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76ers' K.J. McDaniels Has Dunk Contest Worthy Slam Against Warriors [VIDEO]

By Dan Jenkins
@DanTJenkins

The field for the NBA Dunk Contest this weekend is already set, and it does not include K.J. McDaniels of the Philadelphia 76ers.

That didn't stop McDaniels, a rookie out of Clemson, from giving us one of the best dunks the league has seen thus far in the NBA season on Monday night. McDaniels drove to the free throw line where he picked up his dribble as he was met by the Golden State Warriors' (and Michigan State's finest) Draymond Green.

McDaniels then sidesteps Green toward the basket and tosses the ball off the backboard. He meets the ball at the rim after going down the open lane and tomahawks it in with a highlight reel slam.

These dunks seem a little pedestrian in the Dunk Contest nowadays, but in a game they're still something special.

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