The NBA could take a thing or two from the NBA Cup to revitalize the Dunk Contest.

NBA Dunk Contest winners by year: Mac McClung, Zach LaVine, Nate Robinson top list of most wins in All-Star event originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The event has been a staple of All-Star Weekend since 1986.

The first-ever Dunk Contest was held on January 27, 1976, at halftime of that year’s ABA All-Star Game, featuring George “Iceman” Gervin and Julius “Dr. J” Erving in what was the final season before the ABA-NBA merger