Best NBA Dunk 2016: Lakers’ Larry Nance Jr. Posterizes Brook Lopez [VIDEO]

With a little more than two weeks left in the year, Larry Nance Jr. delivered what is probably the best dunk of 2016. The Los Angeles Lakers’ power forward posterized Brooklyn Nets’ center Brook Lopez Wednesday night in New York City with one of the most memorable dunks in recent NBA history.

Brooklyn went on to win by 10 points, but the dunk was the highlight of a contest between two losing teams that will likely miss the playoffs. Both Nets fans and Lakers fans rose to their feet in awe when Nance slammed the ball over the seven-footer to give L.A. a one-point lead at the end of the third quarter.

Lopez has never been known for his defense, and it showed in his inability to stop Nance. Nance embarrassed Lopez so much that he even apologized to the center later on in the game.

Given Nance’s pedigree, the dunk shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. His father, Larry Nance Sr., was known for his leaping ability, winning the first-ever Slam Dunk Contest in 1984.

Nance Jr. has been a pleasant surprise for the Lakers, who took the 23-year-old with the 27th overall pick in the 2015 draft. After averaging 5.5 points per game as a rookie, Nance has his scoring average up to 7.2 points while grabbing 5.4 rebounds in just 21.8 minutes per contest.

The loss was Los Angeles’ 18th overall and their eighth in a row. It looked like the Lakers had found their offense, but it was all downhill after Nance’s dunk. L.A. didn’t make a shot in the game’s final six minutes.

With the recent retirement of Kobe Bryant and one of the youngest rosters in the NBA, the Lakers were expected to be one of the league’s worst teams this season. The Nets moved to 7-17 after the victory, putting them 1.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers for the worst record in the Eastern Conference.