It was announced today that Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has been selected to replace Orlando’s Aaron Gordon in the 2018 Verizon Slam Dunk Contest. The event will be part of State Farm All-Star Saturday Night at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 17, which will be televised by TNT starting at 6 p.m. MT. Mitchell was scheduled to compete in the 2018 Taco Bell Skills Challenge, but will subsequently forgo that to participate in the Dunk Contest.
In addition to Mitchell, the other Dunk Contest competitors include Indiana’s Victor Oladipo, Los Angeles Lakers’ Larry Nance Jr.