Last season, we had Ten Head-Scratching One-Time All-Stars, and this year, we've got obscure NBA All-Star Weekend participants. They may not have had spectacular NBA careers but they did have some memorable moments when they took center stage during the festivities. Let's check 'em out--

The entire group in the 1995 Slam Dunk Contest (minus Isaiah Rider): The 1995 contest was filled with relative obscurity:

Jamie Watson: The 6'7 guard/forward only played in 102 games during his NBA career from 1994-1999. The 1994-95 season was the only one where he had any significant playing time and placing 3rd in the 1995 dunk contest was the highlight of his career.

Tim Perry: 'Tim Perry was the most unenthusiastic dunker in the whole competition." Thanks Kenny, you pretty much summed it up. He lasted 8 seasons in the league, averaging 6.8 points and 4.0 rebounds for his career. He did have a solid year for the Suns in 1991-92 but it's hard to remember him for anything other than this free-throw line dunk (attempt).

Harold Miner: "Baby Jordan" won 2 dunk contest titles ('93 and '95) but never got any playing time despite being an exciting player to watch. He was plagued with knee injuries and was traded to the Cavs after playing for the Heat. He was waived after the end of the season and unfortunately didn't make the team after trying out for the Raptors. He gave up basketball and is apparently now a real estate investor.

Antonio Harvey: A bit of a journeyman in the NBA during his playing days, Harvey is remembered for hyping up the crowd for a final dunk in the 1995 NBA dunk contest and dunked the ball about 1 foot to the left of the rim, missing the dunk badly. He stayed connected with basketball and is currently a radio broadcaster for the Portland Trailblazers.

Tony Dumas: Dumas, a 6'6 guard and NBA Jam Tournament Edition star, played 4 seasons in the NBA. He had two solid seasons with the Mavericks and brief stints with the Suns and Cavaliers. He was unsuccessful during the 1995 dunk contest but was successful in the CBA and in his playing career overseas.

Rimas Kurtinaitis: In 1989, Kurtinaitis was the first non-NBA player to participate in the 3-point shootout. Unfortunately, he didn't perform as well as he liked, getting knocked out of the first round with only 9 made shots. He did perform well overseas and was a part of the Lithuanian and USSR national teams. As a coach, he won Euroleague titles as recent as 2009.

Eric Murdock: Murdock isn't really that obscure since he was in NBA Jam but he still makes the list. The 6'1 guard from Providence College participated in the 1994 3-point shootout. He was 41% from 3 during the season and sank 13 shots in the shootout, good enough to go for a tie breaker with the eventual runner-up Dana Barros. Unfortunately he would lose to Barros in the tie-breaker. He lasted in the NBA from 1991-2000 and filled the highlight reels periodically with shots like this:

Jim Les: Les was an extremely accurate 3-point shooter and averaged 46% from 3-point range in 1990-91. He's most remembered for having a chance to beat 3-time 3-point shootout champion Craig Hodges but missed the money ball at the buzzer which would have given him the win. He lasted 7 seasons in the NBA and moved on to coaching. He is currently the head coach of Bradley, his alma mater.

Shelton Jones: Jones only lasted 1 season in the NBA and bounced from the Spurs, to the Warriors and landed with Sixers. He participated in the 1989 slam dunk contest and placed 4th. He did have more success in the CBA slam dunk contest becoming the first 2-time winner.

Kenny Battle: Last but not least, we've got Kenny Battle. He placed last in the 1990 slam dunk contest. He played 4 seasons in the NBA for 4 different teams and moved Internationally to play in Argentina and then back to the states to play for the IBA's Fargo-Moorhead Beez.

We're looking forward to All-Star Weekend 2011. Hopefully for the competitors' sake, they won't end up on TNLP's obscure All-Star participants list, several years from now. {Placeholder for Daequan  Cook}

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