NBA All-Star Weekend: All the Slam Dunk Contest Winners – In Order and By Height
Spud Webb and Dwight Howard are the Smallest and Tallest Slam Dunk Contest Winners
The 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend – including the All-Star Game, Three-Point Shootout and Slam Dunk Contest and various other contests – is coming up this weekend.
Here are all the Slam Dunk Contest winners – by height, and then by year below.
Spud Webb is the shortest to win and Dwight Howard the tallest.
Nate Robinson is the only player to win three times, helping the New York Knicks tie the Atlanta Hawks with the most Slam Dunk Contest crowns – 4. No other team has three.
Four other players have won more than once: Harold Miner, Michael Jordan, Jason Richardson and Dominique Wilkins.
Follow @VinGetzLIST UPDATED: Feb. 16, 2013 to include 2012 and 2013 winners, the Utah Jazz’ Jeremy Evans and the Toronto Raptors’ Terrence Ross. (Original post above from Feb. 22, 2012)
SLAM DUNK CONTEST WINNERS (HEIGHT)
| Spud Webb | Atlanta Hawks | 5’6″ | 1986 |
| Nate Robinson | New York Knicks | 5’9″ | 2006, 2009, 2010 |
| Dee Brown | Boston Celtics | 6’1″ | 1991 |
| Fred Jones | Indiana Pacers | 6’4″ | 2004 |
| Harold Miner | Miami Heat | 6’5″ | 1993, 1995 |
| Isaiah Rider | Minnesota Timberwolves | 6’5″ | 1994 |
| Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 6’6″ | 1987, 1988 |
| Cedric Ceballos | Phoenix Suns | 6’6″ | 1992 |
| Brent Barry | L.A. Clippers | 6’6″ | 1996 |
| Kobe Bryant | L.A. Lakers | 6’6″ | 1997 |
| Vince Carter | Toronto Raptors | 6’6″ | 2000 |
| Jason Richardson | Golden State Warriors | 6’6″ | 2002, 2003 |
| Terrence Ross | Toronto Raptors | 6’6″ | 2013 |
| Dominique Wilkins | Atlanta Hawks | 6’7″ | 1985, 1990 |
| Desmond Mason | Seattle SuperSonics | 6’7″ | 2001 |
| Kenny Walker | New York Knicks | 6’8″ | 1989 |
| Gerald Green | Boston Celtics | 6’8″ | 2007 |
| Josh Smith | Atlanta Hawks | 6’9″ | 2005 |
| Jeremy Evans | Utah Jazz | 6’9″ | 2012 |
| Larry Nance | Phoenix Suns | 6’10″ | 1984 |
| Blake Griffin | L.A. Clippers | 6’10″ | 2011 |
| Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic | 6’11″ | 2008 |
SLAM DUNK CONTEST WINNERS (CHRONOLOGICAL)
| 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 Ceballos | Phoenix Suns |
| 1993 | Harold Miner | Miami Heat |
| 1994 | Isaiah Rider | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 1995 | Harold Miner | Miami Heat |
| 1996 | Brent Barry | L.A. Clippers |
| 1997 | Kobe Bryant | L.A. Lakers |
| 1998 | No Competition | |
| 1999 | No All Star Game, Lockout | |
| 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 | L.A. Clippers |
| 2012 | Jeremy Evans | Utah Jazz |
| 2013 | Terrence Ross | Toronto Raptors |
Photo Credits: (bleacherreport.com/howardthedunk.com)
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