Who Has the Most Dunks in the NBA?

We all know that dunks are the most exciting part of basketball. But who has the most dunks in the NBA?

We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 dunkers in the NBA, so you can see for yourself who the real king of the dunk is.

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is a retired professional basketball player who is widely considered to be the greatest of all time. He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. During his time with the Bulls, Jordan became known for his prolific scoring and his ability to take over a game. He was also a very good defender, making him a complete player. In addition to his individual accolades, Jordan helped the Bulls win six NBA titles.

His Airness

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, is an American former professional basketball player. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. His biography on the official NBA website states: “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.” He was integral to helping the Bulls win six NBA championships and was voted the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) five times.

Jordan’s individual accolades and accomplishments include six MVP Awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP Awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP Awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA records for highest career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.

During his airborne exploits he amassed 483 regular season dunks and 63 in playoffs, both all-time bests. And as impressive as those numbers are they may actually sell Jordan’s dominance a bit short because many of his best dunks came in non-statpadding moments such as Game 6 of the 1998 Finals or his famous switch hand jam against Dominique Wilkins in the 1988 Slam Dunk Contest.

The G.O.A.T

There’s no doubt that Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. He led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA Championships and was named the NBA Finals MVP a record six times. MJ also won the regular season MVP five times, was a 14-time All-Star, and earned 10 scoring titles. He is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer with 30,692 points.

But MJ wasn’t just an incredible scorer—he was also an excellent defender and rebounder. He was named to the All-Defensive First Team nine times and led the league in steals three times. Jordan also holds the record for career steals per game (2.3) and is second in career blocks per game (0.8).

In addition to his many individual accolades, Jordan helped make the Bulls one of the most successful teams in NBA history. During his time with Chicago, the Bulls won six championships, had 14 50-win seasons, and made the playoffs every year from 1987 to 1998.

LeBron James

LeBron James is one of the most phenomenal athletes in the world. He has achieved a great deal in his NBA career, including being a four-time MVP and three-time champion. LeBron is also one of the league’s most dominant dunkers. In this article, we’ll take a look at LeBron’s dunking prowess and see how he stacks up against other great NBA dunkers.

The King

LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in NBA history. James has appeared in fifteen NBA All-Star Games, been named NBA All-Star MVP three times, and won four NBA championships. He has also been a member of the USA men’s national basketball team, winning gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

The Chosen One

LeBron James is one of the most decorated basketball players in history. He has won three championships, four MVP Awards, and is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He is also the only player in NBA history to average at least 25 points, eight assists, and eight rebounds per game for his career.

Now in his fifteenth season, LeBron shows no signs of slowing down. He is still one of the best players in the league, and is currently averaging 27.1 points, 8.7 assists, and 8.5 rebounds per game.

But what makes LeBron truly special is his ability to dunk the basketball. He is arguably the best dunker of all time, and has some of the most impressive highlight reel dunks in history. In fact, LeBron has more dunks than any other player in NBA history.

So far this season, LeBron has dunked the ball 150 times. That’s more than double the next closest player (Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks). And LeBron isn’t just a one-dimensional dunker; he can do it all. He has powerful tomahawk jams, reverses, windmills, 360s, and more.

There’s no doubt that LeBron James is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. But when it comes to dunking the basketball, there’s no one better than The Chosen One.

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant has the most dunks in the NBA with 837. He is followed by Dwight Howard with 805 dunks, Blake Griffin with 768 dunks, and LeBron James with 746 dunks. These are the only players in the NBA with more than 700 dunks.

The Black Mamba

Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-season career in the National Basketball Association with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning five NBA championships. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons and ranks third on both the league’s all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists. He holds the NBA record for the most seasons playing with one franchise for an entire career and is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

The Legend

Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons, and ranks third on both the league’s all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists.

Bryant is widely considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He was voted the top player in NBA history by ESPN in 2016. Sports Illustrated called him one of its 43 best athletes of all 43 time in 1999, and he was selected as one of SLAM Magazine’s Top 50 Players of All Time in 2009. In 2008, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame after retiring as a Laker player with 33,643 points (fourth leading scorer in league history).

Shaquille O’Neal

Shaquille O’Neal is a retired professional basketball player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. He is also one of the most dominant dunkers of all time. In his career, Shaq has won four NBA championships, three Finals MVPs, and one regular season MVP.

Shaq

Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal (/ʃəˈkiːl/ shə-KEEL; shə-QUIL, born March 6, 1972), nicknamed Shaq (/ʃæk/ SHAK), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. He is considered one of the greatest players in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. At 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall and 325 pounds (147 kg), he was one of the tallest and heaviest players ever. O’Neal played for six teams throughout his 19-year NBA career.

The Diesel

Shaquille O’Neal is a retired professional basketball player who is currently an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. He is widely considered one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. During his 19-year career, he won four NBA championships, was an All-Star 15 times, and was named the Most Valuable Player of the league in 2000.

O’Neal was known for his physical strength and dominance on the court. He was one of the heaviest players in the NBA, weighing in at 325 pounds (147 kg). His size and strength allowed him to score against much taller defenders and to rebound and block shots with ease. O’Neal was an excellent passer for a big man, and he also had a good shooting touch from mid-range. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.

Dwight Howard

Dwight Howard currently has the most dunks in the NBA with 1,319. He is followed by JaVale McGee with 1,023 and then DeAndre Jordan with 945. These are the only three players who have more than 900 dunks in their careers.

Superman

Dwight Howard is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has played in the NBA for 16 seasons, and is a eight-time All-Star and a eight-time member of the All-NBA Team. He won back-to-back NBA Defensive Player of the Year Awards in 2009 and 2010, and led the league in rebounding for five consecutive seasons from 2007 to 2012. He also won consecutive gold medals with Team USA at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

The Big Aristotle

Dwight David Howard Sr. (born December 8, 1985), nicknamed “Superman”, is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Howard, who plays center, had a high school career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy. He chose to forgo college and was selected first overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2004 NBA draft. An eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA Team member and five-time All-Defensive member, he led the Magic to six division titles and six appearances in the NBA Playoffs during his time with the team. In 2012, after eight years with Orlando, Howard was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. One year later he joined the Houston Rockets.

Howard has been ranked consistently as one of the best players in the league. In 2013, he was rated as the best center in the NBA by ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt during an ESPN broadcast of an NBA game between the Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves; later that year, Howard was also ranked as one of van Pelt’s top five players overall in the league. In 2014, Howard was ranked by Bleacher Report as one of their top 50 NBA players of all time.

During his time with Orlando,Howard set numerous franchise records including becoming its all-time leader in rebounds and blocks while being second in points and steals behind only Anfernee Hardaway. Also while playing for Orlando, he won consecutive Defensive Player of the Year Awards from 2009 to 2010 back-to-back blocks titles from 2009 to 2010 back-to-back rebounding titles from 2008 to 2010 and led them to appearances in 2009 and 2010 Finals.