Acrobatic slams and ferocious dunks make the Slam Dunk Contest one of the most exciting events of All-Star weekend. If done correctly, these dunks will live on highlight reels for decades.
Take Zach LaVine vs. Aaron Gordon or Vince Carter’s 2000 performance. Perhaps you prefer Michael Jordan’s leap from the free throw line, Dwight Howard’s Superman dunk or Nate Robinson jumping over Howard.
No matter what your favorite dunk contest moment is, each year brings an opportunity to make more memories. The 2025 Slam Dunk Contest will feature Mac McClung, Stephon Castle, Andre Jackson Jr. and Matas Buzelis. McClung is a two-time defending champion and is looking to become the first player to ever three-peat the event.
Only Robinson has won three Slam Dunk Contest titles, but he didn’t accomplish this in consecutive years. McClung can make history this year.
Follow along below as DraftKings Network tracks all of the highlights from Saturday night’s 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
McClung is the favorite at -190 entering the event. Here are the odds for the 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest on DraftKings Sportsbook.
10:33 p.m.: OK, OK. Castle does a 360, behind-the-back dunk with his left hand. This acrobatic dunk gets a 50.
10:31 p.m.: NO WORDS. NO. WORDS. McClung jumps over someone spinning on a hoverboard, windmills that ball and dunks another ball simultaneously. Another 50 for McClung.
We are running out of words…3RD-STRAIGHT 5⃣0⃣ FOR MAC MCCLUNG!
Dunked two balls at once 😲 #ATTSlamDunk pic.twitter.com/SgIGWvVOck
— NBA (@NBA) February 16, 2025
10:29 p.m.: WOW, Castle catches the ball out of the hoop for a between-the-legs slam. It took a couple tries, but it was emphatic. Castle gets a 49.6.
Stephon Castle with an UNREAL under the basket East Bay SLAM 🤯#ATTSlamDunk pic.twitter.com/A7HtSw5fcc
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 16, 2025
10:24 p.m.: Castle and McClung move onto the final round.
10:21 p.m.: Wow, McClung impresses the crowd again. He leaps high over someone for a powerful jam. Judges rate the dunk a 50, giving McClung two perfect scores.
ANOTHER 50. 🫨@McclungMac is putting on a SHOW in the #ATTSlamDunk! pic.twitter.com/etXy1ci1CF
— NBA (@NBA) February 16, 2025
10:19 p.m.: Castle gets up HIGH for this reverse alley-oop slam in the second round. He needed just a 40.3 to move on to the second round, and he earned a 47.8.
Stephon Castle was STARING at the rim on his 2nd dunk 👀#ATTSlamDunk pic.twitter.com/VHUazhr9qb
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 16, 2025
10:17 p.m.: Jackson abandons his first dunk of the second round after being unable to catch the alley-oop. He gets a 45 after finishing a windmill slam.
10:15 p.m.: Buzelis follows up his first round with an alley-oop reverse slam from the baseline. He gets a 47.4 from this one. It was a soft finish, but he earns points for being acrobatic.
Buzelis goes REVERSE off the side of the backboard. 💥#ATTSlamDunk on TNT pic.twitter.com/bOLXElxMRw
— NBA (@NBA) February 16, 2025
10:08 p.m.: IT’S OVER LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! McClung’s first dunk is a reverse dunk over a car. WOW. That’s the first 50 of the night from the judges.
MAC MCCLUNG JUMPED OVER A CAR 🚨
The 2-Time defending champ came out SWINGING in Round 1 of the #ATTSlamDunk 🤯 pic.twitter.com/iyiYLRFnnm
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 16, 2025
10:05 p.m.: McClung is bringing in a car for his first dunk … buckle up, folks.
10:02 p.m.: Another unfortunate performance. Jackson fails to convert on his original dunks. At least he gets on the board, earning a 43.8 score.
9:58 p.m.: Yikes … Buzelis can’t convert on his first dunk attempt. He ran from the baseline, bounced the ball, caught it through his legs but couldn’t slam home the windmill. He gets 40 points, which is the minimum.
9:54 p.m.: OK CASTLE. He kicks off the event with a 360-windmill with a low grab of the ball. He also made it on the first try. Castle gets a 47.2 off rip.
Stephon Castle with a POWERFUL 360 Windmill ‼️
He starts off the #ATTSlamDunk with a 47.2 ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/wys5tg5wDA
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 16, 2025
9:53 p.m.: Castle is up first in this year’s Dunk Contest.
9:38 p.m.: Tyler Herro won the 2025 NBA 3-Point Contest. The Slam Dunk Contest is up next.
