The 2019 Slam Dunk Contest in Charlotte featured a crop of young players. Then-OKC Thunder rookie wing Hamidou Diallo prevailed against then-New York Knicks point guard Dennis Smith Jr. in the finals.

The 2024 Slam Dunk Contest features Celtics star Jaylen Brown, Heat rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr., Knicks forward Jacob Toppin and Mac McClung of the G League's Osceola Magic.

The 2024 NBA Dunk Contest tips off Saturday night as part of All Star weekend. Ahead of that, here are five highlights from the past decade.

All remaining participants from the 2023 dunk contest are also absent. In addition to McClung, Kenyon Martin Jr, Trey Murphy, and Jericho Sims participated in last year's dunk contest.

So whenever I watch the NBA's annual slam dunk contest—like the one that Philadelphia 76ers' Mac McClung won with a turnaround slam on Feb. 18, 2023 —I don't watch just to be entertained.

Highlights for Trey Murphy from the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. My favorite dunks are the ones – just like the ones I used to watch as a kid – that inspire me to go to the court and create my own.

At a certain point on Saturday night, you couldn't help feel bad for Trey Murphy III. The New Orleans small forward had some seriously impressive moves up his sleeve for NBA All-Star Saturday ...

HELLO, MAC MCCLUNG! On the biggest stage of NBA All-Star Weekend, it wasn't your typical NBA player that stole the show during Saturday's Slam Dunk Contest. It was 6-foot-2 NBA G League guard ...

From G-leaguer to NBA Slam Dunk winner: Mac McClung steals the show at All-Star Saturday night By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN 2 minute read Updated 9:04 PM EST, Sun February 19, 2023 ...

10:27 p.m. — We get a 360 windmill from Trey Murphy III, who leaves the door open for Mac McClung … only partly. Murphy's dunk gets a 49.2, which brings his total to 99.0.

He edged out Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans in the final round. Jericho Sims of the New York Knicks and Kenyon Martin Jr. of the Houston Rockets bowed out after the first round.

In the main event of NBA All-Star Saturday Night, some of the league’s youngest high flyers took part in tonight’s Slam Dunk Contest. Making up the field was Kenyon Martin Jr. (who feels old ...