Jordan McRae spent the months leading up to Summer League in the weight room, adding bulk to his lanky 6'5" frame. Clearly, he did a good job.

A late addition to the Sixers' Salt Lake City Summer League roster, the 24-year-old swingman was horsing around with teammates before the second day of mini-camp began on Friday morning. McRae went up for a dunk on one of seven baskets that line the floor of the team's practice facility, but as he hung on the rim he felt something give. Moments later, he was showered with glass from the backboard above him. Evidence courtesy of Sixers equipment manager Scott Rego:

"I might be the skinniest guy to ever break a backboard," joked McRae, who is listed at 185 pounds. "I'm the modern day Darryl Dawkins now."

Dawkins, of course, famously shattered two backboards during the 1979-80 season while with the Sixers, prompting the NBA to change the construction of the basket. But he was nearly seven feet tall and weighed over 250 pounds.

Drafted 58th-overall in 2014, McRae spent last season in Australia playing for Melbourne United and later in Delaware playing for the 87ers of the NBA Development League. He's hoping to earn a spot on the Sixers' opening day roster, even if it means learning to play a new position, point guard. It's something he did sparingly while playing at Tennessee, but with the team's Summer League roster in Utah light at the position it's something he may be asked to do a fair bit.

"It's been known I can score, but for me to be able to play-make, a lot of people don't know that," he said. "I've been practicing at the point this summer, and playing some point here."

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The Sixers tip off Summer League play on Monday at 7pm (EST) against the San Antonio Spurs.

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