The NBA All-Star break is over which implies Mac McClung has returned to the G League for protected holding till Adam Silver summons him for subsequent dunk contest. McClung is at present taking part in for the Osceola Magic for the second consecutive season.
This 12 months McClung is averaging 24.5 factors, 6.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists. On Friday night time he scored a game-high 25 factors to guide the Magic as they misplaced to the Lengthy Island Nets by 23.
Not that the night was with out a actually cool spotlight. Through the second quarter McClung drove down the lane and was met by Drew Timme who tried to contest his shot. Fairly than take in the contact, McClung merely spun round within the air and laid the ball in off the glass.
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) February 22, 2025
Timme, who went undrafted out of Gonzaga in 2023, is averaging 21.1 factors, 10.1 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Lengthy Island Nets this season. Possibly the NBA ought to contemplate together with him within the expertise contest subsequent 12 months if they need an actual rankings enhance.
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