Most of the year lives as NBA G-League players who are not in the spotlight. However, during the NBA All-Star period, he is nicknamed the `emperor.'
The winner of this year's NBA Dunk Contes was Mac McCrung of Orlando. With overwhelming jumping and spectacular performance, he won the NBA's first All-Star Game Dunk Contest for three consecutive years. Like a man who has only existed for this moment, McCrung stamped the rim with all his might.
McCrung won the throne again with his ability to surpass people's imagination at the '2025 NBA All-Star Weekend Dunk Contest' held at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California on the 16th (Korea time). The NBA's first all-star dunk king for three consecutive years. McCrung rose to the rank of NBA legend.
Four people participated in the dunk contest, including Stephen Castle (San Antonio Spurs), Domantas Buzellis (Chicago Bulls), and Andre Jackson Jr. (Milkwy Bucks), centering on McCrung, who won the title for the second consecutive year. Even before the contest, most fans and experts agreed. McCrung's three-game losing streak was foreseen.
It's understandable. McCullung deserves to be called 'the player who exists for the dunk contest. Although he is a member of Orlando, his NBA career is insignificant. McCrung, who made his NBA debut with the Chicago Cubs in the 2021-2022 season, moved to the Los Angeles Lakers and Toronto Raptors in that season alone. He played one game each for the Chicago and LA Lakers and two for Toronto.
McCrung, who moved to Philadelphia in the 2022-2023 season, also played only two games. There was no record of playing in the NBA last season. In the 2024-2025 season, he moved to Orlando and played in one game. He spent most of his career in the G League. Proof that he is not good enough to be an NBA bench member.
But McCrung has a unique specialty. It's a dunk specialist. He has already won the dunk contest for two consecutive All-Star games, and again this year, he participated in the dunk contest and achieved a record-high three consecutive dunk contests with fantastic performances.
McCrung's first performance was car jumping. An assistant came out on the sunroof of a Kia car sedan in the NBA Sponsor and held the ball. McCrung jumped over the car, snatched the ball and stuck it in the rim. With this performance, he had already lost three consecutive games.
The second attempt jumped the man with the ball overhead. He twisted his body 180 degrees in the air, spun and dunked. Jumping power, aerial time, and accurate rotation calculation were outstanding.
McCrung, who reached the final smoothly, made a two-handed dunk. One of my colleagues was riding a hoverboard. The other was on the ladder. McCrung jumped over them and successfully dunked each with both hands.
The game has already been decided. The last performance was more of a fan service. While Evan Mobley was standing with the ball, McCrung ran over Mobley to catch the ball, hit it once on the rim and dunk it again. Fans and fellow players cheered profusely at the performance, which is so common to say overwhelming.
With this victory, McCrung has won a total of $310,000 in prize money for the dunk contest. It is more than twice the total annual salary ($130,000) earned in the NBA. Dunk Specialist 'Dunk Specialist' expressed his intention to challenge again next year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
