Last Year, Chris Ellis wowed the fans with his breathtaking dunks in route to winning the 2013 PBA Slamdunk crown.
But this year, another set of high-flying dunkers will challenge the Barangay Ginebra forward for the coveted crown when he defends his slam dunk title in the PBA All-Star Weekend at Mall of Asia Arena.
San Mig Super Coffee Mixers rookie Justin Melton and teammate Japeth Aguilar will challenge ‘Air Force’ Ellis for the crown he won last year in Digos City, Davao Del Norte.
Other dunkers who will challenge Ellis are former NCAA slam dunk champion Rey Guevarra and Cliff Hodge of the Meralco Bolts, “Spiderman ” Arwind Santos of San Miguel Beer, and Calvin ” The Beast” Abueva of the Alaska Aces.
Rain Shine spitfire guard Chris Tiu will also have a stiff challenge in defending his three-point shootout title against the top gunners of the PBA.
Former champion James Yap of San Mig Coffee and scoring champion Gary David of Meralco lead the field, which also includes Larry Fonacier of Talk ‘N Text, Mac Baracael of Ginebra, Mac Cardona of Air 21, JVee Casio of Alaska, Mark Macapagal of GlobalPort, Ronjay Buenafe of Barako Bull, and Marcio Lassiter of San Miguel Beer.
Air 21′s Jonas Villanueva, meanwhile, will use his experience and precise passing as goes for another win in the obstacle race.
The All-Star festivities will be held from April 3 to 6 at Mall of Asia Arena.
