It was quite a Valentine’s Day for Mac McClung. He was signed to a two-way contract by the Sixers and, hours later, was named as one of the four participants in this year’s Slam Dunk competition during All-Star weekend, according to an NBA press release.
He’ll be joined by the Rockets’ Kenyon Martin Jr., the Pelicans’ Trey Murphy III and the Knicks’ Jericho Sims.
The Skills Challenge will feature a brother act. Team Antetokounmpo, predictably, will include Giannis Antetokounmpo and Thanasis Antetokounmpo of the Bucks and Alex Antetokounmpo of the G League’s Wisconsin Herd.
Team Jazz will include Jordan Clarkson, Walker Kessler and Collin Sexton, while Team Rookies will feature top pick Paolo Banchero of the Magic, as well as the Pistons’ Jaden Ivey and the Rockets’ Jabari Smith Jr.
The participants in this year’s 3-point contest can be found here.
If the Slam Dunk participants are going to be no namers that nobody knows, then why not just go the obvious route and get non-NBA players that are at least willing to do wild stuff?
As it stands now, it’s unwatchable
Watanabe not being in the 3 point contest is so dumb
Shaedan Sharpe opted out? Kenyon Martin is only one who will put on a show. Mac might pull out the scorpion dunk thou.
76ers probably want him to wear the jersey for the event
Bingo
Well this years all star event is a fart…
Dunk contest and skills challenge meh…
There’s the Celebrity game with Guillermo from Jimmy Kimmel. Comedy gold! Lol
A lot of time these events are more about the interactions, reactions, and celebrities at the events. Plus, there’s lots of creativity behind these things. Never know what will happen at the dunk contest.
As a local, it’s fun to see the city and buildings transformed.