NBA ALL-STAR SLAM DUNK CONTESTS FROM 1997-1990
- All NBA Slam Dunk Contest results and background information for the contests from 1997-1990.
- No Slam Dunk contests were held in 1998 and 1999 (the All-Star Weekend was cancelled in 1999 due to the NBA lock-out).
- Click on the years to see all the information including videos.
- See also Slam Dunk Winners, Records, and Players.
1997 NBA ALL STAR SLAM DUNK CONTEST CLEVELAND
- Winner: Kobe Bryant (LAL)
- 1997 was the last contest, until its resurrection in 2000.
- Like in Seattle ’87, this edition presented a new star to the world, in this case Kobe Bryant, who won clearly in the final.
- The tenths disappeared of the scores.
SLAM DUNK RESULTS 1997
| Players | First Round | Final |
| Kobe Bryant | 37 | 49 |
| Chris Carr | 39 | 45 |
| Michael Finley | 44 | 33 |
| Darvin Ham | 36 | |
| Ray Allen | 35 | |
| Bob Sura | 35 | |
| Allen Iverson | Injured |
1996 NBA ALL STAR SLAM DUNK CONTEST SAN ANTONIO
- Winner: Brent Barry (LAC)
- For the first time in the history of this contest, a white guy won the trophy.
- The honor went to Brent Barry (Rick Barry’s son), who beat Michael Finley in the final with a dunk from the free throws line.
SLAM DUNK RESULTS 1996
| Players | First Round | Final |
| Brent Barry | 45,5 | 49,0 |
| Michael Finley | 45,0 | 46,0 |
| Greg Minor | 41,5 | 40,0 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | 40,0 | |
| Doug Christie | 39,5 | |
| Darrell Armstrong | 25,5 | |
| Grant Hill | Injured |
1995 NBA ALL STAR SLAM DUNK CONTEST PHOENIX
- Winner: Harold Miner (MIA)
- Harold Miner got this year his second slam dunk contest trophy.
- This time, players made 3 dunks in 90 seconds in the first round, and 2 dunks in 60 seconds in the final.
SLAM DUNK RESULTS 1995
| Players | First Round | Final |
| Harold Miner | 49,2 | 46,0 |
| Isiah Rider | 44,6 | 34,0 |
| Jamie Watson | 40,4 | 26,0 |
| Antonio Harvey | 35,2 | |
| Tim Perry | 31,0 | |
| Tony Dumas | 15,0 |
1994 NBA ALL STAR SLAM DUNK CONTEST MINNEAPOLIS
- Winner: Isiah Rider (MIN)
- More rule changes for this edition. In the first round every player had 90 seconds to make as dunks as he wanted.
- The three best scores passed to the final.
- In the final, players made two dunks, and the best score won.
- Isaiah Rider won a contest with overall a rather poor level of slam dunks compared to other years.
SLAM DUNK RESULTS 1994
| Players | First Round | Final |
| Isiah Rider | 46,8 | 49,0-47,0 |
| Shawn Kemp | 46,6 | 43,8-25,0 |
| Robert Pack | 42,0 | 25,0-25,0 |
| Allan Houston | 41,5 | |
| Antonio Davis | 40,0 | |
| James Robinson | 39,0 |
1993 NBA ALL STAR SLAM DUNK CONTEST SALT LAKE CITY
- Winner: Harold Miner (MIA)
- New rules were introduced in this edition.
- Players made three dunks in the first round, two best dunks counted.
- The 3 best players in the first round went directly to final.
- The best man during the contest, Harold Miner, won easily.
SLAM DUNK RESULTS 1993
| Players | First Round | Final |
| Harold Miner | 49,0-45,8-45,8 =94,8 | 47,0-48,0-49,4 =97,1 |
| Clarence Weatherspoon | 43,2-44,3-38,5 =87,5 | 44,7-27,5-47,5 =92,2 |
| Cedric Ceballos | 22,5-42,2-45,1 =87,4 | 24,5-42,3-37,5 =79,8 |
| David Benoit | 41,5-44,3-28,5 =85,8 | |
| Kenny Smith | 46,5-38,5-26,5 =85,0 | |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | 38,0-26,0-42,8 =80,8 | |
| Tim Perry | 38,5-22,0-31,5 =70,0 | |
| Shawn Kemp | Injured |
1992 NBA ALL STAR SLAM DUNK CONTEST ORLANDO
- Winner: Cedric Ceballos (PHO)
- Larry Johnson commanded in the first rounds, but in the final he missed two dunks.
- The victory went to Cedric Ceballos, with his great bandage on his eyes.
- He made a 50, 4 years later than Michael Jordan, who made a 50 in 1988.
SLAM DUNK RESULTS 1992
| Players | First Round | Semifinal | Final |
| Cedric Ceballos | 43,1+42,3 =85,4 | 45,7+44,7 =90,4 | 43,3+47,2+50 =97,2 |
| Larry Johnson | 44,8+46,9 =91,7 | 48,6+49,4 =98,0 | 33,5+32,5 =66,0 |
| Nick Anderson | 47,4+41,2 =88,6 | 46,0+43,8 =89,8 | |
| John Starks | 42,6+47,0 =89,6 | 43,1+44,8 =87,9 | |
| Doug West | 44,3+39,8 =84,1 | ||
| Shawn Kemp | 47,4+34,0 =81,4 | ||
| Stacey Augmon | 44,7+34,8 =79,5 | ||
| Terrell Brandon | Injured |
1991 NBA ALL STAR SLAM DUNK CONTEST CHARLOTTE
- Winner: Dee Brown (BOS)
- The great stars in the league began to renounce to the contest, and new players with new ideas filled their place.
- In this edition, Dee Brown with a dunk where his right arm was in front of his eyes, beat the favorite Shawn Kemp.
- In the final, players made 3 dunks, but only the best two marks made the score.
SLAM DUNK RESULTS 1991
| Players | First Round | Semifinal | Final |
| Dee Brown | 48,2+44,2 =92,4 | 49,6+48,4 =98,0 | 48,1+46,4+49,6 =97,7 |
| Shawn Kemp | 47,6+48,2 =95,8 | 48,3+47,3 =95,6 | 44,3+48,0+45,7 =93,7 |
| Rex Chapman | 45,5+49,7 =95,2 | 49,0+46,0 =94,0 | |
| Kenny Smith | 48,5+42,3 =90,8 | 46,6+41,3 =87,9 | |
| Kenny Williams | 42,3+44,6 =86,9 | ||
| Blue Edwards | 40,1+44,2 =84,3 | ||
| Otis Smith | 41,2+41,8 =83,0 | ||
| Kendall Gill | 40,1+40,9 =81,0 |
1990 NBA ALL STAR SLAM DUNK CONTEST MIAMI
- Winner: Dominique Wilkins (ATL)
- Finally Dominique Wilkins decided to participate in the contest, and won it.
- Kenny Smith was the surprise and a good finalist with a great dunk, but the Dominique’s classic Tomahawk made him champion again.
SLAM DUNK RESULTS 1990
| Players | First Round | Semifinal | Final |
| Dominique Wilkins | 48,1-48,2 =96,3 | 48,0-49,7 =97,7 | 47,9-49,7-49,2 =146,8 |
| Kenny Smith | 43,4-49,6 =93,0 | 49,1-49,2 =98,3 | 48,1-49,8-47,2 =145,1 |
| Kenny Walker | 47,0-48,2 =95,2 | 49,5-47,9 =97,4 | |
| Shawn Kemp | 49,1-49,1 =98,2 | 47,6-48,8 =96,4 | |
| Scottie Pippen | 47,2-45,0 =92,3 | ||
| Rex Chapman | 45,5-46,6 =92,1 | ||
| Billy Thompson | 47,7-43,7 =91,4 | ||
| Kenny Battle | 43,4-49,6 =93,0 |