The Indiana Pacers will be well-represented in this year's edition of the All-Star weekend. For Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O'Neal, he believes that the Pacers duo of Domantas Sabonis and Cassius Stanley will come away with the double for Indiana in the Skills Challenge and the Slam Dunk Contest.
Sabonis, who was one of the biggest snubs in the All-Star team but was later announced as the replacement for the injured Kevin Durant, will be taking part in the Skills Challenge. For Shaq, he has the Pacers big man as his dark horse for the competition, while also expressing that he believes Sabonis was “disrespected.”
Sabonis will need to be at his very best, though, as he is set to face off against two of the top guards in the league today in Chris Paul and Luka Doncic for this year's Skills Challenge crown. Robert Covington, Julius Randle, and Nikola Vucevic will also be challenging for the title.
O'Neal also believes that Cassius Stanley will bag this year's Slam Dunk Contest title. The 21-year-old rookie is not exactly a household name, and he's probably earned more than a few Google searches of late after fans saw his name with Obi Toppin and Anfernee Simmons on the list of Dunk Contest participants. Nevertheless, Shaquille O'Neal clearly believes that we should not sleep on Stanley.
At least from a statistical perspective, Stanley has a greater chance of winning the Dunk Contest crown given how he's going to be facing off against just two other guys.
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