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

Matas Buzelis will join two-time defending champion Mac McClung, Spurs rookie Stephon Castle, and Milwaukee Bucks' guard Andre Jackson Jr.

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,

The NBA All Star game will soon tip off. Here's everything you need to know about the game. When is the NBA All-Star Game? The NBA All-Star Game will be played Feb. 16.

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