Mac McClung has not been able to feature much in NBA having only played four games in his career, although he has become somewhat more famous than the typical end of the bench NBA journeyman because of his ability to throw down slam dunks. Standing at 6-foot-2 and more or less having rocket boosters on his calf muscles, McClung performed the stunts and won NBA Slam Dunk Contest during 2023 and 2024 NBA All-Star weekend even though he was invited as a non-NBA player for the popularity factor.
Now he is getting another invite, this time, for the second training camp for the Orlando Magic on a partially guaranteed contract Shams Charania tweeted.
Last season, McClung went to the camp with the Magic but was not a part of their roster at the end of the season. He was demoted to the Magic’s G-League side Osceola Magic for which he scored more than 25 points and assisted in six points to become the G-League MVP.
The last time McClung took the court in an NBA game, playing for the Philadelphia 76ers in April 2023, he nearly recorded a triple double with 20 points on 8-of-17 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and nine assists in 33 minutes.
The question isn’t whether McClung can score. Can he defend at his size? Can he shoot efficiently on low volume and without the freedom to create much for himself? The Magic have some depth at the point guard spot with Jalen Suggs and Anthony Black and they brought in Cory Joseph this summer.
Can McClung prove enough in camp to earn a spot as an end-of-bench third guard? He’ll get his chance, and there will be a lot of people rooting for him.
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