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The Toronto Raptors Made Vince Carter Cry With Their Tribute

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Vince Carter looked like the rightful heir to Michael Jordan for a good minute. When the 17-year veteran debuted with the Toronto Raptors in 1998-99 (the season after Jordan’s second and seemingly final retirement), he took the basketball world into his hands almost immediately. Carter’s hyper-stylistic dunking skills were the can’t-miss trend of the game. Canada, suddenly, was becoming a capital of the game on the shoulders of its surprising star.

Ranking All 23 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champions

Ranking all 23 Slam Dunk Contest champions, starting with MJ and Dr. J.
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<p> Best Slam Dunk Contest Championship of All-Time, including Michael Jordan, Julius Erving, Dominique Wilkins, Vince Carter, Spud Webb, Dwight Howard, Nate Robinson, Larry Nance, Josh Smith, Kobe Bryant, Kenny Walker, Jason Richardson, Dee Brown, Blake Griffin, Cedric Ceballos, Harold Miner, Isaiah Rider, Brent Barry, Gerald Green, Desmond Mason, Fred Jones and Jeremy Evans.</p>
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Dwight Howard
Blake Griffin
Michael Jordan
Kobe Bryant
Julius Erving
Dominique Wilkins
Vince Carter
Spud Webb
Nate Robinson
Larry Nance
Josh Smith
Kenny Walker
Jason Richardson
Dee Brown
Cedric Ceballos
Harold Miner
Isaiah Rider
Brent Barry
Gerald Green
Desmond Mason
Fred Jones
Jeremy Evans
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The 2014 NBA Slam Dunk Contests lifts off on Saturday, Feb. 15, in New Orleans. The Raptors' defending Slam Dunk Contest champion Terrence Ross, Pacers’ 360 windmill man Paul George, Wizards' John Wall, Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard, Warriors' Harrison Barnes and Kings' Ben McLemore will follow in the flight paths of MJ, Dr. J and Dominique.

Ranking All 22 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champions

Ranking all 22 Slam Dunk Contest champions, from Michael Jordan to Jeremy Evans.
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<p> Best Slam Dunk Contest Championship of All-Time, including Michael Jordan, Julius Erving, Dominique Wilkins, Vince Carter, Spud Webb, Dwight Howard, Nate Robinson, Larry Nance, Josh Smith, Kobe Bryant, Kenny Walker, Jason Richardson, Dee Brown, Blake Griffin, Cedric Ceballos, Harold Miner, Isaiah Rider, Brent Barry, Gerald Green, Desmond Mason, Fred Jones and Jeremy Evans.</p>
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Dwight Howard
Blake Griffin
Michael Jordan
Kobe Bryant
Julius Erving
Dominique Wilkins
Vince Carter
Spud Webb
Nate Robinson
Larry Nance
Josh Smith
Kenny Walker
Jason Richardson
Dee Brown
Cedric Ceballos
Harold Miner
Isaiah Rider
Brent Barry
Gerald Green
Desmond Mason
Fred Jones
Jeremy Evans
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The 2013 NBA Slam Dunk Contests lifts off on Saturday, Feb. 16, in Houston. The Jazz’s defending Slam Dunk Contest champion Jeremy Evans, Pacers’ Gerald Green (2007 Slam Dunk Contest champion), Clippers’ Eric Bledsoe, Nuggets’ Kenneth Faried, Raptors’ Terrence Ross and Knicks’ James White will follow in the flight paths of MJ, Dr. J and Dominique.

With that in mind, we judge all 22 Slam Dunk Contest champions since the ABA introduced the competition in 1976 and the NBA brought it back in 1984.

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