Jason Richardson gets a bit overlooked in the channels of basketball history. Despite somehow never making an all-star appearance, he had a five-year stretch in the mid-2000s with averages of about 20 points, six rebounds and three assists per game while being a good 3-point shooter. He was a key part of a few playoff appearances, including the Phoenix Suns’ run to the Western Conference championship. Where he truly built his legacy, though, was in the dunk contest.
He won it back-to-back years in 2002 and 2003, his final dunk of 2003 getting NBA players from the bench to mob him and the announcer to exclaim, “I’ve seen something I’ve never seen before!”
