Curious windfall for NBA junior player Mac McClung: The 24-year-old won the dunk contest at the NBA All-Star Weekend – and thus almost doubled his career earnings as an NBA professional! As the winner of the challenge, McClung earned $100,000 in prize money, and his career earnings as an NBA professional total $106,352, according to Spotrac. Winning the dunk contest increased his professional earnings by 94 percent! McClung currently actually plays for the Philadelphia 76ers junior team in the G-League. The guard has only played two games in his NBA career so far – one each for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls.
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