There's no question that the 'Human Highlight Film' deserves a place in the ultimate dunk contest. He's considered one of the best competition and in-game dunkers ever. He's also one of just five players to win the competition multiple times.
Griffin won the dunk contest back in 2011 when he jumped over a car. Personally, I think that competition just gave us a glimpse of what Griffin is capable of. He's arguably the best dunker of his generation and he could hold his own in the ultimate competition.
LeBron won't enter the dunk contest in real life, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't be in the greatest competition of all time. It's a safe bet that if he wanted to participate, that he could win. Who wouldn't want to see what he would do against the all time greats?
Carter put on the best performance in dunk contest history back in 2000. He wowed fans across the country with his amazing throwdowns and you can argue that he's the greatest participant in the event's history.
Dr. J won the first ever dunk contest back in 1976. The event was created by the ABA and Erving put it on the map. Without him, it's possible that we wouldn't even have the dunk contest all these years later.
Of course, you can't have the ultimate dunk contest without Michael Jordan. He won back-to-back titles in 1987 and 1988, and those performances no doubt put him on the map. To this day, people still associate the act of dunking with Michael Jordan.
So who would come out on top in the ultimate NBA Dunk Contest? My money would be on Vince Carter. If you go back and watch all the big time performances in the event's history, his is still the best. 14 years later his dunks are still amazing and there's something to be said for that. But could any of these guys win on any given night? Absolutely.
