Why is the Dubs' Juan Toscano-Anderson in the NBA Dunk Contest?

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Why is the Dubs' Juan Toscano-Anderson in the NBA Dunk Contest?
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Toscano-Anderson himself was surprised he got the call.

in the same breath as two of the franchise's most iconic playoff posters . It's easily one of the top dunks of the 2021-2022 season.

But toss out that one, transcendent dunk and you're left with a player averaging 4.5 points per game in just 14.5 minutes of action . Toscano-Anderson currently has 26 dunks on the season, good for 115th in the league. Even Toscano-Anderson himself didn't believe his agent when he was told he'd been selected.

The answers are all fairly obvious for superstars: injury, fear of embarrassment and not a whole lot to gain. LeBron James, who has never participated in the dunk contest, told Fox Sports Florida back in 2012 that nagging injuries actually kept him out: “There were times when I wanted to do it," he said."But I came into All-Star Weekend a few times banged up and I didn’t want to risk further injury.”

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