Jalen Green

Quiet in his ascension into arguably the most productive stretch of basketball in his young career, Jalen Green’s entry into the 2023-24 Dunk of the Year conversation couldn’t have been any louder. Cutting his way into the Portland Trail Blazers’ ill-advised passing lane, Green prepares himself for an in-air clash of the titans between two former Slam Dunk Contest participants. With a launch point befitting that of a Houston Rocket, the dazzling two-guard slingshots into the air, nearly jumping out of the gym on the way to violent one-handed throwdown through contact, with a few celebratory post-dunk theatrics thereafter. Conducting a victory on March 8, 2023, Green ensured that his jaw-dropping aerial display was accompanied with box score excellence, putting in 27 points, three rebounds, five assists, two steals, and four triples.