Chris McCullough is hoping another exceptional year playing international basketball will help get him back to the NBA.

Currently a star import for San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association, the former Syracuse basketball forward is headed to the PBA finals hoping to cap off what’s been an impressive playoff run.

McCullough has used a string of strong performances to land several contracts in 2019, starting the season in China before a seven-game run with the G-League’s Rio Grande Valley Vipers. McCullough then landed in Puerto Rico and finally the PBA.

After four teams this season, McCullough has signed to play in South Korea and says he thinks his game took a jump this year.

“I think I took this year to recreate myself again,” McCullough told Ben Stinar of Amico Hoops.

McCullough joined Syracuse with high expectations, but a torn ACL cut his lone season short, and the freshman decided to enter the NBA Draft despite playing in just 16 games.

The Brooklyn Nets selected McCullough with the 29th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, and McCullough says from there he didn’t really get a chance to show how talented he was through three NBA seasons.

“I always had veterans on my team, so I never really got the minutes that I deserve or I needed,” McCullough told Stinar. “I’m happy where I’m at now, my game’s taking off. I’m helping my team get to the finals, hopefully, win a championship out here.”

Stinar notes that McCullough has the perfect size for a power forward in today’s NBA, but he’ll need to shoot well from 3-point range to make it work.

McCullough says he’s always been a strong shooter, but he’s gotten better and it’s a bigger part of his new game.

“I always had that in my arsenal,” he said. “I always worked on it, it’s something I do more now.”

Head over to Amico Hoops to read more about McCullough’s recent time in the PBA.

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