Now that an incredibly busy trade deadline period has come to a close, it's time to turn our attention to the next big item on the basketball calendar: 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend. This year's edition is set to run from Feb.

Many of the greatest NBA players have participated in the Slam Dunk Contest, however, here are the 10 best dunkers that skipped the event.

Another contest with a back-to-back winner, the 2025 Slam Dunk is will feature, Matas Buzelis, Stephon Castle, and Andre Jackson Jr. Mac McClung. McClung, currently of the G League's Osceola Magic, is looking to become the first player in NBA history to three-peat at the Slam Dunk contest.

The NBA Slam Dunk Contest participants are set. This year's event will feature Orlando Magic G Leaguer Mac McClung, San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon

The NBA is making a fairly significant change to the Slam Dunk Contest for the upcoming All-Star Weekend.

The player pool for the Rising Stars has been revealed, while Mac McClung will try to win a third straight dunk contest.

All-Star Alperen Şengün and Rising Stars Amen Thompson and Reed Sheppard won’t be the only Houston Rockets participating in the NBA All-Star festivities next weekend. Tracy McGrady, a Hall of Famer who played six seasons in Houston,

Mac McClung will compete against Bucks second-year player Andre Jackson Jr., Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis and Spurs rookie Stephon Castle.

Big changes were made to the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, changing the format of the big game on Sunday, February 16th to a tournament for the first time in league history. But that’s not all the league is doing for All-Star Weekend.