Mac McClung

Guard Matthew 'Mac' McClung signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers on February 14 this year, meaning he can play for the NBA team or the G ...

McClung is the first ever G League player to take part in the All-Star Weekend Dunk Contest. at the Vivint Arena. Mac McClung takes part in the AT&T Slam Dunk, part of the NBA All-Star Weekend, on Saturday evening.

The G League player is in the dunk contest and is favored to win. We're providing highlights of all his dunks on Saturday night.

The difficulty level on the dunk was pretty high. McClung has advanced to the final and will face It’s not the best dunk we’ve seen get a perfect score in the dunk contest, but it’s solid and creative. First dunk — Well, McClung is bringing the heat early. His first dunk got a perfect score pretty easily. His odds moved and even Shams Charania was gassing up McClung heading into the contest.

McClung just missed getting four 50s as he beat Trey Murphy, Jericho Sims, and KJ Martin.

McClung did not need a 50 to win with his final dunk, but he got one, anyway. He decided to try and replicate Vince Carter’s first dunk from the legendary 2000 contest, a windmill 360. With his first effort in the finals, McClung got some help once again. Murphy went first in the finals. McClung entered his final dunk needing a 45.5 to guarantee he’d move on. For Sims’ second dunk, the Knicks big man had someone bring out a ladder and clip an envelope onto the net. Murphy’s second dunk came after he asked the crowd if they wanted a tomahawk or windmill. Martin was up third and enlisted some help from his Rockets teammate, Jae’Sean Tate. Sims went second and made a very difficult dunk look routine, as he threw the ball off of the backboard and went for a double honey dip dunk. [February 19, 2023] Murphy led things off in the opening round with a Grand Theft Alvarado-inspired dunk. Mac McClung is the winner of the 2023 Dunk Contest.

Mac McClung signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers on February 14.

His is an unbelievable story: McClung has played mostly in the G League. He can play for the NBA team or the G League’s Delaware Blue Coats, where he’s been playing since leaving the Golden State Warriors. Matthew ‘Mac’ McClung is a guard who signed a two-way contract with the 76ers on Feb.

McClung joins several former Sixers with the honor of participating, including Larry Hughes, Jerry Stackhouse, Tim Perry, Clarence Weatherspoon, Shelton Jones, ...

Mac McClung dominated the NBA's slam dunk contest, earning 50s for three of his four dunks.

of the [Houston Rockets](/nba/team/_/name/hou/houston-rockets) bowed out after the first round. "I'm not really what other people think, good or bad, I'm staying the course," McClung said when asked about his breakout night. The NBA redesigned the dunk contest trophy this year and named it after the Sixers star. If you manifest and put your mind to it, you can literally make your life and reinvent yourself every day." "I wasn't really thinking in the moment, it's just something that happened to be honest with you." "Being from a small town, Gate City, of 1,600 people, and now we're on this stage," McClung said. "You can really do whatever you want to do ... Despite his size, McClung said that watching the classic showdown between [Trey Murphy III](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4397688/trey-murphy-iii) of the [New Orleans Pelicans](/nba/team/_/name/no/new-orleans-pelicans) in the final round. "It kind of feels, ever since the beginning, I was the underdog," McClung said afterward. "Even when I was younger. Lisa Leslie was the only judge to prevent him from opening up with two straight perfect scores.

The NBA dunk contest was on its death bed. Not since 2016 had fans been blown away by anything they'd seen during the competition.

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Mac McClung, who hasn't appeared in an NBA game this season, took home the dunk contest trophy with some nasty throwdowns.

But I wasn't really even thinking in the moment," McClung said of his reaction. "If you guys will have me, I'll be back," he said on the court. Mac McClung posted the best score of the first round, recording 50s across the board for his dunk. "It was just kind of something that happened, to be honest with you." Sporting his high school jersey, McClung closed down the competition with another 50. When he opened it, it revealed the No. "That's I was banking on, the slow-motion video. My goal is to make an impact in the NBA, and I'm just going to keep working until that happens," McClung said. He received the second-highest score. McClung has averaged 19.1 points in 18 games in the G League this year. McClung has spent this season in the Philadelphia 76ers' organization, playing for the G League's Delaware Blue Coats. "I'm super grateful for this opportunity," McClung said afterwards.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Mac McClung, who has scored three baskets in his NBA career, put on a show to win the NBA All-Star slam dunk contest.

So being a part of it was great.” “It was really fun getting out there in front of the fans. “I had a lot of fun just doing that even though we took the L,” said Banchero, who was part of the winning squad in Friday’s Rising Stars games. I’m happy that I did it in my home, coming back here to Utah.” “And I’m happy that it happened here. And when he got the trophy, he had a Blazers warmup shirt on for that moment. No judge agreed, and his two-dunk score of 95.4 wasn’t good enough to make the final round. “I just wanted to get it done at least one time. His is an unbelievable story: McClung has played mostly in the G League. “They say the third time’s the charm,” said Lillard, who got his first 3-point title in his third try at the event. Weber State is his college; he performs music under the name Dame D.O.L.L.A. Everyone in the building knew he’d already won.

The newest member of the Sixers was the first G League player to compete in the Dunk Contest.

If you didn't know the name Mac McClung, you certainly know it now. The 2023 NBA All-Star Saturday Night ended with a highlight-reel worthy Slam Dunk ...

He posted a 50 point score in all but the second round, impressing the likes of NBA legends Dominique Wilkins and Karl Malone. NBA @NBA

Mac McClung gave us one of the best dunk contest performances of all-time on Saturday night and reinvigorated the event in the process.

[February 19, 2023]

Mac McClung shocked the basketball world with his win in the slam dunk contest and NBA Twitter reacted accordingly with many claiming the Sixers guard had ...

He will be back as long as the NBA allows him even if he's not in the league to take on all comers and defend his crown. [February 19, 2023]

Philadelphia 76ers two-way guard Mac McClung won the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk Contest and is receiving plaudits for his performance in the event.

NBA goes nuts as 'short guy' barely in the league creates dunk contest madness.

But it was his final dunk of the contest that left basketball fans in awe as he produced an absurd 540 dunk. As the rest of the field tried to keep up, with some questionable scoring from the judges keeping things close, McClung continued to show he was in a field of his own. The NBA dunk contest was on its death bed.

76ers guard Mac McClung shut down the 2023 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, turning in three perfect scores en route to an impressive victory.

The Athletic's Shams Charania reported Feb. He was named G League Rookie of the Year. [February 19, 2023] The TNT crew members weren't the only ones to take notice of McClung. [Watch the 2023 All-Star Game on Sling TV: Sign up today!](http://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/2436205/1268416/14334?sharedid=nba_2023) McClung opened his performance by clearing two people, tapping the backboard and then dunking.

Mac McClung became the first Sixer to ever win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest with a spectacular performance on Saturday night.

[Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.] [Just days after signing a two-way contract with the Sixers](https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/sixers-sign-mac-mcclung-two-way-contract-waive-julian-champagnie-nba?chrcontext=WMAQ), the 24-year-old McClung accepted the [Julius “Dr. and Knicks' Jericho Sims before that, although he truthfully didn't have much real competition in Salt Lake City, Utah. J” Erving Trophy](https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1627138963944394752). [he's played this season with their G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats](https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/mac-mcclung-nba-slam-dunk-contest-sixers-delaware-blue-coats-coby-karl?chrcontext=WMAQ) — but he turned in a legitimately historic (and scintillating) performance Saturday. By the time he spun expertly through the air in the final round of the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest and threw down another thriller, TNT commentator Reggie Miller was proclaiming that McClung had "saved the dunk contest." [Sixers' Mac McClung wins dunk contest with electrifying showing ](https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/sixers-mac-mcclung-wins-nba-slam-dunk-contest-electrifying-performance?cid=Yahoo&partner=ya4nbcs&chrcontext=WMAQ)originally appeared on [NBC Sports Chicago](https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago?cid=MSN&chrcontext=WMAQ)

Five days ago, Mac McClung wasn't on an NBA roster, having played for the Philadelphia 76ers' G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, this season.

Meanwhile, Portland Trailblazers guard Damian Lillard won the three-point contest while donning his alma mater’s jersey - Weber State University. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1627147378980700160). [said](https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1627158013143584770). I’m very hungry and I’m resilient so I’m gonna keep working.” [tweeted](https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30/status/1627149382981406727). I’m gonna keep working every day.

Mac McClung went some way to single-handedly restored the shine on a dunk contest that has been widely panned in recent years.

He played in one game last season for the Chicago Bulls, one other game for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was signed by Golden State last year but never played in a regular-season game for the Warriors, and spent a little time on USA Basketball’s World Cup qualifying team last year as well. I’m happy that I did it in my home, coming back here to Utah.” “And I’m happy that it happened here. The final score, not that it mattered, was McClung 100.0, Murphy 98.0. By the time the judges’ scores came up it was already decided.

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Three of his four dunks on the night received perfect 50 scores from the judges and the one that didn't was a 49.8. In fact, he only signed a two-way deal with the "He put on a show!" McClung rose out of relative obscurity on All-Star Saturday Night to earn his place in league history with a stunning performance in the Slam Dunk Contest. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAL/los-angeles-lakers/) legends who won multiple titles for the franchise, they're both former MVPs and they're both Hall of Famers. the Lakers legend

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mac McClung was not exactly an unknown. Long before he won the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, he was a YouTube phenomenon.

My goal is to make an impact in the NBA, and I’m just going to keep working until that happens.” [Golden State’s Stephen Curry](https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30/status/1627149382981406727?s=20) said on Twitter: “Man was a viral (House of Highlights) high school dunk phenom, still working his way to the League, but lemme go get that dunk contest trophy right quick and bring it back to life!!! He had the final basket of the 2021-22 NBA season, breaking free for an uncontested reverse dunk to cap the Los Angeles Lakers’ overtime win over the Denver Nuggets last April. And now, he’s a dunk champion. But, even if he hasn’t gotten to establish himself at the NBA level yet, there’s no question that he can play. “One thing with this game is you have to learn how to adapt,” McClung told The Associated Press last year. [Giannis Antetokounmpo — with his mouth open in disbelief](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEbJltN0Iog) — filmed the action on their phones. He broke records held by Allen Iverson and J.J. McClung knows he is an underdog story. Literally, if you manifest and put your mind to it, you can literally make your life and reinvent yourself every day.” if you are a young kid, and someone who is an inspiration to you, someone that you respect so much tells you that you can’t do it, it doesn’t matter. [Michael Jordan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v5dSyYNRbE) taking off from the foul line, [Vince Carter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OJMLCF5oK4) saying “it’s over” after a dunk, [Aaron Gordon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q6n5NE6Cb4) jumping over the Orlando Magic mascot, [Dwight Howard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8qtf8uZz4A) donning the Superman cape — got a massive shot in the arm from a guy who now has more dunks in the contest (four) than he does in actual NBA games (one).“It’s a cliche, but you can really do whatever you want to do,” said McClung, who is on a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers and playing in the G League.

Philadelphia 76ers' Mac McClung, who was just called up from the G-League, dropped the jaws of many during the NBA Slam Dunk Contest and drew high praise ...

Long before he won the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Saturday, he was a YouTube phenomenon.

My goal is to make an impact in the NBA, and I’m just going to keep working until that happens.” He had the final basket of the 2021-22 NBA season, breaking free for an uncontested reverse dunk to cap the Los Angeles Lakers’ overtime win over the Denver Nuggets last April. [Golden State’s Stephen Curry](https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30/status/1627149382981406727?s=20) said on Twitter: “Man was a viral (House of Highlights) high school dunk phenom, still working his way to the League, but lemme go get that dunk contest trophy right quick and bring it back to life!!! But, even if he hasn’t gotten to establish himself at the NBA level yet, there’s no question that he can play. “One thing with this game is you have to learn how to adapt,” McClung told The Associated Press last year. [Giannis Antetokounmpo — with his mouth open in disbelief](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEbJltN0Iog) — filmed the action on their phones.