The NBA All-Star dunk contest will have a surprise contestant this season.
After all, Derrick Jones Jr. has spent most of the season with the Northern Arizona Suns, not the Phoenix Suns.
He is set to become the first player to compete in the NBA Slam Dunk competition and play in the NBA D-League in the same season when he takes on Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic, the Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan and Indiana’s Glenn Robinson III in the Feb. 18 Verizon Slam Dunk Contest at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.