage - jumped over his Warriors teammate, Andrew Wiggins, while finishing a windmill dunk. In the first round, Toppin scored a 44 on his first dunk by leaping over Millan while wrapping the ball behind his back before slamming it home. "And we had a lot of great dunkers here today. "I knew I had to come back for my revenge from last year, and I had fun doing it," Toppin said. Toppin, as a rookie, lost in the finals of last year's dunk contest to Anfernee Simons of the Portland Trail Blazers. "I think I got a little too overzealous just because the first one didn't go my way," he said. Towns wins as biggest long shot in 3-point contest.

He beat the Golden State Warriors' Juan Toscano-Anderson in an underwhelming final with Toscano-Anderson - while wearing the uniform of past Warriors dunk champion Jason Richardson - unable to convert his final dunk attempt after three tries. "So those dunks, never been done in a dunk contest.

"We were talking before the dunk contest and were, like, 'We want to come out here and do things that people have never seen before,'" Toppin said of conversation with Chuck Millan of Team Flight Brothers, a dunk coach he worked with to prepare for the night.

The New York Knicks forward went through the legs, tapped the ball off the backboard and finished with a one-handed slam to score a 47 on his final dunk and win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. CLEVELAND - Obi Toppin was the top dunker Saturday at NBA All-Star Weekend.