When Chicago Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis makes his debut Saturday in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest during All-Star weekend in San Francisco, the pressure will be a little different.

All-Star Weekend is finally here, bringing a week of rest for all but one Chicago Bulls player: Matas Buzelis. Buzelis will compete in the dunk contest on Saturday and the Rising Stars event on Friday.

In what has long been the hallmark event of the NBA All-Star weekend, Chicago Bulls rookie and Chicago-area native Matas Buzelis will get the chance to showcase his skills in the 2025 AT&T Slam Dunk Contest.

While this year's 3-Point Contest sports five All-Stars — Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard, New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland, Miami Heat shooting guard Tyler Herro, and Detroit Pistons point guard Cade Cunningham — the 2025 Dunk Contest has zero.

Mac McClung has gone two-for-two in Dunk Contests. Now, he's seeking a three-peat. On Saturday, McClung will once again be one of the four contestants for the NBA's Dunk Contest; for the 2025 event, he'll be joined in the event by the Spurs' Stephon Castle,