A Video of some of the Best Slam Dunks from the 80s
On October 26, 1984 Michael Jordan Made His NBA Debut and Got Hurt on His Very First Dunk Attempt
Magic Johnson Led the Los Angeles Lakers to 5 NBA Championships
NBA Dunks
NBA 80's
Leading Scorers
1980 - George Gervin
AVG. 33.1
San Antonio Spurs
1981 - Adrian Dantley
AVG. 30.7
Utah Jazz
1982 - George Gervin
AVG. 32.3
San Antonio Spurs
1983 - Alex English
AVG. 28.4
Denver Nuggets
1984 - Adrian Dantley
AVG. 30.6
Utah Jazz
1985 - Bernard King
AVG. 32.9
New York Knicks
1986 - Dominique Wilkins
AVG. 30.3
Atlanta Hawks
1987 - Michael Jordan
AVG. 37.1
Chicago Bulls
1988 - Michael Jordan
AVG. 35.0
Chicago Bulls
1989 - Michael Jordan
AVG. 32.5
Chicago Bulls
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Leading Rebounders
1980 - Swen Nater
AVG. 15.01
San Diego Clippers
1981 - Moses Malone
AVG. 14.75
Houston Rockets
1982 - Moses Malone
AVG. 14.67
Houston Rockets
1983 - Moses Malone
AVG. 15.31
Philadelphia 76ers
1984 - Moses Malone
AVG. 13.38
Philadelphia 76ers
1985 - Moses Malone
AVG. 13.05
Philadelphia 76ers
1986 - Bill Laimbeer
AVG. 13.11
Detroit Pistons
1987 - Charles Barkley
AVG. 14.62
Philadelphia 76ers
1988 - Michael Cage
AVG. 13.03
Los Angeles Clippers
1989 - Hakeem Olajuwon
AVG. 13.48
Houston Rockets
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#1 Overall Picks
1980 - Joe Barry Carroll (Center)
Team: Golden State Warriors
College: Purdue
1981 - Mark Aquirre (Forward)
Team: Dallas Mavericks
College: DePaul
1982 - James Worthy (Forward)
Team: Los Angeles Lakers
College: North Carolina
1983 - Ralph Sampson (Center)
Team: Houston Rockets
College: Virginia
1984 - Hakeem Olajuwon (Center)
Team: Houston Rockets
College: Houston
1985 - Patrick Ewing (Center)
Team: New York Knicks
College: Georgetown
1986 - Brad Daugherty (Center)
Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
College: North Carolina
1987 - David Robinson (Center)
Team: San Antonio Spurs
College: Navy
1988 - Danny Manning (Forward)
Team: Los Angeles Clippers
College: Kansas
1989 - Pervis Ellison (Center)
Team: Sacramento Kings
College: Louisville
Michael Jordan Debut
NBA Champions
1980 - Los Angeles Lakers
Games: 4-2
Losing Team: Philadelphia 76ers
Finals MVP: Magic Johnson
Winning Coach: Paul Westhead
1981 - Boston Celtics
Games: 4-2
Losing Team: Houston Rockets
Finals MVP: Cedric Maxwell
Winning Coach: Bill Fitch
1982 - Los Angeles Lakers
Games: 4-2
Losing Team: Philadelphia 76ers
Finals MVP: Magic Johnson
Winning Coach: Pat Riley
1983 - Philadelphia 76ers
Games: 4-0
Losing Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Finals MVP: Moses Malone
Winning Coach: Billy Cunningham
1984 - Boston Celtics
Games: 4-3
Losing Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Finals MVP: Larry Bird
Winning Coach: K.C. Jones
1985 - Los Angeles Lakers
Games: 4-2
Losing Team: Boston Celtics
Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Winning Coach: Pat Riley
1986 - Boston Celtics
Games: 4-2
Losing Team: Houston Rockets
Finals MVP: Larry Bird
Winning Coach: K.C. Jones
1987 - Los Angeles Lakers
Games: 4-2
Losing Team: Boston Celtics
Finals MVP: Magic Johnson
Winning Coach: Pat Riley
1988 - Los Angeles Lakers
Games: 4-3
Losing Team: Detroit Pistons
Finals MVP: James Worthy
Winning Coach: Pat Riley
1989 - Detroit Pistons
Games: 4-0
Losing Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Finals MVP: Joe Dumars
Winning Coach: Chuck Daly
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MVP Award Winners
1980 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Los Angeles Lakers (Center)
1981 - Julius Erving
Philadelphia 76ers (Forward)
1982 - Moses Malone
Houston Rockets (Center)
1983 - Moses Malone
Philadelphia 76ers (Center)
1984 - Larry Bird
Boston Celtics (Forward)
1985 - Larry Bird
Boston Celtics (Forward)
1986 - Larry Bird
Boston Celtics (Forward)
1987 - Magic Johnson
Los Angeles Lakers (Guard)
1988 - Michael Jordan
Chicago Bulls (Guard)
1989 - Magic Johnson
Los Angeles Lakers (Guard)
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Sixth Man of the Year
(Began 1983)
1983 - Bobby Jones
Philadelphia 76ers (Forward)
1984 -Kevin McHale
Boston Celtics (Forward)
1985 - Kevin McHale
Boston Celtics (Forward)
1986 - Bill Walton
Boston Celtics (Canter)
1987 - Ricky Pierce
Milwaukee Bucks (Gurd)
1988 - Roy Tarpley
Dallas Mavericks (Forward/Center)
1989 - Eddie Johnson
Phoenix Suns (Forward)
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Rookie of the Year
1980 - Larry Bird
Boston Celtics (Forward)
1981 - Darrell Griffith
Utah Jazz (Guard)
1982 - Buck Williams
New Jersey Nets (Forward/Center)
1983 - Terry Cummings
San Diego Clippers (Forward)
1984 - Ralph Sampson
Houston Rockets (Center/Forward)
1985 - Michael Jordan
Chicago Bulls . (Guard)
1986 - Patrick Ewing
New York Knicks (Center)
1987 - Chuck Person
Indiana Pacers (Forward)
1988 - Mark Jackson
New York Knicks (Guard)
1989 - Mitch Richmond
Golden State Warriors (Guard)
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Coach of the Year
1980 - Bill Fitch
Boston Celtics 61–21
1981 - Jack McKinney
Indiana Pacers 44–38
1982 - Gene Shue
Washington Bullets 43–39
1983 - Don Nelson
Milwaukee Bucks 51–31
1984 - Frank Layden
Utah Jazz 45–37
1985 - Don Nelson
Milwaukee Bucks 59–23
1986 - Mike Fratello
Atlanta Hawks 50–32
1987 - Mike Schuler
Portland Trail Blazers 49–33
1988 - Doug Moe
Denver Nuggets 54–28
1989 - Cotton Fitzsimmons
Phoenix Suns 55–27