Ranking Obi Toppin’s best dunks at UD
Luc Almeda
Sports Staff Writer
Obi Toppin will participate in the NBA’s 2021 NBA Slam Dunk Contest on Sunday night, first reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic. Flyer Nation has been familiar with Obi’s high-flying ability for a few years now, and last year he lit the college basketball world on fire after his monstrous sophomore campaign. Now, it’s time for the rookie to notify the NBA of his capability to throw down.
It would be a disservice not to look back at the highlights Obi created during his time at Dayton prior to him doing it at a global scale. It wasn’t easy to pick and choose Obi’s best dunks as a Dayton ball player, mainly because there were so many moments that could have made the list. But, here at Flyer News, we have to make the hard decisions.
Fastbreak dunk versus Indiana State. A classic Obi fast-break cram, one of many. pic.twitter.com/quWjUC98rJ
— luc a (@lucaalmeda) February 26, 2021
Disclaimer: Big games/moments matter. The scenario in which the dunk took place factors in, so that is something that has been taken into consideration in ranking the dunks.
10 and 9.
This shows just how high Obi is getting when he jumps. His head is at rim level, the pass is at the top of the backboard. pic.twitter.com/m1EM7P9Nsj
— luc a (@lucaalmeda) February 26, 2021
8 and 7.
Had to throw in a @MauiInv Invitational dunk. Obi dominated this entire tournament (he averaged 23 ppg.) and put the country on notice. Us Flyers already knew, though. pic.twitter.com/x1PBbeckLb
— luc a (@lucaalmeda) February 26, 2021
6 and 5.
Not only does Obi punch this windmill, but @mikesell33 does too. Watch him act it out as Obi goes up. Just beautiful. pic.twitter.com/nQsHjwr0Xi
— luc a (@lucaalmeda) February 26, 2021
4b and 4a.
This entire situation is ridiculous. Obi gets the breakout pass, is trailed by his brother, goes up to dunk, gets fouled by his brother, switches hands to windmill on his less-dominant left while jumping from his off-foot, and slams an and-1. pic.twitter.com/1RKVz8z2v4
— luc a (@lucaalmeda) February 26, 2021
3 and 2.
.@RodneyC_ throws an oop from the logo, and if the ball is passed anywhere near the rim, Obi is going to finish it. Why that defender jumped with him, no one will ever know. And now he’s in this compilation of Obi dunks. Tough. pic.twitter.com/39EZ68L5GF
— luc a (@lucaalmeda) February 26, 2021
Obi crushes an Eastbay in his last game in UD Arena. People aren’t even doing this in dunk contests. Obi is doing it in transition. This one speaks for itself. pic.twitter.com/zfP8KJNbD6
— luc a (@lucaalmeda) February 26, 2021
He could join the exclusive list of rookies that have won the contest, a list that includes Kobe Bryant and Blake Griffin. Regardless, Obi Toppin will have all of Flyer Nation behind him during this year’s Slam Dunk Contest.