It really didn't take long for him to make his NBA impact. Though a large portion of his highlight jams may have come from his days in Memphis, don't be fooled: this 33-year-old still has some serious fuel in the tank.Spurs broadcast loses it over this Rudy Gay dunk We'll never know if Roy would still be flying high like Gay, his 2006 draft class mate who was taken two picks later, after injuries derailed his career. He won't return in the Orlando playoff bubble, either, which really hurts the Pacers' chances to be a dark horse in the playoffs.However, the early portion of his career was filled with impressive aerial attacks on the rim that earned him an appearance in the 2015 Slam Dunk Contest. I would have guessed it was 50.

His dunks are just as special as his scoring ability, be it in a lax exhibition or in the fourth quarter of a playoff game.Donovan Mitchell must have forgotten the slam dunk contest is Saturday Donovan Mitchell brought the dunk contest to the playoffs DiVincenzo, similarly to Connaughton, is really starting to come around as a meaningful role player for the powerhouse Milwaukee Bucks. His father, Mike Conley Sr., was an Olympic gold medalist in the triple jump and, more importantly for the purposes of this article, a multiple-time winner of the Foot Locker Slam Fest.Ken Griffey Jr throwing down a reverse dunk in the Footlocker Slam Fest against Deion Sanders & the ridiculous Mike Conley Sr.Still, all this background info doesn't stop Conley's teammates from acting as if they've seen a miracle after he throws done the elusive practice jam.Mayo has been competing in various basketball leagues around the globe, including in Puerto Rico, Taiwan and China, since the NBA banned him for two years in 2016 for another drug violation and he never made a return.

But throughout his NBA career, he was a high-flying, explosive scorer who played a meaningful role for each team he played with (Memphis, Dallas, Milwaukee).

He's 5'9" and 32 years old (via naterobinson/Instagram) A steady presence in the nightly top 10 plays throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s, Gay's bounce combined with his strength to make for a devastating, rim-rattling presence. This guy soars like no other, so much so that he's widely considered one of the greatest dunkers of all time despite a relatively brief NBA career up to this point. He won the Foot Locker Celebrity Slam Dunk Contest in 1988, 1989 and 1992.

That's a different story.Oladipo's career has been plagued by injuries in recent years, including one to his right knee that kept him out for more than half of the 2018-19 season and the majority of this year. More on Forbes. However, while Bowers went undrafted, Robinson became one of the most prolific dunkers of all time, though I find his dunk contest displays to be His vertical, though, is undeniably impressive. Conley's father, Mike Sr., won an Olympic gold medal in the triple jump.

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With some of the dunks we've seen from D-Rose, I wouldn't be surprised if he's reached somewhere in the 44- to 46-inch range at some point in his NBA career. Doesn't it feel like another Gordon should be on this list? The Jump - …

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Always had a security team everywhere he went. Michael Alex Conley, Sr. (born October 5, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American track and field athlete who competed primarily in the triple jump and the long jump. Family Life. Conley is married to René Corbin Conley and is the father of Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championshipsOT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. His son is star NBA point guard Mike Conley, Jr. Associated With. Practice?

Conley was ranked #1 in the world 6 times in the Triple Jump during his career and was ranked 8th in the U.S. in the Conley was president and remains on the board of directors of World Sport Chicago,Conley is presently serving as chairman on the High Performance committee for USATF. He is also the nephew of former American football linebacker Steve Conley. This is ridunkulous (h/t 41.5?

He needed it to compensate for his 5'9" frame and to become a fan favorite for the Knicks, peaking in the 2008-09 season with an average of 17.2 points per game. Conley has spoken about his faith saying, "[Jesus] means the world. Michael Alex Conley Sr. (born October 5, 1962) is an American former track and field athlete who competed primarily in the triple jump and the long jump. That's it?