NBA All-Star Weekend 2015 Dunk Comp Contestants Revealed: No LeBron James, Blake Griffin- Greek Freak, Mason Plumlee, Victor Oladipo, Zach Lavine In

By Jaymz Clements (jaymz.clements@mstarsnews.com) | Jan 21, 2015 06:05 PM EST

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The 2015 NBA All-Star Weekend Dunk Competition provisional contestants have been leaked, with a slew of young NBA talent set to thrill on All Star Saturday, taking place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City on February 14. 2015's NBA All-Star Weekend Dunk Contest will reportedly feature Mason Plumlee of the Brooklyn Nets, the Orlando Magic's Victor Oladipo, Zach Lavine of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Milwaukee Bucks 'Greek Freak', Giannis Antetokounmpo. There may still be other contestants — last year there were six — such as Philadelphia 76er KJ McDaniels and leading Rookie of the Year candidate and No. 1 NBA draft pick, Andrew Wiggins of the Wolves.

As reported by Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski, sources say that Antetokounmpo and Oladipo "have committed to participating in the All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk contest", while "Nets center Mason Plumlee" and Timberwolves rookie Lavine "will be a part of the competition too."

As NBC Pro Basketball Talk's Kurt Helin says, "That's a lot of great athletes."

And he's not wrong. Wojnarowski points out Lavine has a 44-inch vertical leap, while Antetokounmpo and Plumlee are two of the NBA's most athletic big men, adding that "Plumlee high-jumped 6-8 in high school and was the runner-up in the McDonald's High School All-American game dunk contest."

The dunk contest — which was 'won' by Washington Wizards star John Wall in 2014... but was also marred last year by a slew of confusing rule changes — is a favored event of the NBA All Star weekend, but has faced plenty of criticism for its shifting rules, and inability to lure top notch dunking talent like Blake Griffin and LeBron James.

Basketball Insiders' Steve Kyler also tweeted out a leaked memo showing what sort of prize the winner of Slam Dunk comp gets... and it's a cool $100k.

Who else would you like to see step up for this year's dunk comp?

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