NBA Slam Dunk Contest is an annual NBA All-Star Weekend event where players showcase their dunking skills . The champion is determined by fans who vote. The first contest was in 1984 at the McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado . Larry Nance was the first champion defeating fellow all stars Julius Erving and Dominique Wilkins .
Slam Dunk Contest champions [ ]
Year
Host city
Player
Team
1984
Denver, Colorado Larry Nance Phoenix Suns
1985
Indianapolis, Indiana Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks
1986
Dallas, Texas Spud Webb
1987
Seattle, Washington Michael Jordan (2)Chicago Bulls
1988
Chicago, Illinois
1989
Houston, Texas Kenny Walker New York Knicks
1990
Miami, Florida Dominique Wilkins (2)Atlanta Hawks
1991
Charlotte, North Carolina Dee Brown Boston Celtics
1992
Orlando, Florida Cedric Ceballos Phoenix Suns
1993
Salt Lake City, Utah Harold Miner Miami Heat
1994
Minneapolis, Minnesota Isaiah Rider Minnesota Timberwolves
1995
Phoenix, Arizona Harold Miner (2)Miami Heat
1996
San Antonio, Texas Brent Barry Los Angeles Clippers
1997
Cleveland, Ohio Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers
2000
Oakland, California Vince Carter Toronto Raptors
2001
Washington, D.C. Desmond Mason Seattle SuperSonics
2002
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jason Richardson (2)Golden State Warriors
2003
Atlanta, Georgia
2004
Los Angeles, California Fred Jones Indiana Pacers
2005
Denver
Josh Smith Atlanta Hawks
2006
Houston
Nate Robinson New York Knicks
2007
Las Vegas, Nevada Gerald Green Boston Celtics
2008
New Orleans, Louisiana Dwight Howard Orlando Magic
2009
Phoenix
Nate Robinson (3)New York Knicks
2010
Dallas
2011
Los Angeles
Blake Griffin Los Angeles Clippers
2012
Orlando
Jeremy Evans Utah Jazz
2013
Houston
Terrence Ross Toronto Raptors
2014
New Orleans
John Wall Washington Wizards
2015
New York City, New York Zach LaVine (2)Minnesota Timberwolves
2016
Toronto, Canada
2017
New Orleans
Glenn Robinson III Indiana Pacers
2018
Los Angeles
Donovan Mitchell Utah Jazz
2019
Charlotte
Hamidou Diallo Oklahoma City Thunder
2020
Chicago
Derrick Jones Jr. Miami Heat
2021
Atlanta
Anfernee Simons Portland Trail Blazers
2022
Cleveland
Obi Toppin New York Knicks
2023
Salt Lake City
Mac McClung (3)Philadelphia 76ers / Delaware Blue Coats
2024
Indianapolis
Osceola Magic
2025
San Francisco
Osceola Magic
Notes [ ] The WNBA–NBA 2Ball Competition replaced the Slam Dunk Contest in 1998 while there was no Slam Dunk Contest in 1999 due to there being no NBA All-Star Game weekend because of the lockout-shortened season.
