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Mac McClung Shines During All-Star Weekend

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Author Devon Givens
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - FEBRUARY 18: Mac McClung #9 of the Philadelphia 76ers and former professional basketball player Julius Erving pose with the trophy after McClung's victory in the 2023 NBA All Star AT&T Slam Dunk Contest at Vivint Arena on February 18, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

After another overall disappointing All-Star weekend, there was one bright spot to it all for the NBA and the Philadelphia 76ers. Mac McClung. 

Even if you decided to take a break from being angry from the still-crushing Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl loss or turn off your sports. There’s no way you haven’t heard about McClung putting on a show Saturday night in Salt Lake City. McClung, the recently signed/promoted two-way guard for the Sixers from their G-League affiliate Delaware Blue Coats, may have saved the dunk contest as many have said after his performance. While this one showing was really good… let’s not get carried away. 

Mac McClung was able to steal the show by busting out a variety of different dunks. He wowed and surprised the curious crowd with how this G-Leaguer will stack up against the more well-known pros.  I mean, c’mon — he has played in just two NBA games during his young career. Both in 2021 split between the Lakers and Bulls. There’s no way he’ll pull this off, right? Well… he had other ideas. From jumping over two people with one perched on the shoulders of the other while holding the basketball. Tapping the rock on the backboard and then completing the clean dunk in reverse. To what looked like a 560 flush that was once again clean. The 6-foot-2 guard simply found a way to bring some energy, enjoyment and most importantly eyes to an event that has been slowly fading in terms of importance. 

The Blue Coats’ leading scorer has brought some good attention on himself. Landing a new sneaker deal with PUMA basketball. Winning $100,000 for taking the trophy and for the on-floor basketball part of things. He has many wondering why he isn’t playing for the Sixers. Good problems for him and the organization. While he may not actually see minutes for the big club, he brought good attention to the NBA, his team, and most importantly him. We’ll see where this takes him going forward. 

As far as All-Star weekend and the Dunk Contest this has nothing to do with McClung. But everything to do with the league needing to figure out how to correct the problem. 

NBA Trade Deadline Recap- Shams vs Woj

Thursday afternoon marked the NBA’s Trade Deadline with a ton of movement across the league. Beyond the trades themselves, this day always marks a clash of two titans, Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania, in the battle of breaking the deals first.

Here’s a look at each deal and who reported on it first, organized by the Sixers first and then in chronological order starting Thursday at midnight.

  • Sixers trade Matisse Thybulle in three team deal to acquire Jalen McDaniels

    Sixers acquire: Jalen McDaniels, two second round picks Hornets acquire: 2023 second round pick, Svi Mykhailiuk

    Trail Blazers acquire: Matisse Thybulle

    Woj or Shams? Woj

    Sixers Move Matisse Thybulle in a 3-Way Trade

  • Toronto Raptors acquire C Jakob Poeltl from the San Antonio Spurs

    Raptors acquire: Jakob Poeltl

    Spurs acquire: Khem Birch, a protected 2024 first-round pick, and two second-round picks

    Woj or Shams? Woj (ESPN had a graphic ready for him too)

     

     

  • Phoenix Suns acquire Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Net

    Suns acquire: Kevin Durant, TJ Warren

    Nets acquire: Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder, four first round picks and a 2028 pick swap

    Woj or Shams? This is an interesting one. Woj had the report that the deal was close, but technically, it was Shams that had the final report of the deal and its details first. Point for Shams.

  • Boston Celtics acquire Mike Muscala from the Oklahoma City Thunder

    Celtics acquire: Mike Muscala

    Thunder acquire: Justin Jackson and two second-round picks

    Woj or Shams? Shams.

  • Milwaukee Bucks acquire Jae Crowder from the Brooklyn Nets

    Bucks acquire: Jae Crowder

    Nets acquire: Five (!!) second-round picks

    Pacers acquire: Jordan Nwora and two second-round picks

    Woj or Shams? Shams.

  • Denver Nuggets acquire Thomas Bryant from the Los Angeles Lakers

    Nuggets acquire: Thomas Bryant

    Lakers acquire: Davon Reed and three second-round picks

    Woj or Shams? Woj (he even got an Adam Schefter retweet)

  • Indiana Pacers acquire George Hill and a second round pick from Milwaukee Bucks

    Pacers acquire: George Hill and a second-round pick

    Bucks “acquire”: A free roster spot and free up $4 million

    Woj or Shams? Woj.

  • Los Angeles Clippers acquire Bones Hyland from the Denver Nuggets

    Clippers acquire: Bones Hyland

    Nuggets acquire: Clippers’ 2024 and 2025 second-round picks

    Woj or Shams? Woj

  • Phoenix Suns acquire Darius Bazley from the Oklahoma City Thunder

    Suns acquire: Darius Bazley

    Thunder acquire: Dario Saric

    Woj or Shams? Shams.

  • Golden State Warriors trade away James Wiseman in three-team deal

    Warriors acquire: Five (!!) second-round picks, Kevin Knox

    Pistons acquire: James Wiseman

    Hawks acquire: Saddiq Bey

    Woj or Shams? Woj.

  • Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets trade bench players

    Hawks acquire: Justin Holiday and Frank Kaminsky

    Rockets acquire: Garrison Matthews and Bruno Fernando

    Woj or Shams? Woj.

  • Los Angeles Clippers acquire Eric Gordon from the Houston Rockets

    Clippers acquire: Eric Gordon, three second-round picks

    Rockets acquire: John Wall, Danny Green, pick swap

    Grizzlies acquire: Luke Kennard

    Woj or Shams? Shams tweeted about the trade first. He also provided the Kennard and Wall pieces of the trade first. Woj did, however, report on the second-round picks and Danny Green. Tim MacMahon gave us the pick swap. Shams got more details first so we will credit him.

  • Los Angeles Lakers trade Patrick Beverley to the Orlando Magic for Mo Bamba

    Lakers acquire: Mo Bamba

    Magic acquire: Patrick Beverley, second round “compensation”

    Woj or Shams? Shams. Shams got this by so much that he accidentally tweeted that Beverley was being traded by the Clippers, not the Lakers, in his first attempt at this tweet.

  • New Orleans Pelicans acquire Josh Richardson from the San Antonio Spurs

    Pelicans acquire: Josh Richardson

    Spurs acquire: Devonte’ Graham and four (!!) second-round picks

    Woj or Shams? Shams.

  • Los Angeles Clippers acquire Mason Plumlee in exchange for Reggie Jackson

    Clippers acquire: Mason Plumlee

    Hornets acquire: Reggie Jackson

    Woj or Shams? Woj.

  • Golden State Warriors acquire Gary Payton II from the Portland Trail Blazers

    Warriors acquire: Gary Payton II

    Trail Blazers acquire: Five (!!) second picks, Kevin Knox

    Woj or Shams? Woj.

  • Final Totals

    Woj: 9

    Shams: 7

    Second-round picks traded: 38, pending the “second-round compensation” that the Magic received.

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