Si Players Nba Poll

Who is the best dunker in the NBA?

LeBron James, Cavs F 30%

Vince Carter, Nets G 29%

Josh Smith, Hawks F 20%

Dwight Howard, Magic F 7%

FAST FACTS
Suns center Amar� Stoudemire finished fifth (3.1%).... Celtics forward Gerald Green, the 2007 slam dunk contest champ (and SI PLAYERS diarist), tied for eighth with '06 winner Nate Robinson (1.1%).... Carter and Smith are also past dunk contest winners; James has never accepted an invitation to participate in the contest.... Howard leads the NBA in dunks this season (249). Stoudemire ranks second (177).

[Based on a survey of 271 NBA players]
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