Mac McClung (0) of the Osceola Magic dribbles the ball during a Rising Stars semifinal game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Mac McClung hasn’t been on an NBA roster since October, but the 25-year-old won a second straight Slam Dunk contest in February and has now earned another notable honor: McClung is this season’s NBA G League Most Valuable Player, the league announced Friday.

McClung spent the 2023-24 season playing for the Osceola Magic, Orlando’s NBAGL affiliate. In 27 regular-season games, he averaged a league-high 25.7 points, 6.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds in 35.4 minutes per contest, with a shooting line of .509/.396/.843. Osceola finished as the No. 1 seed in the East at 22-12 and will face the Long Island Nets on Friday in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

McClung also appeared in 14 Showcase Cup games for the Magic’s G League team earlier this season, averaging 25.2 PPG, 6.4 APG, and 4.3 RPG on .464/.357/.851 shooting.

McClung has only appeared in four career NBA games since going undrafted out of Texas Tech in 2021. However, he has made a name for himself as a Slam Dunk champion and has had stints with some of the league’s marquee franchises, including the Lakers, Sixers, and Bulls.

McClung’s G League MVP award is also the latest addition to his increasingly decorated NBAGL résumé — he was the G League’s Rookie of the Year in 2022 and won a title with the Delaware Blue Coats in 2023.

Sioux Falls Skyforce guard Alondes Williams, on a two-way contract with the Heat, was the runner-up in the NBAGL MVP vote conducted by the league’s 31 head coaches and GMs.

The third-place finisher was forward Kenneth Lofton Jr., who played for the Grizzlies and Sixers earlier this season and is now a member of the Jazz. During the G League's regular season, he suited up for the Memphis Hustle in the Showcase Cup and the Blue Coats and Salt Lake City Stars.

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