The former Arizona Wildcat lost to Miami Heat guard Derrick Jones Jr. in the final round, and also competed against Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard and Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton.

LaVine came out on top, which was a controversial decision for many. Gordon would return to the dunk contest in 2020 and fall short to Derrick Jones Jr., going 0-2 in his two Dunk Contest appearances.

The dunk over Fall was impromptu, because Gordon and Miami Heat guard Derrick Jones Jr. went into a dunk-off despite Gordon earning a perfect score (50) in the first four rounds.

That has provided a stage for guys like Zach LaVine, Aaron Gordon, Derrick Jones Jr., and McClung to become household names before they reached that status on an NBA court.