Mac McClung is heading overseas for the first time in his career, and he’s doing it with FIATC Girona, the Spanish club he officially announced he will join on Thursday afternoon. Girona competes in Liga ACB, the top level in Spain, and the team is run by former NBA big man Marc Gasol.
For McClung, this move closes one chapter and opens another after years of trying to stick in the NBA. Teams kept giving him looks through G League assignments and two-way opportunities, but a permanent roster spot never quite materialized. He got closest with the Indiana Pacers, who signed him at the start of the 2025-26 campaign before waiving him shortly after.
His most recent NBA stop came with the Chicago Bulls, where he had a second run with the organization. McClung first landed in Chicago during his rookie year on a 10-day hardship contract, then spent time with the Windy City Bulls before the Bulls brought him up to a two-way deal at the trade deadline.
That two-way stint gave him eight appearances down the stretch of the regular season. His best night came on April 12 against the Mavericks, when he scored 13 points on 4-7 shooting.
Even with his elite athleticism and a real scoring touch, McClung never fully settled into an NBA role. The fit rarely seemed ideal, especially for a guard who needed the ball in his hands to get into a rhythm.
What he did in the G League, though, was impossible to ignore. Last season with the Windy City Bulls, McClung picked up his second G League MVP award after averaging 31.8 points, 7.9 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game. He did it while shooting 51.5 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from three.
Those numbers pushed him to the top of the G League’s all-time scoring list. McClung will leave the league as its No. 1 scorer, and he also set the Windy City Bulls’ single-game scoring record twice, first with 54 points and then with 59 a few games later.
After that kind of production, it’s striking that no NBA team gave him another shot following last season. But that’s been the pattern for McClung, and the next step now is clear: take the strong payday, head abroad and try to turn heads in a new setting.
Earlier this offseason, McClung told Bulls On SI he was open to making the move overseas, even though he was initially waiting to see whether an NBA chance would come along. The offseason has since slowed down, and the 3x slam dunk champion is moving forward with Europe.
Plenty of players have used overseas basketball as a springboard back to the NBA. McClung will get that same opportunity now, and even if a return never comes, the 27-year-old still has plenty of runway to build a serious career in Europe.
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