NBA Top Ten Dunkers from 2001-2002 thru 2013-2014

[Akhenaten]

2001-02
LAL (252) Shaquille O'Neal
MEM (177) Pau Gasol
NJN (155) Kenyon Martin
MIA (134) Alonzo Mourning
HOU (129) Kelvin Cato
IND (121) Jermaine O'Neal
DET (115) Ben Wallace
ORL (114) Tracy McGrady
LAC (113) Darius Miles
MEM (112) Stromile Swift

2002-03
LAL (251) Shaquille O'Neal
NJN (170) Kenyon Martin
MEM (156) Pau Gasol
PHO (140) Amare Stoudemire
DEN (131) Nene Hilario
IND (118) Jermaine O'Neal
LAL (116) Kobe Bryant
NJN (111) Richard Jefferson
SAS (111) Tim Duncan
UTA (109) Andrei Kirilenko

2003-04
LAL (213) Shaquille O'Neal
NJN (134) Kenyon Martin
PHI (123) Samuel Dalembert
DEN (121) Carmelo Anthony
DEN (120) Nene Hilario
MEM (114) Pau Gasol
DET (113) Ben Wallace
GSW (113) Erick Dampier
PHO (112) Amare Stoudemire
NJN (112) Richard Jefferson

2004-05
LAL (255) Shaquille O'Neal
PHO (237) Amare Stoudemire
DEN (163) Kenyon Martin
ORL (162) Dwight Howard
PHO (143) Shawn Marion
CHI (137) Eddy Curry
CLE (126) Lebron James
HOU (126) Yao Ming
PHI (122) Andre Iguodala
ATL (114) Josh Smith
MIA (114) Dwyane Wade

2005-06
ORL (214) Dwight Howard
MIA (203) Shaquille O'Neal
PHO (190) Shawn Marion
DEN (165) Carmelo Anthony
MIA (152) Dwyane Wade
NYK (131) Eddy Curry
PHI (129) Andre Iguodala
MEM (126) Pau Gasol
DET (124) Ben Wallace
NJN (121) Richard Jefferson

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Quality over quantity, imo.

But whatever floats your boat.

[Akhenaten]

2006-07
ORL (254) Dwight Howard
PHO (180) Amare Stoudemire
PHO (169) Shawn Marion
SEA (161) Chris Wilcox
DEN (157) Carmelo Anthony
NYK (129) Eddy Curry
NOK (125) Tyson Chandler
PHI (120) Andre Iguodala
DEN (113) Nene Hilario
CHA (108) Emeka Okafor
CLE (108) Lebron James

2007-08
ORL (269) Dwight Howard
PHO (211) Amare Stoudemire
NOH (193) Tyson Chandler
DEN (151) Kenyon Martin
PHI (141) Andre Iguodala
PHI (136) Samuel Dalembert
PHO/MIA (130) Shawn Marion
CHA (123) Emeka Okafor
DEN (123) Carmelo Anthony
UTA (120) Ronnie Brewer

2008-09
ORL (202) Dwight Howard
PHO (180) Shaquille O'Neal
PHI (153) Andre Iguodala
DEN (143) Nene Hilario
CHA (135) Emeka Okafor
NJN (130) Brook Lopez
UTA (128) Ronnie Brewer
CLE (128) Lebron James
MIA (128) Dwyane Wade
LAL (121) Pau Gasol

2009-10
ORL (197) Dwight Howard
PHO (187) Amare Stoudemire
ATL (134) Josh Smith
OKC (133) Kevin Durant
DEN (132) Nene Hilario
NJN (126) Brook Lopez
LAL (124) Andruw Bynum
PHI (122) Andre Iguodala
WAS/DAL (121) Brendan Haywood
MEM (119) Rudy Gay

[Akhenaten]

Quality over quantity, imo.

But whatever floats your boat.

I dont disagree but when a player is perennially on this list it goes to DOMINANCE, being able to get a volume of dunks off in the half court is EXTREMELY difficult on the NBA level. You're not on this list year after year off of just open court dunks.

Plus I want to talk about some these athletic beasts like Stromile Swift etc.
Dude had some of the most tantalizing dunks ever.

[Akhenaten]

2010-11
ORL (227) Dwight Howard
LAC (214) Blake Griffin
LAC (158) DeAndre Jordan
WAS (155) JaVale McGee
POR (148) LaMarcus Aldridge
DAL (129) Tyson Chandler
OKC (125) Kevin Durant
NYK (119) Amare Stoudemire
DEN (112) Nene Hilario
PHI (102) Andre Iguodala
MIA (102) Dwyane Wade
OKC (102) Serge Ibaka

2011-12
LAC (192) Blake Griffin
WAS/DEN (150) JaVale McGee
LAC (141) DeAndre Jordan
ORL (137) Dwight Howard
LAL (136) Andrew Bynum
NYK (134) Tyson Chandler
MEM (110) Rudy Gay
MIA (104) LeBron James
OKC (102) Kevin Durant
NJN (92) Kris Humphries

2012-13
LAC (202) Blake Griffin
LAL (187) Dwight Howard
LAC (179) DeAndre Jordan
DEN (175) JaVale McGee
MIA (144) LeBron James
NYK (140) Tyson Chandler
DEN (134) Andre Iguodala
NOH (129) Anthony Davis
DEN (127) Kenneth Faried
HOU (127) Omer Asik

2013-14
LAC (245) DeAndre Jordan
HOU (195) Dwight Howard
DET (183) Andre Drummond
LAC (176) Blake Griffin
NOP (146) Anthony Davis
OKC (146) Kevin Durant
MIA (134) LeBron James
DEN (123) Kenneth Faried
HOU (122) Terrence Jones
BRK (116) Mason Plumlee

[Dr Hawk]

Quality over quantity, imo.

But whatever floats your boat.

No when we are talking about in game dunks. Dunks are the safest way to score, so the more dunks a player is able to make, the better for the team

[CuterThanRubio]

Amar'e underwent microfracture surgery and threw down the second most dunks in the league the next season, what a beast!

A top ten dunker all time for sure, some of these guys listed simply put the ball in the net the same way a blind squirrel finds an acorn (Chris Wilcox lol Can't believe I even remember that scrub and his braids, and people say the league isn't as talented now lol)

[robby712]

Huge wade fan here, but even I did not expect he'll be ahead of lbj in their athletic primes.

[Rake2204]

I feel as though Kenyon Martin is slowly becoming an underrated dunker. But it's tough to say because mostly everyone acknowledges how nasty he was above the rim.

Still, he seems to slip out of most conversations involving dunking. If it's about quantity, people tend to mention Shaquille O'Neal, Dwight Howard, or Andre Drummond. If it's about quality, people tend to mention Vince Carter, Jason Richardson, Dwyane Wade, etc.

Martin appears to get caught in the middle. Never outright flashy enough to get consideration among the quality crowd and maybe not a quantity guy for long enough to break through on that talk. He even seems to miss out on the classic underrated discussions that guys like Stromile Swift tend to cash in on (Swift deserves that credit).

But yeah, when people talk about how most dunks have been done yadda, yadda, yadda, I often think of Martin and how he proved that it's not always what dunks are technically being completed, but how they're being completed. He turned what could have been pretty easy and standard two-handers into lessons on destruction and violence.

Miss having more high profile dunkers like him around. Catching a Trevor Booker slam here or there flashes me back.

[SexSymbol]

Kobe in 03 was an athletic beast

[Dr Hawk]

Pau

[Akhenaten]

Huge wade fan here, but even I did not expect he'll be ahead of lbj in their athletic primes.

Shouldn't be, lebron needs a lot of room to get up a head of steam to get a dunk off, he's not especially explosive or quick, this is why the majority of his dunks are in the open court. Then when you factor in Wade's superior and quicker ball-handling and decisiveness it's a no brainer.

Wade is is on this 4 times in 7 seasons and would have been on here 6 out of 7 if not for being injured in 07 and 08. In 06 he had 152 dunks , prime Amare's second career high is 155! 07 and 08 would have been Wade's absolute peak years.

Prime Wade is basically a PF with guard handles and quickness with FREAKISH explosiveness to boot. In terms of freakish athleticism he is absolutely in the tier of guys like Lebron, Wilt, Shaq etc. For 7 seasons he matched lebrons 27/7 on 49% and did it with a SPOTTY jumpshot. I made this thread to really illuminate just what an absolute OGRE this guy was in his prime. Goofy Kobe trolls on here are quick to tell us Wade can't shoot for sh*t but yet and still will argue that Kobe is in the vicinity of Wade as and athlete lol (he's not, not even fuccing close).

Even you as a Wade fan are surprised, think about that, all because dude never got that ESPN hype. Wade's 2011 is so underrated also, dude BEASTED. If Wade had any semblance if a catch and shoot game or just a average 3 point shot he would have been hands down a top ten player ATG, possibly top 5.

[Akhenaten]

Pau

Iguodala

7 times on the list

[christian1923]

surprised to see melo on the list so many times

[plowking]

Quality over quantity, imo.

But whatever floats your boat.

What in the hell are you ever talking about?

Shut the f*ck up.