Spurs' Top 5 Dunkers? (All-Time)

[Dex]

Kawhi Leonard will be on this list soon.

He already is:

[Dex]

True - a dunk that helped win a critical game 5.

Stakes: Game changing play in a critical Game 5 in overtime of a 2-2 NBA Finals after 4 straight blowouts.

Difficulty: Went over and through a defender trying to draw a charge, drawing a foul and almost blowing out the shoulder.

Bonus: Hitting the game winning three in the pivotal win of a championship run.

Goddamn I miss Robert Horry

[pgardn]

Gervin


"the afterthought be tough"

The surprise dunks he pulled off were poetry.

[2centsworth]

Malik had some terrific dunks.

[Blake]

[Blake]

[sasffl]

You can miss Sean Elliott

[Blake]

[DJR210]

Ya'll remember 2001? Senor Loyalty brought the hammer down the entire season. In fact his injury in the playoffs was due to trying to go top shelf as Sean Elliott puts it. Too lazy to look up all of them but this one was pretty nice.

I was gonna say.. I didn't see a mention of the Derek Anderson dunks that year..

The Vin Baker one was sick, but he did the exact same dunk against Shawn Bradley that year too..

Who knows how the dunk would have came out had Juwan Howard decided not to attempt murder..

[Poolboy5623]

David is top of the list...he dunked in every way imaginable...his running the floor and catching lob dunks(reverse style) is what drew me, as a young kid, to the spurs...almost 25 years later, I'm still here. I remember in the middle of David's career, in his prime, him talking about how his brother would grade his dunks during the games...so it became a challenge to him to be more creative. Not every day you see a 7 foot center do a 360 in a game, on the break. Robinson was such an animal, it's a shame his game has been, basically forgotten.. as has the true center position. I miss the 90s.

[DJR210]

David is top of the list...he dunked in every way imaginable...his running the floor and catching lob dunks(reverse style) is what drew me, as a young kid, to the spurs...almost 25 years later, I'm still here. I remember in the middle of David's career, in his prime, him talking about how his brother would grade his dunks during the games...so it became a challenge to him to be more creative. Not every day you see a 7 foot center do a 360 in a game, on the break. Robinson was such an animal, it's a shame his game has been, basically forgotten.. as has the true center position. I miss the 90s.

This. David was an unbelieveable dunker..I know the exact 360 dunk you are referring to also, it's the one on the season ticket commercial, I'm sure..

[jaffies]

Tracy McGrady

[McGusto55]

DA...

[SenorSpur]

As an old-school Spurs fan, I have to submit two votes for the following:

Edgar "the Wild Helicopter" Jones - former Cavs backup center the Spurs got in a trade in the early 80's.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...jonesed01.html

A participant in the 1984 Slam Dunk Contest against the likes of Larry Nance, Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Clyde Drexler and Dominque Wilkins, Jones, nervous at first, eventually settled down and threw down some fine work, although he didn't advance past the first round.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2Q0AIoIFdo

Henry Ward - a little known, 6'5", backup SF for the Spurs in the id 70's. The Spurs drafted him out of Jackson State. He rode the pine for 2 seasons and played only sparingly. He couldn't shoot, but he was an absolute explosive dunker. You name the type of dunk, this guy could do it. Because he hardly ever played, he used the warmup drills as his personal showcase. People actually came to the games early just to watch his acrobatic, crowd-pleasing dunks.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/.../wardhe01.html

[SenorSpur]

David is top of the list...he dunked in every way imaginable...his running the floor and catching lob dunks(reverse style) is what drew me, as a young kid, to the spurs...almost 25 years later, I'm still here. I remember in the middle of David's career, in his prime, him talking about how his brother would grade his dunks during the games...so it became a challenge to him to be more creative. Not every day you see a 7 foot center do a 360 in a game, on the break. Robinson was such an animal, it's a shame his game has been, basically forgotten.. as has the true center position. I miss the 90s.

Well said. I'd put David at the top of that list too. In his rookie season, D-Rob actually led the NBA in dunks with 197. Don't ask me how or why I remember that stat, it's just something that stuck out and I never forgot it. D-Rob never did and still doesn't get enough credit for being one of the top NBA centers of all-time. He athleticism, defense and shot-blocking were off the charts.

[withcheese]

Come on guys....this is obviously the sickest Spurs dunk:

[spurraider21]

Come on guys....this is obviously the sickest Spurs dunk:

my avatar. i just shed a tear.

frickin chucky atkins ruined the moment to an extent though

[Sean Cagney]

David is top of the list...he dunked in every way imaginable...his running the floor and catching lob dunks(reverse style) is what drew me, as a young kid, to the spurs...almost 25 years later, I'm still here. I remember in the middle of David's career, in his prime, him talking about how his brother would grade his dunks during the games...so it became a challenge to him to be more creative. Not every day you see a 7 foot center do a 360 in a game, on the break. Robinson was such an animal, it's a shame his game has been, basically forgotten.. as has the true center position. I miss the 90s.

We all miss the 90's trust me!!!!!!!!!!

[wildbill2u]

Children, have any of you ever heard of Artis Gilmore? One of the strongest men ever to play in the NBA, if anyone tried to block his dunks and left their hand on the ball, the A Train would just put them through the hoop along with the ball. Most opponents just got out of the way.

Terry mings was pretty damn good too.

[Boomersgold]

Matt "Red Rocket" Bonner. Why do you think he's dubbed the "red rocket"?

[AaronY]

Matt Bonner

Oh My God...thats hilarious bro, I mean seriously