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If you were among those fans freaking out about Larry Nance Jr.'s off-the-board-tap dunk… wait until you see this dunk.
Victor Oladipo of the Indiana Pacers, one of the four contestants along with Dallas Mavericks rookie Dennis Smith Jr. and eventual champion Donovan Mitchell, had one more dunk left up his sleeve — likely saving it for a potential finals run.
The 6-foot-4 Oladipo takes off during practice in what appears to be a simple 360 motion, but taps the ball off the backboard before dunking it on his way down — a rather impressive feat to pull off.
(h/t Ryan Nagelhout of UpRoxx Sports)
The intricacy on this dunk is deep, first cocking the ball to the right side of his body, allowing maximum torque to finish the 360-degree motion with his left hand for the tap, yet still have enough torque to continue upon the release of the ball for the right-handed slam.
If that wasn't enough, the impeccable timing he had to have to catch the ball mid-flight and throw it down (even if it was a fingertip dunk) is all the more impressive.
Yet the only problem with this dunk is that the judges, who are usually in the left side of the court, would be unable to see the intricacy of this dunk live, partly blocked by the rim, where all the action takes place.
This would have been another dunk up for replay, much like Nance's, but one that would have definitely have the judges and spectators on their feet, as the 25-year-old pulled off something unlike we've ever seen before.
If Nance pulled a 50 with his two-handed dunk, who's to say this wouldn't?
In second thought… maybe DJ Khaled would have given this less than a 50… can't put anything past the guy.
