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Zach LaVine is warming up for the dunk contest against the Celtics

Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

Zach LaVine is part of the four-man field completing in the 2015 dunk contest at All-Star Weekend, joining Orlando’s Victor Oladipo, Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brooklyn’s Mason Plumlee. All four players have thrown down their fair share of highlight reel dunks this season, but there’s a reason LaVine seems like the early favorite. This is it.

Here’s another reason:

That alley-oop from Andrew Wiggins to LaVine has to make Timberwolves fans happy. This has been a long year in Minnesota, but the future is bright.

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