NBA, Slam Dunk Contest and Mac McClung

Why is the NBA dunk contest such a disappointing airball now?
Andre Jackson Jr, Milwaukee Bucks: Second-year player | 36th pick in 2023 draft | tied for 145th in dunks with 14 Mac McClung, Osceola Magic: Played in five NBA games in four years | undrafted | two-time dunk champ | tied for 389th in dunks with zero.
Mac McClung returns to NBA slam dunk contest hoping for three-peat
Mac McClung will compete against Bucks second-year player Andre Jackson Jr., Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis and Spurs rookie Stephon Castle.
Mac McClung needs a roster spot if he is going to keep saving the NBA Dunk Contest
It is starting to feel egregious, though, that McClung continues to participate without a roster spot in the NBA. Currently signed to a two-way deal for the Orlando Magic, the 26-year-old former undrafted free agent has played just five minutes in the NBA so far this season.
NBA: Mac McClung (Gate City) will try to soar to NBA Dunk Contest 3-peat
Shams Charania of ESPN first reported on Monday afternoon that McClung would join San Antonio’s Stephon Castle, Matas Buzelis of Chicago and Milwaukee’s Andre Jackson Jr. in the event.
Report: Mac McClung, Stephon Castle Among 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Participants
The four-man field for the 2025 Slam Dunk Contest is set. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Orlando Magic's Mac McClung—the two-time defending Slam
NBA Slam Dunk Contest participants set, with Mac McClung rounding out four-man field
McClung will aim for a slam dunk contest three-peat against Stephon Castle, Matas Buzelis and Andre Jackson Jr..
Mac McClung returns to NBA slam dunk contest eyeing 3-peat
Mac McClung will go for a three-peat as the reigning two-time NBA slam dunk contest champion will return for this year's All-Star event, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
The Cavs’ random dunk contest was better than most at NBA All-Star Weekend
T he NBA Dunk Contest has fallen on hard times in recent years, save for a few notable exceptions. The biggest issue for the annual event held at the NBA All-Star Game has always
G League Star Selected to Participate in NBA Slam Dunk Contest
The NBA Slam Dunk Contest used to be a can't-miss event during All-Star weekend. Some of the game's biggest stars would participate and give the fans a great show. Players like Michael Jordan, Dominque Wilkins,
Magic's Anthony Black Joins Da Silva, McClung as 2025 Rising Stars
Orlando Magic second-year guard Anthony Black has been named to the player pool for the Rising Stars at All-Star Weekend 2025 ...
Tristan da Silva and Mac McClung Selected to Participate in 2025 Castrol Rising Stars
Orlando Magic forward Tristan da Silva and two-way guard Mac McClung have been selected to participate in the 2025 Castrol ...
Magic’s Tristan da Silva and Mac McClung selected to participate in 2025 Castrol Rising Stars game
Orlando Magic’s Tristan da Silva and Mac McClung have been selected to participate in the 2025 Castrol Rising Stars game ...
Magic's Tristan da Silva, Mac McClung Named 2025 Rising Stars
Two players will represent the Orlando Magic during the Rising Stars Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend 2025 in San Francisco.