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JaVale McGee

Center-Forward  at Dallas Mavericks
Age38
NationalityUSA
Height213 cm (6'12")
Weight122 kg
BornJan 19, 1988
CollegeNevada
Career
8.1PPG
5.3RPG
0.5APG
1,023 games · 18 seasons

Career snapshot

18seasons
1,023games
8,259career pts
17.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 255 games · 2008-09–2011-12

Position rank · 2023-24

#37PPG rank
#37PER rank
#37WS rank
Among 40 Center-Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 19.3 2025-26 · ILL
RPG 10.0 2025-26 · ILL
APG 2.1 2025-26 · ILL
PER 25.2 2016-17 · GSW
WS 5.9 2018-19 · LAL

Draft

2008
Round 1 · Pick 18
from Nevada

Career by team

Beijing Shougang
2025-26 – 2025-26 · 1 seasons
11.3 PPG 6.1 RPG 1.3 APG
26 games
Illawarra
2025-26 – 2025-26 · 1 seasons
19.3 PPG 10.0 RPG 2.1 APG
31 games
Sacramento Kings
2023-24 – 2023-24 · 1 seasons
4.0 PPG 2.7 RPG 0.4 APG
46 games
Dallas Mavericks
2015-16 – 2022-23 · 2 seasons
4.7 PPG 3.1 RPG 0.2 APG
76 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
2020-21 – 2020-21 · 1 seasons
8.0 PPG 5.2 RPG 1.0 APG
33 games
Denver Nuggets
2011-12 – 2020-21 · 5 seasons
7.3 PPG 4.6 RPG 0.3 APG
61 games
Los Angeles Lakers
2018-19 – 2019-20 · 2 seasons
9.4 PPG 6.6 RPG 0.6 APG
143 games
Golden State Warriors
2016-17 – 2017-18 · 2 seasons
5.5 PPG 2.9 RPG 0.3 APG
142 games
Philadelphia 76ers
2014-15 – 2014-15 · 1 seasons
3.0 PPG 2.2 RPG 0.3 APG
6 games
Washington Wizards
2008-09 – 2011-12 · 4 seasons
8.5 PPG 6.0 RPG 0.4 APG
255 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
2008-09 WAS 75 14 15.2 6.5 3.9 0.3 0.4 1.0 49.4 0.0 66.0 17.0 2.0
2009-10 WAS 60 19 16.1 6.4 4.1 0.2 0.3 1.7 50.8 0.0 63.8 17.0 2.1
2010-11 WAS 79 75 27.8 10.1 8.0 0.5 0.5 2.4 55.0 0.0 58.3 17.4 5.3
2011-12 NBA 61 45 25.2 11.3 7.8 0.5 0.6 2.2 55.6 0.0 46.1 — —
2011-12 DEN 20 5 20.6 10.3 5.8 0.3 0.5 1.6 61.2 0.0 37.3 20.5 1.3
2011-12 WAS 41 40 27.4 11.9 8.8 0.6 0.6 2.5 53.5 0.0 50.0 19.6 2.8
2012-2013 DEN 6 0 18.7 7.2 5.2 0.0 0.7 1.0 58.1 — 38.9 — —
2013-14 DEN 5 5 15.8 7.0 3.4 0.4 0.2 1.4 44.7 0.0 100.0 10.2 -0.1
2014-15 NBA 23 0 11.1 4.6 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.9 53.2 0.0 66.7 — —
2014-15 DEN 17 0 11.5 5.2 2.8 0.1 0.1 1.1 55.7 0.0 69.0 16.7 0.4
2014-15 PHI 6 0 10.2 3.0 2.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 44.4 0.0 50.0 6.8 -0.1
2015-16 DAL 34 2 10.9 5.1 3.9 0.1 0.1 0.8 57.5 0.0 50.0 19.9 1.1
2016-17 GSW 77 10 9.6 6.1 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 65.2 0.0 50.5 25.2 3.5
2017-18 GSW 65 17 9.5 4.8 2.6 0.5 0.3 0.9 62.1 0.0 73.1 22.3 2.7
2018-19 LAL 75 62 22.3 12.0 7.5 0.7 0.6 2.0 62.4 8.3 63.2 21.8 5.9
2019-20 LAL 68 68 16.6 6.6 5.7 0.5 0.5 1.4 63.7 50.0 64.6 19.4 4.7
2020-21 NBA 46 2 14.7 7.3 5.2 0.8 0.4 1.2 51.1 20.8 65.7 — —
2020-21 CLE 33 1 15.2 8.0 5.2 1.0 0.5 1.2 52.1 25.0 65.5 18.4 0.8
2020-21 DEN 13 1 13.5 5.5 5.3 0.5 0.2 1.1 47.8 0.0 66.7 12.9 0.2
2021-22 NBA 74 17 15.8 9.2 6.7 0.6 0.3 1.1 62.9 22.2 69.9 — —
2022-23 DAL 42 7 8.5 4.4 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 64.0 40.0 58.5 17.2 0.6
2023-24 SAC 46 0 7.4 4.0 2.7 0.4 0.3 0.4 59.8 14.3 57.8 — —
2025-26 ILL 31 0 24.9 19.3 10.0 2.1 0.9 1.8 56.4 20.8 73.8 — —
2025-26 BSD 26 0 15.0 11.3 6.1 1.3 0.3 0.7 54.7 7.7 65.2 — —

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 2020 Cleveland Cavaliers Denver Nuggets mid season trade From 2020-21 to 2020-21
Jul 2020 Los Angeles Lakers Denver Nuggets season change
Jul 2020 Los Angeles Lakers Cleveland Cavaliers season change
Jul 2018 Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Lakers season change
Jul 2016 Dallas Mavericks Golden State Warriors season change
Jul 2015 Philadelphia 76ers Dallas Mavericks season change
Jul 2015 Denver Nuggets Dallas Mavericks season change
Jul 2014 Denver Nuggets Philadelphia 76ers season change
Oct 2011 Denver Nuggets Washington Wizards mid season trade From 2011-12 to 2011-12
Jul 2011 Washington Wizards Denver Nuggets season change

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Born on January 19

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About JaVale McGee

JaVale Lindy McGee is an American professional basketball player for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). 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.