Officially announced that the contract has been signed! Grassroots counterattack! The three-time slam dunk king officially returns to the NBA

On October 29, the Indiana Pacers officially announced that the team officially signed three-time NBA dunk champion and guard Mark McClung, who will wear the Pacers' No. 3 jersey in the game. According to team policy, contract details have not been announced yet!

According to NBA reporter Michael Scotto, the Indiana Pacers signed Mark McClung to a two-year contract. Among them, the 2025-26 season is not guaranteed, and the 2026-27 season is non-guaranteed with team options. This means that the Pacers can lay off McClung at any time without any other economic losses.

But even so, this is actually very good for Mark McClung, who comes from a grassroots background! Because this is the first time in his career that he has signed an NBA standard contract. Therefore, even if what he gets is only a two-year non-guaranteed contract, this is already a very big breakthrough in Mark McClung's career personally.

As the Pacers officially announced the signing of Mark McClung, it was officially announced that the spring man who won the NBA All-Star Weekend Slam Dunk Contest in 2023, 2024, and 2025 could officially return to the NBA!

This summer, the Orlando Magic withdrew Mark McClung's qualifying offer, and he became a completely free agent. But as the Pacers' back line suffered a very serious wave of injuries, the gears of fate of Mark McClung, who had been without the ball, began to turn. In the end, the two parties successfully signed a two-year non-guaranteed contract, and Mark McClung completed a grassroots counterattack!

Although Mark McClung is the famous three-time dunk champion of the NBA, his NBA career was very sloppy and dismal! From his NBA debut on December 29, 2021 to now officially signing with the Indiana Pacers, Mark McClung has worked for the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic in the past four years.

During this period, Mark McClung only played a total of 6 games, averaging 12.7 minutes per game, scoring 5.5 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.2 blocks. He shot 42.9% from the field, 33.3% from the three-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line. In addition, Mark McClung also won the 2022-23 NBA Development League championship and the 2023-24 Development League MVP.

As everyone knows, with Mark McClung officially joining, this also declares that the Pacers career of James Wiseman, the No. 1 center in the 2020 class, is completely over! According to famous reporter Michael Scotto, the Indiana Pacers will waive team center James Wiseman.

It is reported that the reason why the Pacers waived Wiseman is to make room for Mark McClung in the lineup. This summer, James Wiseman signed a two-year contract worth 5.69 million with the Indiana Pacers. Among them, only 1 million is guaranteed in the first year, and it is a team option in the second year. Now that he has been laid off by the Pacers, this means that James Wiseman is once again unemployed in the NBA.

The dignified center with the second overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft has now become a stepping stone for grassroots dunk king Mark McClung to join the Pacers. James Wiseman has undoubtedly become a joke. Perhaps, the Indiana Pacers will be the last NBA team James Wiseman plays for in his career. What do you think about this?