The NBA's Doctors of Dunk: The Top 10 Dunkers in the NBA Today

The NBA is home to perhaps the most athletic and skilled humans in the whole world. Whether it's seven foot monsters coming like a train or tiny people jumping over people, the NBA is full of ridiculous athletes. But who is able to keep it going when they're defended. Any fool can just jump around at a park with no one in front of him, who's so skilled that they can maneuver through traffic and drop it in right in your face? This list intends to answer that question!

It's important to remember that this is not a review of the dunk contest. Nate Robinson is not a very good in game dunker despite being a fantastic dunk contest participant. It's also hard to be named if you're a big like Dwight because what can you really do to be creative? However don't worry, you won't be disappointed by this list.

By the way, I'm sorry guys, I really tried to rank them 1-10, but all these guys are just so good. Leave me what you think in the comments below!

Russell Westbrook

Russell has a tendency to drive in the lane like a bull in a china shop and plead for calls. However just because he's a bull in a china shop does not mean he lacks to ability to handle china. Here Westbrook builds up momentum and works his way right over the top of Lamar Odom, a player somewhere between 5 and 7 inches taller than Westbrook. 

Dwyane Wade

There is definitely a reason that people wanted to join him in Miami. The man can fly. This is one of my favorite dunks by Wade. He take the ball, goes coast to coast and makes Varejao look like he's a house of cards. Ridiculous strength just pushing aside a 7 footer. 

Shannon Brown

This is another one of those guys who can just fly. In this dunk he works his way methodically through the lane and still finishes WAAAAY over the rim. He's definitely one of the best small dunkers in the league. Imagine if the Bulls had signed him, they could have Shannon Brown AND Derrick Rose in the same backcourt. Imagine that highlight reel.

LeBron James

Unless you're a bandwagon Heat fan, you probably hate LeBron as much as I do. However there's no denying his insane leaping ability. I'm a Bulls fan and was watching this game live. Not going to lie, if I was James Johnson, I'm retiring from basketball and moving into a new sport. Ok maybe a little extreme, but that dunk was intense.

Amare Stoudemire

One of the first rules you learn when playing basketball as a kid: don't try to block Amare Stoudemire. If you don't believe me, learn from poor Mr Anthony Tolliver in this clip. Tolliver is courageous enough to try and stop Amare Stoudemire, but soon he realized why no one has tried before. Why give up a three point play.

Dwight Howard

I kind of implied that I wasn't going to put Dwight on this list, but come on, it's a dunking list. Never have I seen a player with the combination of size, strength, speed and athleticism in any one human being. No matter what sport Dwight plays, he would be a beast. Imagine him lining up on the defensive line. If I'm on the other side of that, I'm faking being pushed over. To sum it up, perhaps the greatest athlete ever.

Blake Griffin

I believe it's safe to say that Blake Griffin is a good in game dunker. In fact, I might use the word incredible. If you combine the height of Tim Duncan with the leaping of Shannon Brown, you get Blake Griffin. If you need proof, look at this game against the Knicks. Apparently they never learn because Blake had THREE monster dunks against them. If you haven't gotten the memo yet, don't leave Blake open.

Derrick Rose

Now I'm going to come out and say it, I'm a biased Bulls fan. But if any of you have a problem with my putting Rose on this list, refer to the attached dunk. There are just so many things that the Knicks did wrong on this play. First of all, why is Derrick Rose, the most dangerous player on the floor, being guarded one on one with no help defense. I guess the Knicks just don't learn. Oh well. I can live with that if we get results like this.

Nate Robinson

Ah well. I said I wouldn't put him but he's just too ridiculous. Ladies and gentleman, coming in at a paltry five feet nine inches is three time slam dunk contest champion, Mr Nate Robinson! When he gets off the ground, he is literally flying. Sometimes it looks like the Celtics are trying to hold back all that athleticism and force him to play point guard. If he were my point guard, I'd tell him to be Derrick Rose. That's all there is to it. 

1. Vince Carter

This is the only player I'm going to rank on the whole list, and he is ranked #1. Now of course Vinsanity can't pull off all of the moves that he was able to at the beginning of the decade. But Carter was such an incredible dunker in his prime, he still deserves to be number one on this list. Vince Carter went on a fast break, saw a 7 footer defending the basket, and decided, what the hell, why not. And why not indeed. Maybe Carter didn't even notice Frederick Weis standing there. Who knows. All I know is Vince Carter can jump.