NBA Slam Dunk Contest: Winners List
Slam dunk contest primarily aims to entertain the crowd where selected NBA players participate and showcase their dunking skills and abilities. The competition is held yearly during the NBA All-Star Weekend and the winner is decided through the voting of the fans (through text messaging or via twitter).
The First Slam Dunk Contest Ever
American Basketball Association (ABA) introduced the concept of slam dunk contest in 1976. The inaugural competition was held in Denver, Colorado, featuring notable players of the time like Julius Erving, David Thompson, George Gervin, Artis Gilmore and Larry Kenon where Julius Arving from New York Nets became the very first champion of the Slam Dunk contest. No further competition was organized in next eight years due to the ABA-NBA intermix.
Winners of the Slam Dunk Contest
The contest was restarted in 1984 with a total of nine contestants participating in it. Till now, the contest is regularly held, each year (with the exception of year 1998 and 1999). All winners of the each year contest are listed below:
| Year | Winner | Team |
| 1984 | Larry Nance | Phoenix Suns |
| 1985 | Dominique Wilkins | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1986 | Spud Webb | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1987 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls |
| 1988 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls |
| 1989 | Kenny Walker | New York Knicks |
| 1990 | Dominique Wilkins | Atlanta Hawks |
| 1991 | Dee Brown | Boston Celtics |
| 1992 | Cedric Cebaloss | Phoenix Suns |
| 1993 | Harold Minor | Miami Heat |
| 1994 | Isaiah Rider | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1995 | Harold Minor | Miami Heat |
| 1996 | Brent Barry | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1997 | Kobe Bryant | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 1998 | No Slam Dunk Contest | |
| 1999 | No Slam Dunk Contest | |
| 2000 | Vince Carter | Toronto Raptors |
| 2001 | Desmond Mason | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2002 | Jason Richardson | Golden State Warriors |
| 2003 | Jason Richardson | Golden State Warriors |
| 2004 | Fred Jones | Indiana Pacers |
| 2005 | Josh Smith | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2006 | Nate Robinson | New York Knicks |
| 2007 | Gerald Green | Boston Celtics |
| 2008 | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic |
| 2009 | Nate Robinson | New York Knicks |
| 2010 | Nate Robinson | New York Knicks |
| 2011 | Blake Griffin | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2012 | Jeremy Evans | Utah Jazz |
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