Good news for people who still care about the dunk contest (and you should): this year’s event will feature Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. Brooklyn Nets center Mason Plumee will also compete, and Wojanarowski reports the league is also targeting Timberwolves rookie Zach LaVine.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Victor Oladipo will be in the 2015 NBA dunk contest
The Greek Freak is coming to the dunk contest.
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At least until LaVine is confirmed, Antetokounmpo and Oladipo are the two names to get excited about. Chris Bosh could not be reached for comment:
Oladipo has been throwing down big dunks since his days at Indiana, and he’s kept it up in the NBA. Just last week, Oladipo threw down a 360 in a win over the Rockets:
It’s generally accepted that the dunk contest isn’t as good as it used to be, but there are still some amazing moments. Let’s not forget that John Wall put on a show last year:
The dunk contest will be held at the Barclays Center as part of All-Star Saturday night on Feb. 14.
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