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NBA ALL-Star

Meet Mac McClung: The high-flying guard warming the bench with the Orlando Magic

The 26-year-old guard possesses experience in the NBA, having played for the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers.

The 26-year-old guard possesses experience in the NBA, having played for the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers.
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Mac McClung, the two-time champion of the NBA Dunk Contest, will try for a three-peat in what will probably be his last time participating in the event.

Mac McClung defends NBA Dunk Contest

Mac McClung currently plays for the Orlando Magic. The high-flying guard is on the roster this year, but has seen limited action with only one appearance so far this season with a total of 5 minutes playing time. He managed to pull down one rebound and made two assists against the Orlando Magic’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 27, 2024.

McClung has got more floor time with the G-League team Osceola Magic this year. For the 2024-2025 season has played in 14 games averaging 31.7 minutes and 17.4 points per game.

How tall is Mac McClung?

Mac McClung is 6ft 2in (1.88m) and weighs 185 lb (84g).

NBA action for Mac McClung

During the 2021-22 season, Mac McClung signed two 10-day contracts with the Chicago Bulls and a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers towards the end of the regular season, but he only played twice. With the Bulls, he saw action in one of the eight games he was present for, scoring two points with one turnover. His experience with the Lakers was different as he took to the court for 21 minutes and 50 seconds in the last game of the regular season. McClung accumulated six points, three rebounds, one assist, and one blocked shot.

In the 2022-23 season, he played two games with the Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 12.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 20.5 minutes of play.

G League McClung

Mac McClung’s statistics in the G League with the Osceola Magic have been impressive. The guard averaged 25.2 points, 6.4 assists, and 4.3 rebounds in the 2023 - 2024 season. So far this season he has averaged 17.4 points, 4.7 assists and 2.7 rebounds.

McClung was the 2021-22 G League Rookie of the Year after firing 21.6 points, 7.6 assists, 6.6 rebounds, and 1.4 steals in 27 games with the South Bay Lakers and Windy City Bulls. He is the first ever G League player to take part in the All-Star Weekend Dunk Contest. A long-term dunk fanatic, he first started dunking as a sophomore at Gate City High School. He won the contest in 2023 and 2024 and is the favorite to win again this year. When asked if he will participate in the future, McClung was pretty clear about his intentions: “Yeah, I mean, it’ll probably be it for me, uh, this year. I think, uh, it’d be a cherry on top of a beautiful ride and. Um, I don’t know, man. It’d be special. It’d be really special,” he said.

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