On February 8, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the list of players participating in the Indiana All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, and McClung joined Jaylen Brown of the Green Army, Jacob Toppin of the Knicks, and Harkes of the Heat to play passionately.
McClung is aiming to successfully defend his title, Topping and Harkes are looking to make a name for themselves, and Brown wants to pay tribute to Boston Green Team legend Dee Brown in addition to dunking to win the championship. The latter won the slam dunk contest in the 1991 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest with a blindfolded flying dunk.
In the 2016 season, Jaylen Brown once imitated De Bron's blindfolded dunk when he won the championship when the Green Army took the players' season makeup photos to pay tribute.
Jaylen Brown is the biggest player in this year's slam dunk contest, and he is also another star in the league after the 2017 season to serve as an All-Star and participate in the dunk contest.
In the past, the slam dunk contest was another highlight in addition to the All-Star Game, which attracted the attention of fans and ** people around the world. Since LaVine and Gordon's slam dunk battle was destroyed by Wade's 9 points, in recent years, the stars of the players participating in the dunk contest have been very bleak, and the league's big-name stars have avoided the battle, and it is difficult for top supergiants such as Jordan and Kobe Bryant to participate. In the last slam dunk contest, the league was suffering from no one available, and out of helplessness, and in order to save the declining ratings, McClung had to invite McClung who could only play in the development league to come to the rescue. McClung is not tall, and he also lived up to the expectations of the league, and successfully won the championship with his super jumping ability and difficult dunk movements.
In this year's slam dunk contest, there are actually not many highlights, just to see what more difficult slam dunk moves McClung has. Barring no surprises, it would be difficult for the other three to challenge McClung for the competition. However, if Jaylen Brown can make more creative and difficult dunk moves like the Green Army's predecessor De Bron, he may be able to beat McClung in an upset and successfully win his first dunk title.
Digression: Why does James, who wants to be a GOAT and is famous for his violent aesthetic dunks, never dare to challenge a slam dunk contest in his career? Jordan has a slam dunk champion, and it is said that James even followed Jordan's movie "Slam Dunk in the Air", shouldn't he also learn from Jordan to participate in a slam dunk contest and win a slam dunk championship?
What do you think?