The latter is a basketball creator who will represent the fans. For the first time, fans will submit their scores for each dunk. The average of all fan submissions will count as one official score ...

Eli Doroshow, for NBA.com With more than 40 years of jaw-dropping jams and legacy-defining performances, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest has cemented itself as an indelible part of basketball history.

Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He's currently the Associate Director of Programing. The 2025 NBA Dunk Contest participants have been ...