There is a noticeable lack of star talent in the 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. While there are some high-flyers in the field, including back-to-back reigning dunk contest champion Mac McClung as well as Andre Jackson Jr.

The 2025 NBA Dunk Contest will surely be a highlight of NBA All-Star Weekend 2025, with some big-time high fliers. It’s the moment where flight becomes art. Where the rim is just a suggestion, and the impossible feels within reach.

This season, the NBA's All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest, as well as the Kia Skills Challenge and the Starry 3-point Contest, will air on TNT and truTV as part of All-Star Saturday Night. These channels are all available on platforms like DirecTV, Sling, and Hulu + Live TV, as well as on Max.

Mac McClung enters this year's NBA Slam Dunk Contest as the back-to-back reigning champ, having taken home the trophy in 2023 and '24. He's looking to cement the three-peat in '25, but he admitted his future in the event is a bit less certain.

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Two-time reigning Slam Dunk Contest winner Mac McClung is favored to win the event on Saturday at All-Star Weekend.

Saturday night of the NBA’s 2025 All-Star Game weekend is a big one featuring the 3-Point and Slam Dunk contests, and the entry point to get into the Chase Center continues to get cheaper.

NBA All-Star Weekend is here. The action continues on Saturday night with the 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Let’s make some NBA Dunk Contest picks and predictions before the event gets underway. First,

Mac McClung has gone two-for-two in his Slam Dunk contest appearances, cementing himself as one of the best performers in the NBA All-Star weekend's premier event. He will attempt to join Nate Robinson as the only three-time dunk winner on Saturday.

Mac McClung is bidding for history as the first three-peat Slam Dunk contest champion. Which NBA players are set to challenge him for the crown?