Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons and Indiana Pacers rookie Cassius Stanley are expected to join New York Knicks rookie Obi Toppin in the slam dunk contest, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday.
The NBA is continuing the recent trend of highlighting some of the league's younger players, with the 21-year-old Simons competing alongside two rookies. This year's dunk contest will take place at halftime of the All-Star Game on March 7.
Toppin was selected with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft while Stanley was a late second-round draft pick out of Duke.