Mac McClung’s three-peat because the Slam Dunk Contest champion has impressed at the very least one different star to doubtlessly carry out within the occasion.
Ja Morant signaled some curiosity in doubtlessly performing within the 2026 Slam Dunk Contest in a pair of social media posts on Saturday.
“mac may make me resolve to dunk,” Morant wrote in a single put up.
The Grizzlies guard additionally recruited a pair of heroes of Slam Dunk Contests previous to doubtlessly be part of him.
“zach & AG wassup,” Morant wrote in a follow-up put up with an eyes emoji.
That put up, presumably, was meant for Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine and Denver Nuggets ahead Aaron Gordon. LaVine, a two-time winner, and Gordon have been seen as two of the very best performers within the historical past of the occasion. LaVine took down Gordon within the closing spherical of the occasion in 2016, incomes an ideal rating on all 4 of his dunks whereas Gordon acquired an ideal rating on three of his makes an attempt because the spherical wanted a dunk off.
LaVine hasn’t carried out within the occasion since his victory in 2016. Gordon, in the meantime, carried out within the occasion two extra instances, controversially dropping in 2020. In that loss, Gordon posted an ideal rating on 5 of his dunks, dropping once more in a tie-breaker.
With the quite a few excellent dunks he is put up through the years, Gordon solely held the file for probably the most dunks with an ideal rating in Slam Dunk Contest historical past till Saturday evening. McClung put up 4 excellent dunks to win Saturday’s occasion, together with a dunk over a automobile, matching Gordon’s file for probably the most dunks with an ideal rating within the historical past of the Slam Dunk Contest.
Whereas LaVine, Gordon and McClung have introduced thrilling dunks to the Slam Dunk Contest, arguably no participant has had extra thrilling in-game dunks in current reminiscence than Morant. The 6-foot-2 guard has made a behavior of posterizing gamers taller than him by a number of inches, giving him a number of highlight-reel dunks over his first season within the league.
Due to that, Morant has been seen as a dream participant within the Slam Dunk Contest by many followers and media members through the years. However he is been steadfast in his rejection of collaborating within the occasion, telling Bleacher Report in 2021 that he would solely do it if he was paid $1 million.
Now, Morant at the very least appears open to the potential of performing within the occasion. He would deliver some much-needed star energy to the occasion as effectively. Jaylen Brown is the one participant to take part within the occasion in the identical 12 months he was named an All-Star over the past seven seasons. He completed as a runner-up within the 2024 Slam Dunk Contest.
After all, a variety of issues can change between Saturday and All-Star Saturday in Los Angeles in 2026. LeBron James memorably dedicated to take part within the 2011 Slam Dunk Contest whereas watching Dwight Howard win the 2010 occasion. However the all-time nice has by no means carried out within the Slam Dunk Contest.
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