NBA: Top 5 Dunkers Heading into the 2021-22 Season
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Top 5 Dunkers
Get to know all about the top 5 Dunkers heading into the 2021-22 season here. Even when the modern-day NBA is all about eye-catching crossovers, pick-and-roll plays and longr ange 3-pointers. Yet the most momorable and dominant way of scoring in any game is by dunks. These spoken about method of scoring not only engrosses the fans into the game, but are one of the most old school methods of registering points in the NBA.
Moreover, even the younger generation whoa re coming into the league are focusing more open the traditional method of scoring via poster dunks. So, who are the top 5 dunkers heading into the 2021-22 season and why are they among the very best? If this is your lookout as well? This this article is the solution to all your queries as we shall cover just the same in the build-up to the upcoming NBA Season.
Top 5 Dunkers heading into the 2021-22 season
5. JA Morant
Starting the list of the top 5 dunkers, comes Memphis Grizzlies’ star. To simplify him dominance inside the paint, JA Morant is an athletic beast! He is not only admirable while shooting from downtown, but JA Morant has the potential of leading his team deep into the playoffs. A player who is known to make high leaps and register poster dunks on DPOY candidates, JA Morant is surely one of the most elite dunkers ever produced in the modern-day NBA.
Having averaged more than 19 points and 7 assists per game in the 2020-21 season, Morant has shown signs of imposing his authority while scoring inside the paint. His go-to moves seems to be the traditional vertical jump dunk while running inside the paint.
4. Zion Williamson
Another strong young player in the NBA is Zion Williamson. He is very different to other players compared his age as his built signifies powerful playing style. The marquee New Orleans Pelicans has a vertical leap which is unreal. Moreover his spoken about leap helps him gain added advantage over the defenders while he is dunking.
Entering his third season in the league, Zion Williamson has been enormously improving upon his average per season (22 points in 2019-20 to 27 points in 2020-21 season). Lastly, the 21-years-old surely ahs the potential to become the best dunker of all-time in the NBA.
3. Derrick Jones Jr
This Chicago Bulls player was the 2020 Slam Dunk Champion and is known only for his relentless dunking ability. His passing and shooting concerns have haunted the Bulls in the previous season, however it does not take away the dunking prowess Derrick Jones Jr possesses.
He is regularly found embarrassing the top centers with poster dunks and is surely one of the most athletic players heading into the 2021-22 season.
2. Giannis Antetokounmpo
The 2020 NBA Finals MVP has just just been one of the most improved players while dunking. And not only has he been an elite dunker for the past couple of seasons, yet his force has bundled the greatest of centers. Antetokounmpo needs no introduction to any NBA fan as he can surely make a buzz by scoring fast paced dunks to hype the crowd.
Although the two-time NBA MVP ahs always been answering his critics with memorable performances, yet he may also be the most complete player to feature in this list. In regards to both defensive and offensive abilities.
1.Zach LaVine
The last player to make it into the top 5 dunkers heading into the 2021-22 season will be Chicago Bull’s Zach LaVine. His dunking prowess has been determined as a ‘windmill’ by many NBA fanatics. The two-time NBA Slam Dunk Champion is always looking to embarrass defenders by hanging them in poster dunks and moreover seems comfortable is doing so.
Even when he was injured in the previous season, yet he still managed to average 27 points per game. Entering the 2021-22 season, LaVine could embed himself as one of the greatest dunkers of all-time if he continues to dunk the same way he has been in the past.
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