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NBA Dunks of the Year 2023: Complete list of top candidates from Ja Morant to Aaron Gordon

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The 2022-23 NBA season has already passed the halfway point but it feels like there has been a full year's worth of highlights delivered.

The stars in the league know how to put on a show and with athletic freaks like Ja Morant and Zion Williamson in action, you never know when an in-game moment might turn into a Slam Dunk Contest.

Stars like Jayson Tatum and Anthony Edwards have already submitted their Dunk of the Year bids, while 38-year-old LeBron James has made it clear that Father Time has not caught up to him yet.

Reported Slam Dunk Contest participants Kenyon Martin Jr. and Shaedon Sharpe have already put together absurd dunking highlight reels, and plenty of other players have thrown down dunks worthy of bedroom posters.

What has been the Dunk of the Year in the NBA to this point? You can decide for yourself from the list of candidates below.

NBA Dunks of the Year 2023

Ja Morant detonates on Jalen Smith — the easy frontrunner for Dunk of the Year

The Nuggets believe Aaron Gordon's dunk on Landry Shamet from Christmas Day has a claim, too

Jayson Tatum posterizes Jarrett Allen to force overtime

Zion Williamson defies gravity with 360 windmill

LeBron James turns back the clock on reverse alley-oop

Anthony Edwards with two hands on Alperen Sengun

Jaylen Brown gets Bol Bol at the rim

Scottie Barnes hammers one home on Nikola Vucevic

Jeff Green dunks on Daniel Gafford to add to his sneaky collection of posters

Aaron Nesmith gets Jarrett Allen with authority

Kenyon Martin Jr. throws it down all over Myles Turner

Shaedon Sharpe gets eye-to-eye with the rim

Lauri Markkanen puts Nikola Vucevic on a poster

De'Aaron Fox puts Onyeka Okongwu in the rim

RJ Barrett gets a familiar face on this list... Nikola Vucevic

Kyle Irving

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You read that wrong – not Kyrie Irving. From Boston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire. Sixth season as a content producer for NBA.com's Global editions. Covering the NBA Draft has become his annual "dream come true" moment on the job. Irving has a soft spot for pass-first point guards, with Rajon Rondo and Steve Nash being two of his favorite players of all time.