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The 2017-18 Utah Jazz: An Unexpected Season

By Tyler Thorpe

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 23: The Utah Jazz huddle up during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 23, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - APRIL 23: The Utah Jazz huddle up during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Four of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 23, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Utah Jazz Donovan Mitchell 2018 Slam Dunk Contest
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 17: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz (C) accepts the trophy for the 2018 Verizon Slam Dunk Contest at Staples Center on February 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) /

Dunk Contest

If Mitchell hadn’t already put himself on the NBA map, the Slam Dunk Contest did the job.

After not initially getting an invite to compete in All-Star weekend’s most popular event, Mitchell put the dunking world on notice.

Here are a few memories from Donovan’s dunk contest victory…

Which dunk was your favorite?

That night had to be as fun for Mitchell as it was for Jazz fans. But his high-flying antics didn’t stop after All-Star weekend; Mitchell just kept dunking… and dunking… and dunking. Including this impossible-to-forget moment…

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/991874113831452672

Seriously, how fun is this kid? #ThePutback

Take a stroll with me (and the rest of Jazz Nation) down memory lane and let me know your favorite in-game dunk from Mitchell’s rookie season in the comments or tweet me a video!

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