Mac McClung begins international career after winning pair of G League MVP awards, 3 NBA Slam Dunk Contests

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Mac McClung is the all-time leading scorer in the G League, where he became the first player to win multiple MVP awards. The 6-foot-2 guard's viral hops carried over to the pros, so much so that he found himself a regular contributor in the NBA's All-Star Weekend, during which he was crowned a three-time Slam Dunk Contest champion. His acrobatics vaulted him to a three-peat in the event.

Unfortunately for McClung, despite his accolades and unquestioned drive, he hasn't been able to carve out a consistent role in the NBA.

Now 27, McClung is headed overseas to begin an international career. He signed with Spain's Bàsquet Girona in the Liga ACB, the club announced Thursday.

Bàsquet Girona was founded in 2014 by three-time NBA All-Star and one-time NBA champion Marc Gasol, who serves as the club's president.

McClung burst onto the scene as a popular prospect from Gate City, Virginia, the origin of his eye-catching highlight mixtapes. He went on to play at Georgetown and Texas Tech. He was part of a Red Raiders team that earned a No. 6 seed in the 2021 NCAA tournament before bowing out in the Round of 32.

Then he went undrafted. Since then, he has been grinding in the G League, earning a handful of fleeting NBA opportunities along the way.

McClung has appeared in a total of 17 NBA games, suiting up for five franchises: the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic and Indiana Pacers.

Of those 17 games, 11 came this past season. Early in the 2025-26 campaign, the guard-needy Pacers signed McClung to a multi-year deal — his first standard NBA contract — but they waived him less than two weeks later. McClung played in three games for the Pacers, all losses. He averaged 6.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals off the bench.

He returned to Chicago, where he put on a show for the G League's Windy City Bulls and got eight games’ worth of run with the NBA's Bulls.

Also this year, McClug surpassed Renaldo Major for the most career G League points amid a 59-point outburst in March en route to earning MVP honors. He first won MVP with the Osceola Magic during the 2023-24 campaign. The season before that, he claimed a G League title with the Delaware Blue Coats.

Just as he did with the G League's Magic two seasons ago, McClung took home the scoring title this time around with the G League's Bulls. He led the league with 31.8 points per game, plus he averaged 7.9 assists while making 3.5 triples per contest.

As for his most recent stint with the NBA's Bulls, he averaged 6 points, 1.1 assists and 12.6 minutes, shooting 39% from the field, including 25% from deep. In his final outing, he put up a season-high 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting in a loss to the Dallas Mavericks on April 12.

McClung signing up to play internationally doesn't close the door on a continued pursuit of a role in the NBA; however, it does mark a new chapter in his winding career.