Blake Griffin, The Great: Scary Dunks and Respect For a ROY-In-Waiting

Like a scary metamorphosis of Abdul Jabbar’s vaunted Skyhook, only a small handful of today’s players have the sheer strength, grace and leaping ability to literally throw the ball down at the hoop—and, make it look convincing.

He who sits on the throne currently is Dwight Howard, the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Champ, whose exploits are in full-blown rotation in fan’s minds and this last decade’s collective “dunk-highlight” conscious.