Slam Dunk Contest

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest (officially known as the AT&T Slam Dunk for sponsorship reasons) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All-Star Weekend. The contest was inaugurated by the American Basketball Association (ABA) at its All-Star Game in 1976 in Denver, the same year the slam dunk was legalized in the NCAA. As a result of the ABA–NBA merger later that year there would not be another slam dunk contest at the professional level until 1984. The contest has adopted several formats over the years, including, until 2014, the use of fan voting, via text-messaging, to determine the winner of the final round.
The very first slam dunk contest was won by Larry Nance Sr. of the Suns at the 1984 NBA All-Star Game.
==History==
Year	Location 	Winner 	Participants
1984	Denver, CO 	Larry Nance 	Julius Erving, Dominique Wilkins, Darrell Griffith, Edgar Jones, Ralph Sampson, Orlando Woolridge, Clyde Drexler, Michael Cooper
1985	Indianapolis, IN 	Dominique Wilkins 	Michael Jordan, Terence Stansbury, Julius Erving, Larry Nance, Darrell Griffith, Orlando Woolridge, Clyde Drexler
1986	Dallas, TX 	Spud Webb 	Dominique Wilkins, Terence Stansbury,  Gerald Wilkins, Jerome Kersey, Paul Pressey, Roy Hinson, Terry Tyler
1987	Seattle, WA 	Michael Jordan 	Jerome Kersey, Terence Stansbury, Clyde Drexler, Ron Harper, Johnny Dawkins, Tom Chambers, Gerald Wilkins
1988	Chicago, IL 	Michael Jordan 	Dominique Wilkins, Clyde Drexler, Otis Smith, Jerome Kersey, Greg Anderson, Spud Webb
1989	Houston, TX 	Kenny "Sky" Walker 	Clyde Drexler, Spud Webb, Shelton Jones, Tim Perry, Jerome Kersey, Ron Harper, Chris Morris
1990	Miami, FL 	Dominique Wilkins 	Kenny Smith, Kenny "Sky" Walker, Shawn Kemp, Scottie Pippen, Rex Chapman, Billy Thompson, Kenny Battle
1991	Charlotte, NC 	Dee Brown 	Shawn Kemp, Rex Chapman, Kenny Smith, Kenny Williams, Blue Edwards, Otis Smith, Kendall Gill
1992	Orlando, FL 	Cedric Ceballos 	Larry Johnson, Nick Anderson, John Starks, Doug West, Shawn Kemp, Stacey Augmon
1993	Salt Lake City, UT 	Harold Miner  	Clarence Weatherspoon, Cedric Ceballos, David Benoit, Kenny Smith, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Tim Perry
1994	Minneapolis, MN 	Isaiah Rider 	Robert Pack, Shawn Kemp, Allan Houston, Antonio Davis, James Robinson
1995	Phoenix, AZ 	Harold Miner 	Isaiah Rider, Jamie Watson, Antonio Harvey, Tim Perry, Tony Dumas
1996	San Antonio, TX 	Brent Barry 	Michael Finley, Greg Minor, Jerry Stackhouse, Doug Christie, Darrell Armstrong
1997	Cleveland, OH 	Kobe Bryant 	Chris Carr, Michael Finley, Ray Allen, Bob Sura, Darvin Ham
1998	New York City, NY 	No competition was held. 	No competition was held.
1999	Cancelled due to the 1998-99 NBA lockout	Cancelled due to the 1998-99 NBA lockout	Cancelled due to the 1998-99 NBA lockout
2000	Oakland, CA 	Vince Carter 	Steve Francis, Tracy McGrady, Ricky Davis, Jerry Stackhouse, Larry Hughes
2001	Washington, D.C. 	Desmond Mason 	DeShawn Stevenson, Baron Davis, Stromile Swift, Jonathan Bender, Corey Maggette
2002	Philadelphia, PA 	Jason Richardson 	Gerald Wallace, Steve Francis, Desmond Mason
2003	Atlanta, GA 	Jason Richardson 	Desmond Mason, Amar'e Stoudemire, Richard Jefferson
2004	Los Angeles, CA 	Fred Jones 	Jason Richardson, Chris Andersen, Ricky Davis 
2005	Denver, CO 	Josh Smith 	Amar'e Stoudemire, J. R. Smith, Chris Andersen
2006	Houston, TX 	Nate Robinson 	Andre Iguodala, Hakim Warrick, Josh Smith
2007	Las Vegas, NV 	Gerald Green 	Nate Robinson, Dwight Howard, Tyrus Thomas 
2008	New Orleans, LA 	Dwight Howard 	Gerald Green, Jamario Moon, Rudy Gay
2009	Phoenix, AZ 	Nate Robinson 	Dwight Howard, J. R. Smith, Rudy Fernández
2010	Dallas, TX 	Nate Robinson 	DeMar DeRozan, Gerald Wallace, Shannon Brown
2011	Los Angeles, CA 	Blake Griffin 	JaVale McGee, DeMar DeRozan, Serge Ibaka
2012	Orlando, FL 	Jeremy Evans 	Chase Budinger, Paul George, Derrick Williams
2013	Houston, TX 	Terrence Ross 	Jeremy Evans, Eric Bledsoe, Kenneth Faried, Gerald Green, James White
2014	New Orleans, LA 	John Wall 	Terrence Ross, Damian Lillard, Paul George, Harrison Barnes, Ben McLemore
2015	Brooklyn, NY 	Zach LaVine 	Victor Oladipo, Mason Plumlee, Giannis Antetokounmpo
2016	Toronto, ON 	Terrence Ross 	Zach LaVine, Andrew Wiggins, Ben McLemore
2017	New Orleans, LA 	Andrew Wiggins 	Victor Oladipo, Shabazz Muhammad, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
2018	Los Angeles, CA 	Aaron Gordon 	Zach LaVine, Andrew Wiggins, Marquese Chriss
2019	Charlotte, NC 	Marquese Chriss 	Ben Simmons, Jaylen Brown, Larry Nance Jr.
2020	Chicago, IL