Pacers' Paul George Now Favorite To Win NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Competition

by Tom Lewis on Feb 22, 2012 3:30 PM EST in Indiana Pacers News

Now that New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert has a bum knee heading into NBA All-Star weekend meaning he, along with Chicago-style ballot-box stuffing prop Jeremy Lin, have pulled out of the 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk Competition, the playing field has leveled for Indiana Pacers guard Paul George.

So it is no surprise that the oddsmakers at Bovada have updated their odds to win the Slam Dunk title and now have Paul George emerging as the favorite at 3 to 2 odds. Utah Jazz forward Jeremy Evans will replace Shumpert and give PG a run for his money by bringing a similar dunking game to the contest.

Here are the updated odds for the 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk Competition.

Player	Odds
Paul George (IND)	3/2
Jeremey Evans (UTA)	11/4
Derrick Williams (MIN)	3/1
Chase Buddinger (HOU)	4/1

Bovada also has all of the odds for the other All-Star events including MVP odds for the All-Star game and Rising Stars game. Roy Hibbert is a big long shot for the big game MVP while Paul George isn't given much of a chance for the Rising Stars game which may be worth a closer look for some quick cash.

Check out all of the odds after the jump.

Odds to win 2012 NBA All-Star MVP

Player	Odds
LeBron James	13/2
Dwight Howard	15/2
Kobe Bryant	15/2
Kevin Durant	7/1
Blake Griffin	9/1
Derrick Rose	9/1
Dwyane Wade	12/1
Chris Paul	14/1
Dirk Nowitzki	16/1
Carmelo Anthony	18/1
Andrew Bynum	20/1
Russell Westbrook	20/1
Paul Pierce	22/1
Kevin Love	25/1
Chris Bosh	25/1
Tony Parker	25/1
Deron Williams	30/1
LaMarcus Aldridge	30/1
Steve Nash	30/1
Joe Johnson	40/1
Luol Deng	40/1
Andre Iguodala	45/1
Roy Hibbert	50/1
Marc Gasol	50/1

Odds to win 2012 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge MVP

Player	Odds
Jeremy Lin	5/1
Blake Griffin	7/1
Kyrie Irving	17/2
John Wall	9/1
DeMarcus Cousins	10/1
Ricky Rubio	12/1
Landry Fields	15/1
Greg Monroe	15/1
Brandon Knight	16/1
Kemba Walker	16/1
Evan Turner	16/1
Paul George	18/1
MarShon Brooks	18/1
Gordon Hayward	18/1
Kawhi Leonard	18/1
Norris Cole	20/1
Markieff Morris	20/1
Tristan Thompson	20/1
Derrick Williams	20/1
Derrick Favors	20/1