It's the moment everybody's been waiting for, at least until the day of the competition. TNT will announce the ballers who will partake in the 2013 NBA Slam Dunk and 3-Point contests the weekend of the All-Star game.
The always entertaining TNT crew featuring Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Chris Webber will be in charge of announcing the names of these players.
So far, we know James White is being heavily promoted in the dunk contest as teammate Carmelo Anthony has said White is the "best kept secret in the NBA." In case you don't believe this or never heard of White, check out this YouTube video of him jumping from the free throw line during the D-League's version of the dunk contest.
That's a lot of air. Let's hope White has been practicing this dunk over the years. This footage is four years old.
Wait, check out another video of White's crazy verticals.
Whoo! That's pretty good. Let's hope the 30-year-old can keep this up. Dwayne Wade was promoting LeBron James, but recently, he said White gets two thumbs up and even Kevin Durant jumped on the White wagon.
For the three-point contest, you can expect the top shooters to take a hack at the competition.
So far in 2013, Kyle Korver is the most efficient shooter beyond the arc. He has made a total of 121 threes for fourth in the league, while ranking first in the NBA knocking down 46 percent of his shots.
Ryan Anderson leads the league with 147 threes, but he's shooting under 40 percent. Stephen Curry's three-point shooting is still impressive. He's second in the league with 142 threes made and shooting at almost 45 percent.
Last season, the dunk contest was won by Utah Jazz's Jeremy Evans. Meanwhile, Kevin Love stole the three-point trophy from Kevin Durant.
