Dunk contest: Oladipo vs. Gordon (and two others)

drsd · Post #1 » by **drsd** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:33 pm

Aaron Gordon, Victor Oladipo and Dennis Smith Jr. have committed to participating in the 2018 Slam Dunk Contest.

Larry Nance Jr. is a strong candidate to be the fourth contestant.

The NBA will announce the participants next week.

Donovan Mitchell is one player who had gained momentum for the contest this season but it appears he will not receive an invite.

drsd · Post #2 » by **drsd** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:37 pm

Nance is regarded as one of the league’s top athletes, and his father, Larry Nance, won the dunk contest in 1984.

drsd · Post #3 » by **drsd** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:39 pm

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Nance Jr.'s tweet on this

Read on Twitter

LOL

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fendilim · Post #4 » by **fendilim** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 3:02 pm

Gordon or Mitchell.

the_hobo · Post #5 » by **the_hobo** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:55 pm

Gordon won't complete any dunks this year. Bring back my boi Nicholson

Post #6 » by **UCFJayBird** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:46 pm

No drones this time Aaron!

mrtcsm · Post #7 » by **mrtcsm** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:06 pm

Was hoping to see Terrance Ferguson there. Not sure about what Dipo can bring to the table this time around; wasn’t impressed with his showing in the 2015 dunk contest. He has been great for Indy this year though and seems like he made the reserves for the ASG.

DSJr will bring the hops and hopefully something we have never seen. Mitchell should be something similar if invited. Would be fun to see Nance Jr too.

However I’m most excited to see what AG00 is working on. He should come in favorite so it is for him to loose. Just play it safe early. Let’s go!

ORL_on_FIRE · Post #8 » by **ORL_on_FIRE** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:41 pm

Watch Dipo will win this strictly cause he’s an ex magic player and we as fans have been ripped off so many times that the basketball gods will crush our souls again. We can’t have anything nice not even a dunk contest victory.

DiplomaticMagic · Post #9 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:07 pm

I loved what Oladipo did in his dunk contest here, but I also felt like that's the best he could do, he's a great in-game dunker. But maybe he will suprise me, him being here again suprised me, so maybe he's got something.

I know Aaron has to have a lot of ideas, it's just a matter if he has the ability to finish. I definitely believe he was injured last year and didn't have his normal hops. Hopefully he's good to go this time!

This is our NBA Finals this year! Lol

axl_c_cool · Post #10 » by **axl_c_cool** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:12 pm

DiplomaticMagic wrote:I loved what Oladipo did in his dunk contest here, but I also felt like that's the best he could do, he's a great in-game dunker. But maybe he will suprise me, him being here again suprised me, so maybe he's got something.

I know Aaron has to have a lot of ideas, it's just a matter if he has the ability to finish. I definitely believe he was injured last year and didn't have his normal hops. Hopefully he's good to go this time!

This is our NBA Finals this year! Lol

He was 100% injured, he also does dunk competitions in different places and on social media, I think he has something ready

Jstock12 · Post #11 » by **Jstock12** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:43 pm

DiplomaticMagic wrote:I loved what Oladipo did in his dunk contest here, but I also felt like that's the best he could do, he's a great in-game dunker. But maybe he will suprise me, him being here again suprised me, so maybe he's got something.

I know Aaron has to have a lot of ideas, it's just a matter if he has the ability to finish. I definitely believe he was injured last year and didn't have his normal hops. Hopefully he's good to go this time!

This is our NBA Finals this year! Lol

Vic has been in the best shape of his entire career this season. Slimmed down considerably. Has even more body control in midair. He should do great in the dunk contest. He's also a legitimate all-star. Indiana is 0-5 without him, and 26-17 with him playing. If that doesn't warrant being an MVP candidate, I don't know what does.

drsd · Post #12 » by **drsd** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:04 am

Just occurred to me that Gordon in the dunk contest means management probably sees him as a Magician for the rest of this year, at least.

Airgordon00 · Post #13 » by **Airgordon00** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 2:23 pm

drsd wrote:Just occurred to me that Gordon in the dunk contest means management probably sees him as a Magician for the rest of this year, at least.

Yeah it would be tough to see him in a different jersey during the dunk contest. That would sting a lot of magic fans since this could be one of the bright spots of the year as a magic fan.

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shinoff2183 · Post #14 » by **shinoff2183** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:48 am

I'm rooting for dipo. Still very much enjoy watching him play

woosah · Post #15 » by **woosah** » Tue Jan 30, 2018 6:31 am

VO and AG trying to win by perseverance lol.

Last man standing type ish. "I'm gonna be the DUNK champ da***it!!" :lol:

thelead · Post #16 » by **thelead** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 4:02 am

I was hyped about these the first few years of the rebuild... It's not fun anymore while the losses continue to pile up... especially when the one contestant that is an all-star was a guy we traded for essentially nothing (while giving up another solid lotto pick)

drsd · Post #17 » by **drsd** » Tue Feb 6, 2018 9:52 am

I am so proud of Gordon to focus on his health.

Jiwol · Post #18 » by **Jiwol** » Tue Feb 6, 2018 10:55 am

drsd wrote:I am so proud of Gordon to focus on his health.

What's there to be proud of? He won't be able to win the contest while injured. And on top of that it's his payday off-season. Who would jeopardize his health in such circumstances? Just common sense here.