The weekend of Mac McClung begins! While he’s only officially been a Sixer for three days, that won’t stop us from going all-out cheering on Philadelphia’s newest two-way player at NBA All-Star weekend. Before McClung wows the crowd in tomorrow night’s Slam Dunk Contest, avenging Andre Iguodala’s unjust second place finish in 2006, he will be participating in tonight’s Rising Stars Challenge.
Quick reminder of the format — there are four teams of NBA rookies, sophomores, and G League players who will participate in a three-game mini-tournament. Sadly, Jaden Springer was not selected as one of the sophomores.