"Even though he was an afterthought this time around, if the NBA asks DeMar DeRozan to compete in the Slam Dunk Contest again, he'll do it.

DeRozan's good friend Brandon Jennings of the Milwaukee Bucks will take part in the 2011 event in Los Angeles along with the hometown favourite Blake Griffin of the Clippers, Washington centre JaVale McGee and Oklahoma City big man Serge Ibaka.

DeRozan was the runner-up last year, falling to Nate Robinson.

"No they didn't ask (and) I wasn't really paying too much mind to it," DeRozan said prior to his team's tilt with the Cavaliers on Wednesday night."