Mac McClung has gone three-for-three in Dunk Contests.
McClung, who’s currently on a two-way deal with the Magic, went into his bag of tricks on a national stage for the third consecutive year, this time to defeat the Spurs’ Stephon Castle, the Bulls’ Matas Buzelis and the Bucks’ Andre Jackson Jr. McClung joined some exclusive Dunk Contest company in the process.
Here’s where McClung ranks all-time with another NBA All-Star Dunk Contest title.
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Most Dunk Contest titles in NBA history
McClung is just the second player to ever win the event three times, joining Nate Robinson:
| Dunk Contest Titles | Player | Years |
| 3 | Nate Robinson | 2006, 2009, 2010 |
| 3 | Mac McClung | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| 2 | Dominique Wilkins | 1985, 1990 |
| 2 | Michael Jordan | 1987, 1988 |
| 2 | Harold Miner | 1993, 1995 |
| 2 | Jason Richardson | 2002, 2003 |
| 2 | Zach LaVine | 2015, 2016 |
However, there is an important distinction between McClung and Robinson’s three titles: Robinson’s three titles weren’t in consecutive years.
With a win in 2025, McClung became the only player to ever three-peat in the competition. Robinson, Jordan, Richardson and LaVine all went back-to-back in the Dunk Contest, but none of those players won it in three consecutive years.
McClung’s stardom may be limited by his status as a two-way/G League player, but he’s undoubtedly cemented himself as one of the Dunk Contest’s all-time performers.
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Mac McClung’s 2023, 2024 Dunk Contest wins
In 2023, McClung won the Dunk Contest over Trey Murphy III, Jericho Sims and Kenyon Martin Jr. He and Murphy reached the final round, but McClung had two perfect scores to win it.
Here’s a look at McClung’s four dunks in the 2023 competition:
THE BACK-TO-BACK CHAMP WANTS MORE…
Watch Mac McClung’s 1st #ATTSlamDunk win in 2023!
He’ll go for the three-peat on Saturday (2/15) at 8pm/et on TNT 🍿 pic.twitter.com/xdxWOv0A8y
— #NBAAllStar (@NBAAllStar) February 10, 2025
In 2024, McClung returned to the event, looking to go back-to-back. That’s exactly what he did, beating out Jaylen Brown, Jaime Jaquez and Jacob Toppin.
Here’s a look at McClung’s four dunks from the 2024 Dunk Contest:
Watch all 4 of Mac McClung’s dunks, including his contest-winning perfect 5⃣0⃣
The back-to-back #ATTSlamDunk champion put on a SHOW 🤩 pic.twitter.com/YcTrNDMvwz
— NBA (@NBA) February 18, 2024
