While the NBA has evolved to value the 3-pointer more and more, a great dunk still gets fans cheering, and the best dunks of the 2019-20 NBA season will be the plays many fans remember long after the year is done. These are the jams that get the biggest reaction from players, the loudest cheers from fans, and the most shares on social media. They are also auditions for the 2020 Slam Dunk Contest.
So, of course 2019 Slam Dunk Contest champion Hamidou Diallo factors into the list, showing he doesn't have to wait for the All-Star break to pull out a windmill dunk. Superstar big men like Joel Embiid and LeBron James will always have a place among the NBA dunking leaders. Meanwhile, the 6-foot-1 Collin Sexton is among the shortest players putting up a poster slam against opponents, going over the top of Wendell Carter Jr.
Vote up these NBA poster dunks that could have a place among the best dunks of all-time and the plays that will stick in the imaginations fans for years to come. Help choose the best NBA dunk of the year, then head over and check out some of the best dunks ever by every Slam Dunk Contest winner.
Date: October 23, 2019 Final score: Heat 120, Grizzlies 101
Opening night for the Miami Heat saw Derrick Jones Jr. prove why he is one of the elite dunkers in the NBA. Jonas Valanciunas was the victim of Jones putting him on a poster as the Heat started the season off right.
Date: November 9, 2019 Final score: Thunder 114, Warriors 108
The height of Hamidou Diallo's dunk against the Golden State Warriors showed why he's in the conversation for the best dunker in the league. Thunder fans were treated to a win over their former rival with Diallo adding insult to injury dunking on Marquese Chriss.
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Joel Embiid Lets John Collins Know He Was Dunked On
Date: October 28, 2019 Final score: 76ers 105, Hawks 103
Joel Embiid is the league's biggest trash talker and no one wants to get dunked on by him. John Collins was forced to deal with the embarrassment of the dunk and having to hear about it. That may be the lowest point of the season for Collins, even worse than his 25-game suspension. Though, Embiid did receive a technical for the shimmy.
Date: November 2, 2019 Final score: Thunder 115, Pelicans 104
Slam Dunk Champion Hamidou Diallo showed he still has the gift with this beautiful windmill dunk. Thunder fans loved this game with the team scoring a win over the Pelicans and Diallo giving them a memory for the rest of the season.
