Knicks center Jericho Sims favored to win the NBA Dunk Contest

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Knicks center Jericho Sims is favored to win the NBA Dunk Contest.

We need Jericho Sims in the dunk contest pic.twitter.com/Zpy3CB0zm6
— Jericho Sims Fan (@JerichoSimsFan_) January 9, 2023

The former Texas big man (+150) is favored against Kenyon Martin Jr., Trey Murphy III and Mac McClung in Saturday’s Dunk Contest, per betonline.ag

Jericho Sims of the Knicks is favored to win the Dunk Contest and Buddy Hield of the Pacers is favored to win the 3-Point Contest per @betonline_ag pic.twitter.com/sBl0APF9d4
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) February 15, 2023

He is seeking to become the second straight Knick to win the title after Obi Toppin captured it last season and the first center since Dwight Howard in 2008. Former Knick guard Nate Robinson won three Dunk Contests in 2006, ’09 and ’10.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.