Portland’s Shaedon Sharpe enters Dunk of the Year territory with wild one-handed slam over Justin Champagnie

Shaedon Sharpe pulled out a ridiculous poster on Wednesday night in Washington.

Sharpe, in the second quarter of the Portland Trail Blazers’ 129-121 win over the Wizards at Capital One Arena, easily intercepted an outlet pass near midcourt. He had a clear path to the basket, and immediately took full advantage.

Sharpe dribbled once, rose up and absolutely hammered a wild one-handed dunk over Justin Champagnie. He threw it down so hard it sent him crashing down to his back. Just watch:

Though it’s only February, Sharpe immediately entered Dunk of the Year territory with that slam. The rest of the Blazers seemed so stunned by the dunk, too, that they left Tristan Vukčević completely wide open for a 3-pointer on the other end — though his shot was well off the mark.

Sharpe entered Wednesday’s game averaging a career-high 16.9 points and 3.7 rebounds for the Trail Blazers this season, his third in the league. Portland selected him with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2022 draft.

The 21-year-old had a team-high 36 points and eight rebounds off the bench in the win for Portland, which pushed them to 26-33 on the season. Anfernee Simons added 16 points, and Scoot Henderson finished with 16 points off the bench. The Trail Blazers have now won three straight, and sit four games back from the final play-in spot in the Western Conference.

Jordan Poole led Washington with 24 points and five rebounds. Richaud Holmes added 20 points, and Corey Kispert finished with 20 points off the bench. Champagnie didn’t score, but had five rebounds in the loss. Washington now sits at 10-48 on the season, which is the worst record in the league.