I was doing my usual NBA You Tube search when I came across a few videos that reminded me of how absolutely dope Tom Chambers was. In the late 80s/early 90s, Tom was one of the best forwards in the Western Conference. First with the Sonics and then with the Suns, Tom was easily the most ferocious white dunker of all-time. His dunking became so famous that the makers of the Lakers vs. Celtics/Lakers vs. Bulls/Bulls vs. Blazers video game series gave Chambers the ability to double clutch dunk from the three point line. Beyond video game lore, Chambers is also one of twenty players in the history of the NBA to score 60 points in a game. Chambers reached the plateau in 1990 in a game against his former Seattle Supersonics squad. Do you think he was trying to prove a point? Anyhow, the best part about that accomplishment is that he did it without hitting any three point attempts.
For a longtime I held a grudge against Chambers for single-handedly knocking out my Showtime Lakers from the 1989-90 NBA playoffs. The Lakers had the best record in the league that year and looked like they were on their way to making their ninth NBA finals appearance of the Magic Johnson era. Of course Chambers and KJ would go on to kill the Lakers momentum, causing many NBA experts to predict the young Suns squad to become the team of the 90s. However, the Chambers led Suns never really reached their potential, and Chambers would eventually have to take on a roll as a sixth man once the Suns traded for Charles Barkley in the summer of 1992.
Anyhow, take a look at some of the sick Chambers highlights I found (after the jump)...
Tom Chambers: The Best White Dunker of All-Time?
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12/21/2006 11:22 PM ET By Nate Jones
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Wow, he puts a hurt on the rim in that last video!
So who's the current reigning NBA honky-dunker? :)
Where's the double clutch from the three point line?
does david lee wear the crown now? i say yes.
It's a common discussion amongst my circle, we usually give Tom Chambers the top spot (especially due to the dunk where he kicks Mark Jackson in the shoulder), but Rex Chapman and early Dan Marjele have to at least in the conversation.
I think Mutoni is right with David Lee, but MANU! gets people on posters (not so much creativity, but force and lots of people dunked on).
Getting dunked on by a white dude with a mullet really has to suck.
A "what could have been" nominee: Chris Birrrrdman Anderson...
manu's not white
Tom Chambers was just plain nasty with his dunks. Skin color does not matter, gotta give the man his props, cuz he would dunk on ANYBODY. Just ask Marc Jackson, hahahaha
best white dunker? anybody remember rex chapman?
Rex without a doubt. Any man that can get a whole town renamed "Rex-ington" has to be a bad man.
A 6'10 fella dunking over shorter guy's just doesn't impress me.
2 words: David Lee
my comment is this....FOWL/FOUL, Why SHOULD this mans skin color be a factual point of reference. Who is the best samoan jockey, the best black hockey player, best overweight womens mudwrestling uncrowned champion... you see the point. ridiculous, besides if I wrote the piece and used skin color as a point of reference then I would be branded for life a "RACIST" because I AM WHITE as it gets. Ignorance knows no bounds or skin color.
white dunker, You don't think that is racist. what if someone said the best black speller? And what about the comment honky dunker Is that appropriate? Oh I guess it is because it was left on the comments and it was made about a white person not a black one. But what is new
Tom Chambers was not only a soild dunker, but took no crap off any player..........ask Marice Lucas who thought he was the "Enforcer" until he met a Tom Chambers.
Get with the program. Best White dunker of all time? Paul Westphal. At 6-4, he could take it to the rack with a two handed behind the head rim punisher (in traffic even) that would still be the envy of today's NBA dunkers.
I dunno. Chambers has some wicked ferocious dunks! Looks like he perfected that baseline drive reverse dunk (on Magic and Bird each no less!) I won't argue he's the best though I would be interested in seeing some examples from the Rex Chapman fans out there! : )
Rex Chapman is with no doubt the best white dunker ever, but Tom was a way better all around player than Rex ever was. There was one guy who was probably better than Rex, David Wood he played for the Mavs, Clippers, and Bulls he never got any playing time. If he would have he would have been the best (knock on Wood).
What about Bobby Jones of the 76er's during games?
Rex Chapman is only 6'4", but he could really sky and do some amazing dunks.
Two words: CHASE BUDINGER. He has a freakish vertical leap, could jump over Shaq, and could probably dunk from the (college) 3 pt. line if he wanted to.