Chapter 63: The Strongest Slam Dunk Contest in History!
Clyde Draxler is considered one of the best dunks in league history, but this dunk All-Star doesn't have the honor of even one dunk king!
The root of this is actually that he met Michael Jordan, and the two years that Clyde Drexler participated in the slam dunk contest were the two years when Michael Jordan won the championship, and it was not surprising that Clyde Drexler lost the dunk contest in the face of an inhuman Michael Jordan. But this doesn't mean that Clyde Drexler will be convinced, he is also a master of dunking, why am I not as good as Michael Jordan?
Clyde Drexler chose to participate in this slam dunk contest not to win the championship, he just wanted to beat Michael Jordan. In fact, Clyde Drexler is no longer good, he was no longer good last season, injuries have plagued him, and Clyde Drexler is no longer the glider he once was.
And the league also zhīdào this, but what they want is a gimmick, obviously the glider participates in the slam dunk contest, the gimmick will be very high, so Clyde Drexler was selected for this year's slam dunk contest.
The league soon announced the fourth person in this year's slam dunk contest, Clyde Drexler, and the previous slam dunk contest had a maximum of 6 people, but the first slam dunk contest had 9, so David Stern began to consider whether to expand the number of people selected, after all, there is now a group of people waiting to participate in the slam dunk contest.
Soon, the league announced the fifth and sixth people in the slam dunk contest, with Brent Barry, the winner of the 1996 All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, and Ray Allen participating. The participation of these two young people is obviously to improve the viewing of the slam dunk contest. The white dunk and shooter dunk, Brent Barry and Ray Allen, both of whom are very popular for dunking, and the viewing of this year's dunk contest has obviously risen another notch.
And just when everyone thought that all six participants in this year's slam dunk contest were decided, the league announced it directly. This year's slam dunk contest will have 12 participants, and the format will also change!
The 12-person slam dunk contest obviously set a record for the number of participants in the dunk contest, and everyone is looking forward to who the next few contestants in the dunk contest will be!
The league also played the game of hanging the appetite when the Celtics' campaign continued. The league has chosen to announce the remaining six candidates one after another.
After the Celtics defeated the Pacers at home, they defeated the Knicks on the road, and after the Celtics defeated the Knicks, the league announced that John Starks would participate in this year's slam dunk contest, and the seventh man in the dunk contest was released.
Then, the Celtics lost to the Timberwolves on the road, and Jordan Harold Mayner, Jr., who won the two-time Slam Dunk Contest, announced his participation in the Slam Dunk Contest, and the league also announced the ninth person to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest, the 1994 Slam Dunk Contest winner. Ryder, who dunked out his crotch after Jonny and changed hands and dunked 360 degrees, participated in the dunk contest.
Then, the Celtics beat the Hawks on the road, and Jonny once again showed off a dunk. Dominic Wilkins almost said that he was going to make a comeback, and he was going to participate in the slam dunk contest! But the coalition is clearly not going to agree. After the Slam Dunk Contest had Michael Jordan and Clyde Drexler, the slam dunk contest gimmick was enough. At this time, pulling in Dominic Wilkins may be counterproductive, after all, Dominic Wilkins's strength is no longer good.
However, after this game, the league announced that the crazy rain man Sean Kemp became the 10th player to participate in this year's slam dunk contest! The selection of the rain man also made the starlight of the slam dunk contest more and more prosperous.
Then. The league also announced that Tracy McGrady of the Raptors will participate in this slam dunk contest, and the Celtics also beat the Indiana Pacers again after this announcement. And there is only one slot left in the slam dunk contest, and for the many dunks in the league who want to beat Michael Jordan and beat Jonny Lee, there is only one chance.
The last spot, the league hung its appetite until the end, February 1. After the Celtics defeated the New York Knicks, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets and Houston Rockets in quick succession, the league announced the final winner of the slam dunk contest.
The Suns' Cedric Sebaroz became the last player to be selected for the slam dunk contest, and as the winner of the 1992 slam dunk contest, Cedric Sebaroz's strength is undoubted.
In the end, the full lineup of 12 people participating in this year's slam dunk contest was also released. Jonny Lee, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler, Brent Barry, Ray Allen, John Starks, Harold Mayner, Isaiah Ryder, Sean Kemp, Tracy McGrady, Cedric Sebarros.
And this 12-person lineup is very strong in terms of fame and strength.
In terms of fame, Jonny Lee, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Clyde Drexler, and Sean Kemp are all All-Star players, while Michael Jordan is the most famous and can be called the most famous player in league history. And the appeal of people like Jonny, Kobe Bryant and others in the basketball world is also huge, it can be said that this slam dunk contest, on the basis of fans, has surpassed any slam dunk contest, even the league's second dunk contest that is considered to have the most big-name stars, with Julius Irving, Lary Nans, Clyde Drexler, Michael Jordan, Dominic Wilkins The slam dunk contest is somewhat incomparable to the number of fans in this session.
In terms of strength, this slam dunk contest is even more terrifying, Michael Jordan is a two-time slam dunk king, Kobe Bryant 1997 slam dunk king, Clyde Drexler nicknamed the glider, only short of the dunk king proof, Brent Barry 1996 slam dunk king, Harold Mayner two-time dunk king, Isaiah Ryder 1994 slam dunk king, Cedric Sebaros 1992 slam dunk king.
There are a total of 8 slam dunk honors among the 12 people! The league's first slam dunk contest began in 1984, and only 14 dunk contests have been held so far, and 14 dunk kings have been decided, and this year's dunk contest has 8 slam dunk honors and 6 dunk kings, accounting for half. In terms of pure strength, those who have the strength of the dunk king also add Clyde Drexler and Tracy McGrady, as well as Jonny Lee.
Therefore, whether it is fame or strength, this year's slam dunk contest can be called the strongest in history!
David Stern didn't expect that just when he wanted to cancel the slam dunk contest, this scene would happen! And David Stern, who aims to promote the NBA to the world, is naturally happy, this slam dunk contest, the NBA harvest, will be in the next few years, the slam dunk contest is hot, the All-Star Game is hot, the NBA ball market is hot, and the NBA will also directly rise in fame because of this!
David Stern is already happy, and he has a more and more different view of Jonny, who has dominated all this, and on the question of who should dominate the NBA in the post-Jordan era when Michael Jordan is about to retire, David Stern feels that he has the answer. (To be continued......)