Mitchell beats out Nance to win Slam Dunk contest

Donovan Mitchell is your 2018 Slam Dunk champion.

With a series of powerful slams capped by a Vince Carter-inspired reverse 360-degree windmill, the rookie Utah Jazz guard edged out Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. to win the signature All-Star Saturday event.

Mitchell and Nance had beaten out Dennis Smith Jr. and Victor Oladipo to advance from the first round.

Mitchell opened things up with a self alley-oop off the backboard of one net that he finished with a windmill on another. He followed that with an alley-oop off the side of the backboard while jumping over a group of people including his sister and Kevin Hart.

Nance gave him a run for his money in the final round, finishing an alley-oop windmill off a feed from his father, and scoring a perfect 50 for a double self alley-oop - going off the backboard twice before slamming it home. But Mitchell scored a 50 of his own for an impressive off-the-glass, one-handed throwdown, then clinched the title with the 360 windmill while clad in a Raptors throwback purple Carter jersey.