The All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest has become quite stale in the past few years as almost all conceivable dunks have been performed. But if Sacramento Kings rookie Ben McLemore is to be asked, there's one still-unexecuted-dunk that he may pull off.
Asked whether he could do a 720-degree dunk during an interview on CLNS Radio and as reported on Celtics Blog.com, McLemore said: "I was thinking about that, nobody has put that up. But we'll see."
But McLemore was quick to add that he still has no dunks in mind for next week's mid-season classic. He said during the interview: "Still planning. I still got time, I still got almost a little over a week to plan and get prepared for this great event coming up."
Blessed with an absurd vertical leap and able to throw it down in traffic, McLemore said of his dunking style: "I'm definitely a high flyer. I can get high. I just want to show my athleticism out there on the floor and bring a lot of excitement out there."
For the first time in 26 years, the Slam Dunk contest will feature three All-Stars- Paul George of the Indiana Pacers, Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers, and John Wall of the Washington Wizards.
Despite the star-studded cast, McLemore said he is not feeling the pressure of being in the contest. "I've been just trying to do what's best to represent me and the Sacramento Kings at the same time. Definitely, especially being a rookie, being able to say I experienced something like that in the rookie game you know, just saying I had the chance to experience something like that. And also with being selected to the dunk contest, that's even better."
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