• All-Star weekend has arrived, which means it’s time for the NBA’s annual slam dunk contest.
  • In year’s past, the dunk contest has produced some unbelievable and memorable photos of NBA stars getting big air.
  • Take a look back at the most extraordinary photos from past NBA slam dunk contests:

Donovan Mitchell won the dunk contest as a rookie in 2018.

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His acrobatic dunks — combined with his colorful jersey and shoes — made for some stunning photos.

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Derrick Jones Jr. went between-the-legs during the 2017 dunk contest.

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And the aerial view is absolutely stunning.

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He also leaped over several teammates during the event.

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JaVale McGee upped the ante in 2011, dunking on two different hoops at the same time.

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It’s hard to forget the time Blake Griffin leaped over a car for the slam that same year.

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Here’s the shot from above.

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Griffin also emulated legendary dunker Vince Carter by throwing his arm in the rim on a massive dunk.

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Carter won the 2000 dunk contest with that same move.

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He also made going between-the-legs look like second nature.

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Gerald Green borrowed the move eight years later.

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But he stunned fans and pundits by recreating Dee Brown’s no-look dunk the year prior.

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Dwight Howard went full Superman during the 2008 dunk contest. He even wore a cape.

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His Airness rocked the 1988 slam dunk contest with a number of legendary dunks, including this impressive reverse.

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Jason Richardson looks like he could walk on air in 2002.

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Nate Robinson — a 5-foot-9 point guard for the New York Knicks — stunned viewers with his high-flying dunks during the 2006 dunk contest.

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He somehow managed to get even more bounce the next year.

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Here’s a shot of him hanging from the rim and catching the rebound from a missed dunk.

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Aaron Gordon has made a splash in multiple NBA dunk contests.

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His ability to go under-the-legs before rocking the rim has mesmerized spectators for years.

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So when he did it over Stuff the Magic Dragon — the Orlando Magic mascot — at the 2016 dunk contest, it sent the crowd into an absolute frenzy.

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Jeremy Evans skied over then-teammate Gordon Hayward to win the 2012 dunk contest.

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The following year, he took a handoff from Utah Jazz great Mark Eaton while he jumped over him for the slam.

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Zach LaVine soared through the dark to win the 2015 NBA dunk contest.

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Then he came back and won it again the following year.

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Now check out the future of the NBA dunk contest:

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