Collectin Showcase: Zach Lavine

-- Written by @STEVEYGIII, NBA Top Shot, NFL All Day, UFC Strike and Candy MLB collector--

**In honor to kick off the first Collectin Showcase weekly column, we are doing a Showcase giveaway contest featuring Zach Lavine. Details are at the bottom of the blog post below the moments.**

One of the things I am a firm believer in is that we do not watch our moments enough on Top Shot. Whether it be ones we own or ones we are looking to buy. The product itself is a thing of beauty, from the art to the actual moment itself. Enjoy your moments, re-live them, strengthen that connection to the players, the teams, the experience you had. This is what differentiates our product. The goal of this weekly column is to highlight more in the way of video and less in the way of words around a player who had a standout game or moment from the week before. We will take a look at their best moments on the platform for your viewing pleasure.

Up first is Zach Lavine, who may be the most underrated scorer in the league, now that Devin Booker is finally getting his due. Lavine dropped 51 points in a game during opening week and he has no shortage of highlight reel moments on Top Shot. Fair warning - most of these are dunks, because that's the best type of Lavine highlights. If you don't like dunks I don't know why you clicked on a Zach Lavine link. Go watch his other play types here or go buy the dunks.

The Top Shot Debut: Series 1 Base Set Common. How sweet it is to have your Top Shot Debut be a game winner. You can't go wrong owning the best non-dunk Lavine highlight in your collection.

The Rare: Series 2 MGLE. Effortless pump handle slam to the rack as the defender makes a business decision to not wind up on a poster.

The Legendary: Series 4 Run it Back Legacies 2014-2019. This is the one. Lavine and Aaron Gordon brought the best dunk contest we had seen in a decade and this S4 legendary moment is exactly that; legendary. Enjoy all the dunks from one of the most unforgettable NBA Slam Dunk contest performances of all time. This is the kind of moment you buy an Infinity Object for.

The Reward: Series 2 Cool Cats Challenge Reward. Maybe an unfair edge over the S4 because it is Cool Cats, but this is an effortless glide into the throwdown. Put it on repeat.

The High Mint: Series 2 Common /15k. Yes I know there are higher mints than 15k out there, but anything in the S2 / S3 department qualifies here. I like the simplicity of this one and the nostalgia of S2. Jab step 3, bucket.

Best of the Rest: Series 4 Top Shot 50 Legendary. Amazing thumbnail to go with an amazing alley oop. This shows just how much Lavine can really fly for a throwdown.

Best of the Rest: Series 1 Base Set Common. This is a sleeper S1 moment that I absolutely love. A huge two hand side pump slam over a defender off the baseline. There is also a Got Game version out there with a lower mint count for you big spenders.

Best of the Rest: Series 4 The Challenge: Champion. I love this reward so much. The handles are not something you see in too many Zach Lavine moments, but the S4 Reward moment showcases he has them when he wants to use them. Followed up with a signature dunk of course.

Best of the Rest: Series 3 2023 All Star Game Rare. Zach Lavine is built for the All-Star Game, let's be honest. A sweet and smooth 360 jam from last year in Cleveland is the perfect moment to finish out this list and your Zach Lavine collection.

**Rules for Zach Lavine Showcase Contest**

Enter to win this 5 moment Zach Lavine showcase, including the above shown Top Shot Debut, Cool Cats Reward, Series 2 /15k and more! One winner will be randomly selected and receive the entire showcase!

1. Create a 5 moment showcase on NBA Top Shot, with at least 1 moment being from Zach Lavine

2. Reply to the official Collectin & Connectin tweet of this blog post with your Showcase link and the hashtag #DunkinAndConnectin

3. Winner will be randomly drawn and announced via the C&C Twitter account.