Monday, August 15th, 2011 at 6:00 am  |  38 responses

Polladaday: Best Dunker?

We recently discussed who the best is of all time, but at the current moment, who throws down the meanest dunks in the NBA?

Who's currently the best dunker in the NBA?

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  • EJ

    Nick Young? Demar Derozan?

  • AMPduppp

    Cosign EJ. Nate Robinson shouldn’t even be an option…

  • ricoh

    I go for erick dampier

  • WuTangSlang

    Please gimme Derrick Rose, Demar or Nick Young over Nate anyday…
    Blakes a good dunker no doubt but very much over rated, Demar just has that bag of tricks vibe that Blake is missing, and also, what about JR Smith?

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  • marc

    i voted blake griffin but i think dwight is probably the most creative out of the bunch in a dunk contest sense.

  • LA Huey

    This poll needs to be more clear. Are we talking in-game or in a contest? I’ll take Dwight in a contest but Blake in a game.

  • http://Slamonline.com Caboose

    Blake is the best in-game dunked by far. However, Dwight should win every contest simply because of the creativity. I voted for Dwight only because Nate Robinson is an option so there’s no way this is about in-game dunks.

  • Youngindy21

    You’d have to throw in Eric Gordon, Demar Derozan, and Paul George in there somewhere. All of them are really really good Dunkers. However I don’t agree with the people saying Derrick Rose. D-Rose does only 2 types of dunks. He is hardly a good dunker.

  • http://slamonline.com SpaceJam

    Uhh, look up a mixtape, he has some really nice one hand dunks and he dunks on people too.

  • Carli

    JR Smith!!!

  • Will Lee

    depends if its in game or contest. Griffin is by far the best in game dunker

  • BRAVO

    DEMAR DEROZAN SON

  • SikhWitIt

    Those of you saying Nate shouldn’t be an option should go back and look at dude’s highlights on YouTube. Easily the most impressive dunker in the NBA (not talking about in-game). Quit hating.

  • http://Slamonline.com Caboose

    Sikhwitit: His dunks look less and less impressive when you remember how many times he failed at them. Its not a good sign when you force the NBA to add a fail-limit to the dunk contest.

  • Mary Swanson

    demar derozan was robbed in the dunk contest

  • Mary Swanson

    ill just toss brian cardinal into the mix as well

  • http://bleacherreport.com/articles/791470-lebron-james-vs-dwyane-wade-who-is-the-better-player/page/8 nbk

    The best dunkers in the NBA have never competed in the dunk contest, and have barely taken part in actual games. Like James White a few years ago. Rodney Carney – Patrick Ewing Jr – Von Wafer. Gerald Green if he could ever get back in the L. — Of the guys mentioned, in-game, I’d take Blake Griffin, just because he goes over people.

  • stayweird38

    JR SMITH

  • andy

    SCALABRINE… nah it’s clearly DROSE… :-)

  • http://gmail.com z

    blake griffin…all i think of is him “mozgoving” that poor guy on the knicks

  • G

    Demar Derozan!!!

  • http://www.twitter.com/hurstysyd Hursty

    Luis Scola!

  • deadbored

    @Youngindy21 seriously? 2 dunks?

  • Youngindy21

    He may do a few more than that but my point was D-Rose’s dunks aren’t all that impressive. He does that double clutch dunk wayy too much for me.

  • flash

    if you want an in your face poster dunks i go for dwade. his victims goes far and wide. and his dunks always gets you unexpectedly

  • Broadway

    Javale McGee.

  • SikhWitIt

    Caboose: Nate may not dunk very often in games, but when he does, he does things that no other player on that list can come close to matching. Like I said, go and look it up on YouTube–going all the way back to his days at U-Dub. Further, I don’t think the number of tries detracts from what he did one bit. He is 5’6″, I think everyone here is really discounting really how freakish these dunks are. I’m not even sure Blake could do a through-the-legs at that height.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Jahmai

    Blake Griffin. LeBron looks like he lost some lift, to be honest. Still don’t know if it was injury related during his 1st Heat season. Nate doesn’t dunk alot in game and if he does, he’ll probably just get a simple dunk off. Drose has sick hops, he should be included. The dunk vs knicks, against the Heat in the playoffs, alley-oop vs detroit, those were all spectacular, and for a PG, he dunks alot.

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  • IAMORANGE4EVER

    It’s clearly Blake Griffin.

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    Timofey Mozgoz

  • Big Pugg

    I say its Blake then Rose, Wade and Dwight or Derozan

  • http://LOOKATMENOW brandon

    @andy
    nah, its clearly scalabrine :p

  • youngmuggsy

    @ricoh – Dampier’s not really a dunker though, he’s more known for his Hakeem-esque post moves and feathery soft touch around the hoop.

  • ctkennedy

    rudy gay

  • bashmo

    My man RUDY GAY

  • Jenn

    Blake Griffin, Russell Westbrook, Rose, Lebron

  • Shawn

    Hah, Nick Young? Are you joking?

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