Slam Dunk Contest 2011

JaVale McGee and three other participants are to appear shortly in Saturday night's Slam Dunk Contest. This will be McGee's first appearance in the NBA All-Star Weekend contest. He is capable of giving early favorite Blake Griffin a run for his money.
McGee is seven feet tall and weighs 252 pounds. He is 23-year-old, is in the middle of his third season with Washington Wizards. His fans believe McGee should improve but his dunking qualifications are definitely beyond any doubt.
NBA's All-Star Weekend continues with the Slam Dunk Contest on Saturday night 8 p.m. Many fans are likely to tune in to witness Blake Griffin, but the Clipper faces plenty of competition in the Wizards' JaVale McGee, the Thunder's Serge Ibaka, and the Raptors' DeMar DeRozan.
Here are all of the previous winners. It has been held every year since 1984 except 1998 and 1999.
2010 – Nate Robinson, New York Knicks
2009 – Nate Robinson, New York Knicks
2008 – Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic
2007 – Gerald Green, Boston Celtics
2006 – Nate Robinson, New York Knicks
2005 – Josh Smith, Atlanta Hawks
2004 – Fred Jones, Indiana Pacers
2003 – Jason Richardson, Golden State Warriors
2002 – Jason Richardson, Golden State Warriors
2001 – Desmond Mason, Seattle SuperSonics
2000 – Vince Carter, Toronto Raptors
1999 – no contest held
1998 – no contest held
1997 – Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
1996 – Brent Barry, Los Angeles Clippers
1995 – Harold Miner, Miami Heat
1994 – Isaiah Rider, Minnesota Timberwolves
1993 – Harold Miner, Miami Heat
1992 – Cedric Ceballos, Phoenix Suns
1991 – Dee Brown, Boston Celtics
1990 – Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks
1989 – Kenny Walker, New York Knicks
1988 – Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1987 – Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
1986 – Spud Webb, Atlanta Hawks
1985 – Dominique Wilkins, Atlanta Hawks
1984 – Larry Nance, Phoenix Suns
The competition is normally held between young players and non-superstars. Blake Griffin is arguably the hottest.