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2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Lineup: Full List of Participants
The San Antonio Spurs took Castle with the No. 4 pick in the 2024 NBA draft out of UConn. Castle was the Big East freshman of the year as the Huskies won the national championship. The rookie has started 25 games for the Spurs this season and is averaging 11 points, three rebounds and two assists this season.
Report: Mac McClung, Stephon Castle Among 2025 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Participants
The four-man field for the 2025 Slam Dunk Contest is set. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Orlando Magic's Mac McClung—the two-time defending Slam
Mac McClung to attempt 3-peat at NBA slam dunk contest
Mac McClung will return to the NBA's slam dunk contest, he confirmed Monday on social media. The Orlando Magic two-way player won the event in 2023 and 2024.
Zach LaVine's NBA Dunk Contest Tease Goes Viral
For years, fans have complained about the NBA Dunk Contest not having big stars. In the last decade, the only time fans have been invested in it is when Zach La
NBA Slam Dunk Contest participants set, with Mac McClung rounding out four-man field
The field for the NBA slam dunk contest is set, with Mac McClung reportedly joining as the fourth and final participant, per ESPN's Sham Charania. McClung will attempt to win the contest for the third straight year,
Mac McClung needs a roster spot if he is going to keep saving the NBA Dunk Contest
It is starting to feel egregious, though, that McClung continues to participate without a roster spot in the NBA. Currently signed to a two-way deal for the Orlando Magic, the 26-year-old former undrafted free agent has played just five minutes in the NBA so far this season.
Jokes Pour In After NBA Announces Slam Dunk Contestants
McClung aims to make history in this year's contest. If he wins, he will tie Nate Robinson for the most slam dunk contest titles ever, with three wins. Additionally, he would be the first player to win three consecutive contests.
Mac McClung returns to NBA slam dunk contest eyeing 3-peat
Mac McClung will go for a three-peat as the reigning two-time NBA slam dunk contest champion will return for this year's All-Star event, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
Dunk Contest participants set: Mac McClung returns to go for third straight win
Mac McClung, the two-time defending Slam Dunk Contest champion and current two-way contract player for the Orlando Magic, will return to the NBA Dunk Contest this Feb. 15 in San Francisco. That rounds out the field for the Dunk Contest,
NBA All-Star Weekend's dunk competition at Chase could see a three-peat, too
More than two years after participating in summer league and training camp for the Golden State Warriors, G League mainstay Mac McClung will have his opportunity to star at Chase Center. The NBA’s reigning two-time Slam Dunk champion is part of the event’s four-person field again at All-Star Weekend in the Bay Area,
Magic's Mac McClung to Compete in Dunk Contest, Go for Historic 3-Peat
Orlando Magic two-way guard Mac McClung committed to participating in the Slam Dunk Contest at NBA All-Star Weekend 2025, per a report from ESPN on Monday. In doing so, he'll attempt to make history by becoming the event's first-ever three-peat champion.
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