On Thursday, the All-NBA G League First, Second, and Third Teams were announced by the league. Just like the NBA, these teams are position-less. Here is a look at which players saw their names revealed to be considered the best of the best in the G League this season.
Mac McClung hasn’t been on an NBA roster since October, but the 25-year-old won a second straight Slam Dunk contest in February and has now earned another notable honor: McClung is this season’s NBA G League Most Valuable Player, the league announced Friday.
There were plenty of opinions on the 2024 Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend. Some enjoyed the Dunk Contest, others did not. At the forefront of some of the controversy was whether or not Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown should have made it to the final round.
Recently, the NBA Dunk Contest took place as part of All-Star Saturday Night from Indianapolis, Indiana, occurring at the tail end of an evening that included other events such as the Skills Challenge and the three-point contest.
Reviews for the 2024 Slam Dunk Contest are in, and minus some solid dunks by the now back-to-back champion, Mac McClung, fans are not thrilled with the performances of this year’s participants.
Mac McClung showcased his extraordinary dunking skills to clinch his second straight NBA Slam Dunk Contest title, marking a memorable moment involving basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal in his winning dunk.
The 2023 Slam Dunk Contest ended up being a unique one, as it was the first one where an NBA G-League player won the highly-anticipated event. Mac McClung completed phenomenal jams that wowed the crowd, which opened up discussions about whether people from outside the association should be considered for future iterations of the event.
Former Los Angeles Lakers and current Osceola Magic of the NBA G League guard Mac McClung has taken over the annual Slam Dunk Contest, winning it in each of the last two years.
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard is showing some respect to fellow basketball player Mac McClung. Lillard was left impressed with Mac McClung’s performance in the NBA All-Star Weekend Dunk Contest.
One year after being crowned the first player in Philadelphia 76ers history to win the NBA Dunk Contest, Mac McClung returned to the stage in Indiana and defended his title.
Mac McClung has done it again.
Mac Attack: The Sequel is officially in the works.
Mac McClung won the Slam Dunk Contest in February. He's now looking for a job after the Orlando Magic bid him farewell.
The Orlando Magic have waived guard Mac McClung and two others. McClung made waves in February when he won the 2023 Slam Dunk Contest.
Mac McClung is coming off a year where he appeared in two regular-season games for the Philadelphia 76ers. McClung averaged 12.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and
The Magic have officially signed guard Mac McClung, president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman announced in a press release. While terms weren’t revealed, the deal is an Exhibit 10 training camp contract, per Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel.
He averaged 19.8 points per game on a molten 47.4 percent from deep in the G League last year.
Reigning NBA Dunk Contest champion Mac McClung is officially moving on from the Philadelphia 76ers as he now has a new NBA home. Tuesday afternoon, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that McClung had agreed to a partially guaranteed contract with the Orlando Magic.
The Orlando Magic agreed to a partially guaranteed deal with 2023 NBA Slam Dunk champion Mac McClung, The Athletic reported Tuesday. McClung, 24, played
2023 NBA Slam Dunk Champion Mac McClung made quite the name for himself in Philadelphia this past basketball season. As the former Philadelphia 76ers two-way guard starred for the team’s developmental squad out in Delaware, McClung also set the league on fire with his near-perfect Slam Dunk Contest performance.
For the first time since winning the NBA Dunk Contest, Philadelphia 76ers two-way guard Mac McClung suited up for the Sixers and made his debut with the team on Friday night against the Atlanta Hawks.
Philadelphia 76ers two-way player Mac McClung has been named the NBA G League player of the week, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Keith Pompey.
What can’t Mac McClung do? After being chosen for the dunk contest, Mac McClung signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers and hasn’t looked back since.
Coming into Wednesday night’s matchup with the Motor City Cruise, the Delaware Blue Coats were second in the G-League standings with a record of 13-5 in the Eastern Conference.
Only days removed from his unfathomable slam dunk contest win over NBA All-Star Weekend, basketball fans are flocking to Wilmington, Delaware, to get a glimpse of McClung.
Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant wasn’t all that thrilled to see all of the participants in this weekend’s All-Star events. As Durant discussed All-Star weekend, more specifically the NBA Dunk Contest, Durant made it clear he couldn’t believe that Philadelphia 76ers’ two-way guard Mac McClung was a part of the Slam Dunk Contest.
The Philadelphia 76ers guard McClung put on an electrifying display at the Slam Dunk Contest on NBA All-Star Saturday Night. In a performance that many described as having resurrected the entire competition from the dead, McClung threw down multiple physics-defying jams to steal the show and ultimately win the event.
Entering as the first G League player to participate in the competition, McClung stole the show in Utah.
Despite several stars out with injuries, this year's NBA All-Star Weekend offers plenty of excitement. As the Association's new all-time leader in points, LeBron James will be the center of attention, but under-the-radar players will also be making waves.
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