During the 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities in San Francisco, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest will feature some young talent in the league. Among the headliners reported so far include Stephon Castle (San Antonio Spurs), Matas Buzelis (Chicago Bulls), and Andre Jackson Jr. (Milwaukee Bucks).

While NBA All-Star Weekend will feature some format changes in 2025, many proceedings will remain the same. Among the consistencies is NBA All-Star Saturday Night, an annual guarantee to garner widespread interest across the basketball world.

Chicago Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis commits to joining this year's Slam Dunk Contest along with fellow rookie Stephon Castle.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Andre Jackson Jr. has committed to the Slam Dunk Contest at NBA All-Star Weekend, sources tell ESPN. Jackson, a 2023 champion at UConn, has emerged as a

The Milwaukee Bucks will have a participant in the all-star slam dunk competition this year on Feb. 15 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, as second-year guard Andre Jackson Jr. has committed to participate.

An Amsterdam native and Albany Academy graduate, Andre Jackson Jr. played for UConn before joining the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks.

NBA fans were hit with a surprise yesterday when Shams Charania announced that Andre Jackson Jr. would be participating in the 2025 Dunk Contest. For Bucks fans, though, this announcement came as anything but a surprise.