The interminable NBA preseason wrapped up Friday night, and a whole bunch of players appeared eager to end the meaningless slate with a bang. Of course, some of these are the result of a noticeable lack of effort on defense — to be expected after nearly a month of training camp and eight meaningless preseason games — but dunks are dunks, and anything that creates excitement during the preseason is fine by us.
First up is Derrick Rose, and this backdoor two-handed flush:
Here’s Orlando Magic rookie Aaron Gordon with the nifty double-clutch two-hander:
Here’s 7-foot-2 Utah Jazz center Ruby Gobert posterizing Alex Len:
Here’s Minnesota Timberwolves rookie Zach LaVine on a fast break:
Here’s a sweet outlet from Andrew Bogut to Andre Iguodala for the fast break jam in traffic;
<>Here’s Miami Heat rookie James Ennis throwing it down on one end after a MONSTER block on the other:
Here’s Damian Lillard driving against the Clippers for a two-hander:
And, finally, here’s DeMarcus Cousins abusing poor Robert Sacre: