BIRTH OF THE SLAM DUNK

George Mikan (1961)

Dominique Wilkins

Jordan, Carter, Erving, Griffen, Wilkins the list can go on forever to determine the G.O.A.T at Dunking.  The birth of the dunk took place in 1961 by George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers. After that the SLAM Dunk revolutionized the NBA to were it is today. The excitement of a dunk brings all basketball fans  together to witness the greatness of masterful power to throw down a ball into a hoop.

The Golden Era
In the ABA, Julius Erving took the throne as the best dunker in the old days. He was the first to leap from the free-throw line for a SLAM dunk. Dominique Wilkins or the "Human Highlight Film" introduced the windmill, pump fake, reverse dunks and pounded it on anyone that came threw his way. And Of Course "Air Jordan" himself is known as one of the greatest dunkers of all-time after the leaping free-throw line dunk that caught the worlds attention and became the symbol of the Jumpman logo.

The Explosion of the SLAMA JAMMA!
Kobe Bryant mostly known for he amazing skills than his dunks but Kobe is one of the few High-Fliers of the NBA. He won the Dunk Contest at 18 years old and still can dunk the same at the age 35. VINSANITY made SLAM dunks to what they are today. Vince Carter transformed the Dunk Contest to new expectations and excitement levels. Carter did the unpossible to posible with windmills, tomahawk and under the leg dunks. Jason Richardson came right after blew away the crowd and judges, he won back to back dunk contests.

The FUTURE
Years later Gerald Green would emerge and blow cupcakes while dunking, then Nate Robinson showing the world you don't need to be more than 6 ft tall to dunk a ball. Then came Dwight Howard showing new super powers with a his new superman dunks and elevating higher than anyone else.
 Then a gift from the SLAM DUNK GODS was born he would be first to dunk over cars, create a DPG (Dunks Per Game) statistic, and destroy NBA players reputation . BLAKE GRIFFEN became the modern Vince Carter and be known to destroy the basketball hoop when he has possession of the ball. Just leave your back turned around on the wrong time you might just be the next embarrassing highlight on sport center. Lebron James is also known as the future of dunking with his Athletic ways to attack the basketball and ability to detory the hoop and anyone in his way. He yet to enter a dunk contest but when it happens the world will WITNESS GREATNESS.