DALLAS — Of the five summers that have passed since Mac McClung left Texas Tech to enter the 2021 draft and wasn't selected, this was the one that tested his faith in his NBA dream the most.

The dynamic 26-year-old combo guard and three-time reigning NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion has done more than enough over four seasons as a professional to assure plenty of opportunities to be paid to play basketball somewhere. However, he had to start asking himself whether it still made long-term sense for him to stay in the G League to be part of NBA organizations rather than looking at something overseas that could be more stable and lucrative.

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