JaVale McGee
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| No. 00 – Vaqueros de Bayamón | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | BSN | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 19, 1988 Flint, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Nevada (2006–2008) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2008: 1st round, 18th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Washington Wizards | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Washington Wizards | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Golden State Warriors | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Dallas Mavericks | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–present | Vaqueros de Bayamón | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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JaVale Lindy McGee (/dʒəˈveɪl/ jə-VAYL; born January 19, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack and was selected 18th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2008 NBA draft. McGee is a three-time NBA champion, having won consecutive titles with the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018 before winning a third title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. The son of Olympic gold medalist Pamela McGee, he won a gold medal with the 2020 U.S. Olympic team.