{"id":127756,"date":"2025-03-10T10:51:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T14:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=127756"},"modified":"2025-03-10T10:51:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T14:51:30","slug":"toumani-camara-poster-dunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/10\/toumani-camara-poster-dunk\/","title":{"rendered":"Toumani Camara vs. Ja Morant: Who Got Better Poster?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On a night we had an MVP duel between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jokicni01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikola Jokic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gilgesh01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a> hitting an insane game-winner, two poster dunks got more attention. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/camarto01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toumani Camara<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/moranja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ja Morant<\/a> delivered some insane highlights, but which poster was better?<\/p>\n<h2>Toumani Camara vs. Ja Morant: Who Got Better Poster?<\/h2>\n<p>If we look at the pure technicality, Ja Morant almost had a poster dunk. He didn\u2019t deliver the final touch, unlike Toumani Camara\u2019s poster, which went through the net. In a league where three-pointers are taking over, it is nice to have two amazing, almost dunks in a single night. Let\u2019s look at each dunk and decide which one was a better execution.<\/p>\n<h3>Toumani Camara Poster vs. Pistons<\/h3>\n<p>Toumani Camara has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/23\/toumani-camara-developing-hidden-gem\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">bright spot for the Blazers<\/a> this season. The second-year forward has vastly improved his game, and he looks like a promising piece for the future. He has upped his points per game, but also he is taking more threes and shooting them at a higher percentage. Every now and then, he delivers a great highlight like the dunk against the Pistons.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Toumani Camara with the poster!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WeRFXp7m5qE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Toumani Camara\u2019s poster dunk was against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stewais01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah Stewart<\/a>, the best defensive player on the Pistons. Stewart is having an amazing defensive season. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/stats\/players\/defensive-impact?CF=GP*GE*30:DEF_RIM_FGA*GE*4&amp;dir=A&amp;sort=DEF_RIM_FG_PCT\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBA stats<\/a>, he is holding players to below 50% shooting when contesting their rim shots. That is something <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wembavi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/goberru01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rudy Gobert<\/a> haven\u2019t done this season.<\/p>\n<p>It makes Camara\u2019s dunk that much more impressive. Every time you get to dunk on a defensive-minded center is an accomplishment.<\/p>\n<h3>Ja Morant\u2019s Almost Poster vs. Pelicans<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s been a whirlwind season for Ja Morant. He has missed plenty of games due to injuries, and now he looks like he is finally back. At the beginning of the season, Ja said he <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/26\/ja-morant-dunks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">didn\u2019t want to dunk<\/a> on people anymore. The eclectic point guard said that he often gets injured on such plays and values <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/04\/ja-morant-no-dunks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">his health<\/a> more than a poster dunk.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ja Morant almost has CRAZY poster dunk on Trey Murphy III \ud83e\udd2f\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NUiG7Mbd_aU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Yet every now and then, he tries a crazy dunk like the one against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/murphtr02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trey Murphy III<\/a> of the New Orleans Pelicans. Judging by difficulty, Ja\u2019s dunk is definitely more impressive. Sadly, he didn\u2019t make it. Listed at 6&#8217;2&#8243;, Ja is one of the shortest players in the league. And yet, he has some of the most impressive poster dunks.<\/p>\n<h3>Dunk of the Year?<\/h3>\n<p>We have had plenty of candidates for Dunk of the Year so far. Ja almost had one in January, but it <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/01\/16\/ja-wemby-dunk\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">didn\u2019t count<\/a>. It seems like the Grizzlies star point guard needs just a little more elevation to get the best dunk of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Between Ja\u2019s attempt on Murphy and the Camara&#8217;s finished poster on Stewart, we have to give the edge to the Blazers forward. In any case, fans can be happy that we still get highlights like these two. There has been plenty of talk about teams shooting more and more threes, but luckily, we still have players like these to deliver amazing highlights. Who knows? Maybe we will get Ja in the dunk contest next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a night we had an MVP duel between Nikola Jokic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Kawhi Leonard hitting an insane game-winner, two poster dunks got more attention. Toumani Camara and Ja Morant delivered some insane highlights, but which poster was better? Toumani Camara vs. Ja Morant: Who Got Better Poster? 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