This dunk is absolutely brutal, and you'll never guess who threw it down
What we have here, folks, is a late contender for 2016's dunk of the year, thanks to Derrick Jones Jr. of the NBA D-League.
Jones is currently a rookie for the Northern Arizona Suns in the NBA's minor league after playing one season of college hoops for UNLV. But never mind all that -- let's get to the glorious dunk.
It happened over the weekend, so we'll forgive you if it was lost amid football, the last of Thanksgiving leftovers and -- well, let's face it, not many people watch the D-League.
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Maybe we all should, though, after viewing this clip. Here's Jones catching the one-handed alley-oop about two counties away from the rim before somehow slamming it home over a hapless defender.
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Lord have mercy. No, for real -- look how freaking far from the rim Jones was when he caught this thing.
Who does that? Who does that?
Derrick Jones Jr. -- that's who. This is what he does, apparently.
Like, here he is throwing down a windmill alley-oop just a few days prior.
And here's a mix of his best dunks this young season.
Finally, here's Jones flying at commercial airline altitudes in high school.
So come on, Phoenix Suns: Do the right thing and call this kid up to the big show. The fans deserve it.
Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.
