Will the NBA change the formula again for the next Slam Dunk Contest, which will be held in Cleveland during the weekend of February 19/20? In any case, we know the first guest of the event.
According to The Athletic, Cole Anthony has thus agreed to participate in the league’s dunk contest.
The Orlando point guard is only 1m91, but he has managed a few big dunks in the NBA and before. In high school, he had also won a competition that was remembered.
Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony is committing to the NBA Slam Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. At 6-foot-3, Anthony has had some explosive dunks and is having a breakout sophomore season (18 PPG, 6 RPG, 6 APG).
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 29, 2022
| Cole Anthony | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2020-21 | ENT | 47 | 27 | 39.7 | 33.7 | 83.2 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 12.9 |
| 2021-22 | ENT | 35 | 33 | 39.5 | 33.1 | 83.9 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 18.0 |
| Total | 82 | 30 | 39.6 | 33.3 | 83.6 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 15.1 | |
