Mac McClung expresses desire to play in the NBA after signing with Sixers
WILMINGTON, Del.–Mac McClung took the NBA world by storm over All-Star weekend in Utah where he put on an absolute show in the dunk contest. Considering he has been in the G League all season long, it was a bit of a surprise to some who haven’t watched his YouTube dunk mixtapes.
The Philadelphia 76ers signed McClung to a two-way deal shortly before the All-Star break meaning they can call him up to the team whenever they feel like it. This is an opportunity for him to eventually prove himself at the NBA level.
After a tough night shooting the ball (2-for-9 overall) for the Delaware Blue Coats in Wednesday’s loss to the Motor City Cruise, McClung did express a desire to eventually get to the NBA.
“I wanna be in the NBA,” McClung said succinctly. “I wanna make an impact. I can’t have nights like tonight, but waiting my turn and I can control what I can control and that’s about it.”
In terms of if there is anything he can improve on in order to get to the NBA, McClung doesn’t have anything specific he is going to pinpoint. He is just going to continue to grind and wait his turn.
“There’s definitely constant improvement on both sides of the ball,” he added. “I think it’s easy to say ‘Oh if I get better at this, I’ll get a chance’, but a lot of it is just waiting your turn. I really haven’t had a turn yet so when I have that turn, I believe I’ll make the most of it.”
At the moment, the young man out of Texas Tech has two NBA games under his belt. He played a game each for the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2021-22 season so he understands that it is all just a matter of time.
With that being said, McClung now just has a reputation as just being a dunker. At this stage, not a lot of people really know what he can do on the basketball court besides dunking, but he isn’t worried about what others think.
“I’m not really like into worrying what other people think about my game,” he finished. “I think that’ll speak for itself when the time it’s supposed to, but I just focus on myself and getting better each day really.”
