Here is all you need to know about Mac McClung, an American basketball player including his age, salary, contract and net worth
For the second year in a row, Mac McClung won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest by showcasing his aerial skill and inventive dunking creativity.
Who is Mac McClung, net worth, salary, contract, bio, age, height, wife and vertical jump details
The Osceola Magic’s G-League star sealed his title as the night’s best dunker with an incredible game-winning dunk that earned him a perfect score of 50. While it wasn’t quite as thrilling as his season-opening effort the previous year, he was still the best player in a field that also featured the first All-Star to compete since 2018.
BACK-TO-BACK CHAMP.
Watch all 8 of Mac McClung's dunks from the 2023 and 2024 #ATTSlamDunk 🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/OfkAsUeCzR
— NBA (@NBA) February 18, 2024
McClung outperformed Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics with yet another series of incredible dunks in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest final. McClung joins Michael Jordan, Jason Richardson, Nate Robinson, and Zach LaVine as the only NBA player to win two back-to-back dunk contests.
Who is Mac McClung?
Matthew “Mac” McClung is an American professional basketball player who plays for the NBA G League’s Osceola Magic he was born on January 6, 1999, in Kingsport, Tennessee, U.S and measures 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall. He is unmarried and single.
McClung stands at just 6’2″ but had a vertical leap of 43.5 inches at the NBA G League Draft Combine.
A look at Mac McClung’s career
The 25-year-old was a basketball player for Texas Tech Red Raiders and Georgetown Hoyas in college. Among the top-ranked high school players in Virginia, he was universally regarded as a three-star recruit.
He is only one victory away from breaking Nate Robinson’s record of three Slam Dunk Contest victories. McClung spent time with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers in the 2021–22 NBA season after being left off of the draft in 2021.
In February 2023, McClung signed a contract with the 76ers after joining the Blue Coats for the 2022–2023 season. During the 2023 NBA All-Star Game and the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, he emerged victorious in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest straight after.
For his original professional career, he has played for teams like the South Bay Lakers, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Delaware Blue Coats, Philadelphia 76ers and Osceola Magic.
Going undrafted out of Texas Tech in 2021, McClung began his professional career with the Los Angeles Lakers organization, as he signed with the South Bay Lakers in the G League after being waived before the start of the 2021-22 season and went on to sign two 10-day contracts with the Chicago Bulls before joining their G League affiliates, the Windy City Bulls. South Bay then reacquired his rights and McClung agreed to a two-way contract with the Lakers to finish the 2021-22 season.
In a total of 31 G League games in the past year, McClung averaged 19.8 points and 5.0 assists per game while shooting 54.8 percent from the floor and 47.4 percent from three-point range.
Mac McClung has agreed to a partially guaranteed contract with the Orlando Magic in 2023.
Mac McClung’s parents and family, full of athletes
Mac’s father’s name is Marcus Clump, a former football player and his mother is Lenoir McClung, a former cheerleader. As of 2018, his father became Commonwealth Attorney for Scott County, Virginia while his mother is a teaching driver’s education at Gate City High. He also has a sister named Anna who is older than him.
His sister played football at Florida State and Tennessee after graduating from high school, where she set records for goals scored, and his uncle Seth was a player for two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. Correne and Collette, his aunts, were both Division I collegiate hockey players. Correne also represented Canada on the national team.
Mac McClung’s salary
While the salary status with his current team is not revealed, he earned $160,856 ($165,632) with the Philadelphia 76ers, $5,318 ($5,972) with the Lakers and $106,352 ($119,431) with the Chicago Bulls.
McClung began the 2022-23 season with the G League’s Delaware Blue Coats before agreeing to a two-way contract with the 76ers.
| Season | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Philadelphia 76ers | $160,856 ($165,632*) |
| 2021/22 | Los Angeles Lakers | $5,318 ($5,972*) |
| 2021/22 | Chicago Bulls | $106,352 ($119,431*) |
| Total | $272,526 ($291,035*) |
(*) Current US Dollars adjusted for inflation