Nugget star Kenneth Faried competes in the slam dunk contest during the NBA basketball All-Star weekend in Houston, Texas, February 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)
The Nuggets will be all over All-Star Weekend in Toronto.
Will Barton will be named to the Slam Dunk competition soon, and with his inclusion in the weekend the Nuggets will have three players actively participating in All-Star events. He joins rookies Emmanuel Mudiay and Nikola Jokic who were selected to play in the Rising Stars Challenge.
This is the most Nuggets in All-Star Weekend events since 2005.
This is the seventh time in Nuggets history that they have had at least two players participating in NBA All-Star Weekend events. The Nuggets had four players in 2005 and five players — Chris Andersen (dunk), Voshon Lenard (3-point), Earl Boykins (skills), Carmelo Anthony (rookie/sophomore), Nene (rookie/sophomore) in 2004.
Barton is the seventh Nuggets player to participate in the Slam Dunk contest. The last was Kenneth Faried back in 2013 in Houston. Faried tied for third in the event. That same year, Faried was the MVP of the Rising Stars game with 40 points and 10 rebounds.
A look at the Nuggets who were in the Slam Dunk and Rising Stars games.
Nuggets in the Slam Dunk Competition
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, 1993, Salt Lake City (finished 6th)
Robert Pack, 1994, Minneapolis (2nd)
Darvin Ham, 1997, Cleveland (4th)
Chris Andersen, 2004, Los Angeles (3rd)
J.R. Smith, 2009, Phoenix (3rd)
Kenneth Faried, 2013, Houston (T-3rd)
Nuggets in the Rising Stars Challenge (Formerly Rookie/Sophomore game)
1995: Jalen Rose
1996: Antonio McDyess
1998: Danny Fortson, Bobby Jackson
2000: Raef LaFrentz, James Posey
2003: Nene
2004: Nene
2004: Carmelo Anthony
2005: Carmelo Anthony (MVP)
2013: Kenneth Faried (MVP)
Follow Chris Dempsey on Twitter @dempseypost or email him at cdempsey@denverpost.com
