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The 2022-23 NBA season has already passed the halfway point but it feels like there has been a full year’s worth of highlights delivered.
The stars in the league know how to put on a show and with athletic freaks like Ja Morant and Zion Williamson in action, you never know when an in-game moment might turn into a Slam Dunk Contest.
Stars like Jayson Tatum and Anthony Edwards have already submitted their Dunk of the Year bids, while 38-year-old LeBron James has made it clear that Father Time has not caught up to him yet.
Reported Slam Dunk Contest participants Kenyon Martin Jr. and Shaedon Sharpe have already put together absurd dunking highlight reels, and plenty of other players have thrown down dunks worthy of bedroom posters.
What has been the Dunk of the Year in the NBA to this point? You can decide for yourself from the list of candidates below.
NBA Dunks of the Year 2023
Ja Morant detonates on Jalen Smith — the easy frontrunner for Dunk of the Year
OH MY GOODNESS JA MORANT 😱
DUNK OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE pic.twitter.com/OQsyR28lKj
— NBA (@NBA) January 15, 2023
The Nuggets believe Aaron Gordon’s dunk on Landry Shamet from Christmas Day has a claim, too
DUNK OF THE YEAR pic.twitter.com/dUml31nzOf
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) December 26, 2022
Jayson Tatum posterizes Jarrett Allen to force overtime
🚨 JAYSON TATUM TIES IT UP WITH A POSTER 🚨@celtics 107@cavs 107
Q4 6.7 remaining on ESPN pic.twitter.com/FrdDc1RT9I— NBA (@NBA) November 3, 2022
Zion Williamson defies gravity with 360 windmill
ZION WINDMILL 😱😱😱
THEN BOTH TEAMS GOT CHIPPY! pic.twitter.com/uLdZAwvDkQ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 10, 2022
LeBron James turns back the clock on reverse alley-oop
LeBron alley oop reverse pic.twitter.com/3sxtTk2ucm
— That’s a highlight (@ClipIt_NBA) January 3, 2023
Anthony Edwards with two hands on Alperen Sengun
Anthony Edward Alperen Sengun pic.twitter.com/5tb4rOc7oY
— That’s a highlight (@ClipIt_NBA) January 22, 2023
Jaylen Brown gets Bol Bol at the rim
bringing the energy ⚡️⚡️⚡️ pic.twitter.com/LmEFG8lG7U
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 17, 2022
Scottie Barnes hammers one home on Nikola Vucevic
Scottie Barnes throws it DOWN over Vucevic 🔨 pic.twitter.com/ThLjUijKSO
— NBA TV (@NBATV) November 8, 2022
Jeff Green dunks on Daniel Gafford to add to his sneaky collection of posters
Jeff Green caught one 😯🔨 pic.twitter.com/eglBSYtztB
— NBA TV (@NBATV) December 15, 2022
Aaron Nesmith gets Jarrett Allen with authority
AARON NESMITH ON JARRETT ALLEN 💥 pic.twitter.com/xXH6s2q7jU
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 30, 2022
Kenyon Martin Jr. throws it down all over Myles Turner
KENYON MARTIN JR. HAMMER 😤 pic.twitter.com/RxOPFIQm5Q
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 19, 2022
Shaedon Sharpe gets eye-to-eye with the rim
☁️ UP & UP ☁️#RipCity | @ShaedonSharpe pic.twitter.com/nsRLDJ3Jf8
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) October 29, 2022
Lauri Markkanen puts Nikola Vucevic on a poster
LAURI MARKKANEN.
GOODNESS.
📲 https://t.co/1pomQZN8Pi pic.twitter.com/Veq81qE1ZK
— NBA (@NBA) January 8, 2023
De’Aaron Fox puts Onyeka Okongwu in the rim
DE’AARON FOX POSTER 😱
KINGS LEAD 116-113 WITH 1:16 LEFT IN Q4
📲 https://t.co/1pomQZMAZK pic.twitter.com/FHKly3f45Q
— NBA (@NBA) January 5, 2023
RJ Barrett gets a familiar face on this list… Nikola Vucevic
RJ BARRETT POSTER 😱
HE’S GOT 34 PTS
📲 https://t.co/1pomQZMAZK pic.twitter.com/URlnLYtncf
— NBA (@NBA) December 24, 2022
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