Came into the limelight this season during All-Star Weekend, when he won the dunk contest, Mac McClung however, failed to take advantage of this sudden visibility to secure his place in the NBA.
Seen twice only under the tunic of the Sixers this season, for the last two games of the campaign, the former player of Georgetown and Texas Tech in the NCAA was subsequently released by the Philadelphia club, which did not offer him a “qualifying offer”, just before the start. opening of the market on July 1st.
Almost three weeks later, Mac McClung is therefore still an unprotected “free agent”, without any concrete leads that could confirm that his future next season is in the Big League.
” It’s a complicated situation, my agent probably thinks the same thing », thus declares the 24-year-old full-back for Heavy. ” I shot well this year, we won the title [en G-League], I played the last game of the NBA season well, I won the Dunk Contest, took part in the Rising Stars game… But I learned in this league that nothing is given, nothing is acquired. You have to capitalize on an opportunity when it presents itself. »
At the crossroads
An opportunity… that only the stranger can now offer him?
” We will see. I am currently a free agent, my agent discusses and tests the waters with several teams. We are looking for the best situation “, he adds. ” I still hope to be in the NBA next year. It’s not that I don’t want to go abroad, but my main goal is the NBA. If I have to go abroad to achieve this goal, so be it. Last year, my instinct told me not to go. But things are changing. I don’t close any doors. »
Then Mac McClung to reiterate once again his motivation, his career to attest to it.
” Whatever is said about me, I make it a personal goal. They said I wasn’t a good shooter, I had a 48% 3-point season. They said I was not a passer, I had a rookie season in the G-League at 8 assists per game. They said I didn’t win my team, I won the G-League title with my team. They said I couldn’t play with the pros, I took an opportunity in the last game to prove my worth. »
And anyway, the former ephemeral player of the Bulls, Lakers and Sixers intends to stay true to himself.
” The main thing is to be indisputable. I don’t know what people think, what they say. In any case, my vision is to say to myself: ‘Here is my situation, I will make the most of it to sweep away the excuses and the criticisms’ concludes Mac McClung. ” I keep my feet on the ground, the NBA does not give me a higher value as a person. Yeah, this is the league I want to play in, and I think I should be in, but at the end of the day, I’m just playing the sport I love, and getting better. »
| Mac McClung | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 2 | 12 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| 2021-22 * | CHI | 1 | 3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2021-22 * | ALL | 1 | 22 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 2022-23 | PHL | 2 | 21 | 45.0 | 36.4 | 60.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| Total | 4 | 16 | 46.2 | 35.7 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 8.3 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
