The 14 Best Posterizations in Modern NBA History

With the 2013-14 season on our doorstep, now's the perfect time to get back into the NBA mindset by appreciating the things that make basketball so exciting—hard-nosed team defense and fundamentals.

Wait, what's that? All that matters to you are cold, hard, vicious dunks? You want to see players get dunked on so hard that they can't get health insurance and their parents don't call them anymore? Well, alright. I guess we can do that.

14. LeBron James smashes on Tim Duncan:

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPmJM5-HSi0[/embed]

13. Tom Chambers climbs Mark Jackson:

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDyBSTQDwH8[/embed]

12. Shaq ruins Chris Dudley's life:

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpiaPZzB0Zo[/embed]

11. Michael Jordan destroys 7'4 Mark Eaton:

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhdMHcI2dRo[/embed]

10. Stromile Swift obliterates Tyrus Thomas:

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfN0gF6MIRQ[/embed]

9. Scottie Pippen levels Patrick Ewing:

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srl2Bwh6A3I[/embed]

8. Blake Griffin wastes Kendrick Perkins:

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ5BBWwd_x0[/embed]

7. Dwyane Wade annihilates Anderson Varejao:

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uRN7iJ5CqQ[/embed]

6. LeBron James eradicates Jason Terry:

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkxcY45bP2U[/embed]

5. DeAndre Jordan liquidates Brandon Knight:

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YyUXd3Lb0I[/embed]

4. Blake Griffin mashes on Timofey Mozgov

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwx9HiM4Aw0[/embed]

3. Vince Carter devastates Alonzo Mourning:

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcU66xdeGck[/embed]

2. Shawn Kemp eviscerates Alton Lister:

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL-xRtFXbNM[/embed]

1. Baron Davis decimates Andrei Kirilenko:

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w_1ZEk4mds[/embed]