Top 100 NBA Dunks Of 2024

Gil NEEDS Fast Break DUNKS 🗣️

On a recent episode of GIL'S ARENA, Gilbert Arenas complained about the lack of great fastbreak dunks in today's NBA:

"You on a fastbreak, you supposed to monkey dunk that MF. Boom! I'm here! What happened to that type of game? When did going on a fastbreak and doing litle soft s***? There's moments in the game when you get to turn the crowd. Go back and watch Michael Jordan and people like Dominique Wilkins. That MF would windmill on the middle, left side or right side."

Co-host Rashad McCants brought up that these dunks led to great photos on trading cards and wall posters and said that's not important anymore to today's players, like it was to players in the past like Kevin Garnett.

I agree we aren't getting as many poster dunks in today's three-point shooting league (the Bulls and Hornets missed a combined 75 threes in a game last night, and this is the second time they have done it this season). I also agree we aren't getting as many "monkey dunks" as the ones Latrell Sprewell used to throw down angrily, and we don't have anyone throwing down windmills like The Human Highlight Film. But many great dunks are still happening daily in today's NBA.

Despite Ja Morant saying he's not going to dunk anymore, you can expect some of the Top 10 Dunks Of The Year nominees from him.

If Obi Toppin is open on a fastbreak, you can expect an Eastbay dunk that will make Tommy Heinsohn roll in his grave.

If Anthony Edwards is on the court and not taking one of his ten three-point attempts, there's a chance you will see a dead body like this.

BEST DUNK OF 2024: ANT GIVES JC A HEAD CONTUSION

Anthony Edwards UNREAL POSTER on John Collins 😱 DUNK OF THE YEAR?

DUNKER: ANTHONY EDWARDS

VICTIM: JOHN COLLINS

DATE OF CRIME: MARCH 18, 2024

Anthony Edwards had this hilarious reaction to seeing a video of the dunk for the first time: "Wooohaaaaah! Lil a** n****! Oh my God! That's the best dunk of my career. I'm not going to lie. I couldn't even react because I dislocated my finger."

As for Collins, he left the game with a head contusion that led to this quote from Draymond Green: "He completey baptized John Collins. Made him fall and grab his eye, like his eye was hurting. Even if you have a head contusion, you can't announce that you have a head contusion. Just kinda got roll with it. You can't leave the game. What if you never go in the game again and your last seconds on the court was that? You gonna be remembered like that? You can't leave the game, man!"

BEST WHITE GUY/YOU MAD DUNK

Tempers flare after Christian Braun dunks on Rudy Gobert | NBA on ESPNtempers

DUNKER: CHRISTIAN BRAUN

VICTIM: RUDY GOBERT

DATE OF CRIME: NOVEMBER 1, 2024

I'm assuming Draymond Green also enjoyed this dunk since he's such a fan of Rudy Gobert. Midway through the 4th quarter, one of the league's best white dunkers threw down a 2-hand dunk on the Stifle Tower, bumped him, and then got pushed by the 4 x Defensive Player Of The Year. The refs also hit Braun with a taunting tech.

BEST PUTBACK DUNK/OPPOSING BENCH REACTION

Andre Jackson Jr.'s Head Was ABOVE the Rim on Putback Dunk

DUNKER: ANDRE JACKSON JR

VICTIMS: JALEN SLAWSON

DATE OF CRIME: MARCH 12, 2024

The Atlanta Hawks once fined their bench for excessively celebrating some crazy shots by Larry Bird. That's what popped in my head when I saw the Sacramento Kings bench jump out of their seats when Andre Jackson Jr jumped so high he got his chest at the rim on a putback dunk over Jalen Slawson. Besides the bench, Kings center and Shaqtin' a Fool legend JaVale McGee reacted like a person does when watching a disturbing bodily injury.

The Kings' management didn't fine the bench, but they recently fired Mike Brown, among a million other stupid things this year.

BEST CRAZY HORNETS ANNOUNCER CALL

Tre Mann gets tech for taunting after insane poster dunk has Hornets announcer going crazy

DUNKER: 2024 ALLEN IVERSON

VICTIMS: NOAH CLOWNEY

DATE OF CRIME: NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Tre Mann's commitment to bringing back the early 00s and honoring Allen Iverson with his on and off-the-court look this season deserves acknowledgment. The Hornets announcer, Eric Collins, also deserves acknowledgment for his over-the-top reactions to highlights like this Mann dunk on Noah Clowney: "Make it hurt Tre! Woooowww! Looking like Vince Carter! Tre Mann! Oh my! Are you kidding me!"

As expected, the oversensitive refs called a taunting foul that would not have been called during the Iverson days.

BEST ELDER ABUSE DUNK

Isaiah Joe put Jeff Green on a POSTER 😱

DUNKER: ISAIAH JOE

VICTIM: UNCLE JEFF

DATE OF CRIME: MARCH 27, 2024

38-year-old Jeff Green has made a lot of posters while playing on 11 teams in 17 years. And he ended up on one earlier this year courtesy of 6'3" 24-year-old Isaiah Joe. If it wasn't bad enough seeing our favorite Uncle get dunked on, Green ended up on the floor, and I couldn't help but notice how big his bald spot was getting.

The dunk also happened in OKC, where a young Green used to make his posters during his early 20s.

BEST PAYBACK FROM HIGH SCHOOL DUNK

Jalen Green gets tech after INSANE poster dunk on Cade Cunningham then has words for Stewart

DUNKER: JALEN GREEN

VICTIM: CADE CUNNINGHAM

DATE OF CRIME: NOVEMBER 10, 2024

I'm sure you have seen the high school video of Cade Cunningham playfully slapping Jalen Green in the face. Green got some payback a month ago when he slapped this dunk over Cade and, of course, got a tech from one of those dunk-hating referees that the league has.

The dunk was so nasty that Cade had to give Green his props with a head nod as Uncle Jeff pointed at him from the bench.

BEST ANKLEBREAKER/DUNK COMBO

Keldon Johnson filthy ankle breaker into poster dunk on SGA 💀

DUNKER: KELDON JOHNSON

VICTIMS: WIGGINS & SGA

DATE OF CRIME: NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Nobody inbounds the ball faster than a guy who just got dunked on. In this case, it was MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander after getting dunked on by Big Body Keldon Johnson. SGA can blame teammate Aaron Wiggins for "touching Mother Earth" and allowing Johnson the runway for the dunk.

Johnson's reaction to the dunk would make Spurs legends Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard proud because he jogged back on defense like it was just another two points.

BEST ANKLEBREAKER/DUNK COMBO (RUNNER UP)

JAYLEN BROWN PUTS KYRIE IRVING & DANIEL GAFFORD ON A POSTER 😤 | 2024 NBA Finals

DUNKER: JAYLEN BROWN

VICTIMS: LUKA, KYRIE & GAFFORD

DATE OF CRIME: JUNE 6, 2024

Many people have criticized Jaylen Brown's left-hand and (IMO underrated) handles. It might not be Kyrie-like handles, but it was good enough to have Luka Doncic swiping at air from behind, which led to Brown flushing it between Daniel Gafford and Boston-favorite Kyrie Irving. The dunk didn't go in clean, but considering it happened in the NBA Finals against two of the best players in the league, that makes up for it.

Soon after, those hands held up a Championship and Finals MVP trophy and celebrated with Kysre Gondrezick.

BEST DUNK BY A GUY ALMOST IN HIS 40S

LeBron James most insane poster dunk on Paul George shocks everyone 😱😱

DUNKER: LEBRON JAMES

VICTIM: PAUL GEORGE

DATE OF CRIME: JANUARY 7, 2024

A week after turning 39 years old, LeBron showed Paul George that he's still one of the best when "he's going downhill with a head of steam." PG made the unwise business decision to take a charge and ended up on a poster and picking up a foul as Christian Wood did his best HOME ALONE impersonation on the bench.

The 76ers then made the business decision to sign George during the summer. If you ask most 76ers fans right now, they will tell you that decision was as unwise as trying to take a charge on a LeBron dunk.

BEST DUNK BY A GUY WHO DOESN'T DUNK

JA MORANT IS NOT HUMAN! 🤯 UNREAL Double-Clutch Dunk vs Celtics 🔥

DUNKER: JA MORANT

VICTIM: US

DATE OF CRIME: DECEMBER 7, 2024

On December 4th of 2014, high-flying Ja Morant told reporters he wasn't going to dunk anymore:

"I'm not trying to dunk at all. Y'all think I'm lying. I'm dead serious...Hey, two points is two points. I get it done. That's all that matters."

Three days later, Ja threw down one of the best dunks of the year with a double-clutch reverse dunk. It was reminiscent of Vince Carter's reverse against the Pacers, left Jayson Tatum in shock, and made Brian Scalabrine say, "This guy is not human."

The White Mamba is right, and because he's "not human," he has multiple appearances on the best dunks of the year list this year and probably every year moving forward.

22 MINUTES OF THE BEST DUNKS OF 2024

The BEST Dunks of 2024 🔥 Full Compilation

Shout out to Golden Hoops for putting together this compilation. Here are all 100 dunks contained in this video

1. Wemby off the glass to himself
2. Ja double-clutch reverse
3. Ant baptizing JC
4. Keonte George over Duren
5. Christian Braun on Gobert
6. Ant on Sabonis
7. Jaxson Hayes eastbay
8. Poole oop to Bilal Coulibaly
9. Keldon Johnson on the Jazz
10. Ant over KD
11. Jalen Johnson on Austin Reaves
12. Kuminga on 2 Lakers
13. Jalen Green on Cade
14. Jaylen Brown on 2 Mavs
15. Giannis on Vooch
16. Shaedon Sharpe 1-hand oop
17. Jackson Jr's putback dunk
18. John Collins windmill
19. Ant on Gafford
20. Tatum on Smith
21. LeBron on Paul George
22. Ja Morant oop

5 MINUTE MARK

1. Jalen Suggs' 360
2. Jalen Johnson on Wemby
3. Myles Turner on Lopez
4. Ant off the glass to himself
5. Jalen Green over Simons
6. Evan Mobley on Drummond
7. McDaniels on Plumlee
8. Obi eastbay on the break
9. Brandon Miller on the Hawks
10. Cam Johnson on Lopez
11. Jaylen Williams on Gafford
12. Precious on the Raptors
13. Goga Bitadze on Giannis
14. Jalen Green windmill
15. LeBron reverse
16. Eubanks with the 1-hand oop
17. Jaylen Brown on Turner
18. Trey Murphy on Cam Whitmore
19. Keldon Johnson on SGA
20. LeBron on Jonathan Isaac

10 MINUTE MARK

1. Obi revese oop
2. Jalen Johnson switches hands in the air
3. OG on Embiid
4. Jaden Hardy on Keonte
5. Nesmtih on the Knicks
6. John Collins on Coby White
7. Jamal Murray on LeBron
8. Ja on Wemby
9. Sabonis on AD
10. Giannis on the Spurs
11. Suggs windmill
12. Brandon Miller on the Pacers
13. Dennis Smith Jr on the Blazers
14. Terrence Shannon Jr on the Lakers
15. Wemby reverse
16. Ant over Duren
17. Zubac on Watson
18. Embiid off the glass to himself
19. Obi with another eastbay
20. Bam oop and the foul
21. Bruno Fernando on Giannis
22. Sharpe rebound dunk
23. Jalen Green on Dejounte

15 MINUTE MARK

1. Spida crossover and dunk
2. Donte on the 76ers
3. CP3 to Wemby
4. Malaki Branham on LeBron
5. Obi off the glass
6. Kuminga reverse
7. Jamal Murray by LeBron
8. Trayce Jackson-Davis over Wemby
9. Tre Mann on Clowney
10. Tatum on the Heat
11. Jahmi'us Ramsey windmill
12. Jalen Johnson reverse
13. Yves Missi on Myles Turner
14. Myles Turner on Hartenstein
15. John Collins spin and poster
16. Isaiah Joe on Jeff Green
17. Cam Whitmore reverse
18. Ja Morant over the Blazers
19. Obi on Hartenstien
20. Jaylen Brown on the Pacers
21. Chet Holmgren on Washington

20 MINUTE MARK

1. Tatum on the Raptors
2. Brook Lopez on the Pacers
3. Wemby behind the back on Lopez
4. Wemby on Wagner
5. Jalen Johnson on Goga
6. Suggs on the Cavs
7. Sharpe over Randall
8. Ant 1-hand putback
9. Jalen Green windmill
10. Keon Johnson reverse
11. Myles Turner on Hartenstein
12. Jimmy Butler clutch dunk
13. Wagner on Jarrett Allen
14. Myles Turner on Hawks