JaVale McGee Stats
- Height / Weight
- 84 / 270 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 1/19/1988 (36)
- Experience
- 15
- College
- Nevada
Career Stats
JaVale McGee Last 10 Games
JaVale McGee News
Sacramento Kings center JaVale McGee (wrist) has been removed from the injury report ahead of Wednesday's preseason matchup against the Golden State Warriors. The veteran big man was been dealing with right wrist soreness throughout the preseason. Luckily, it appears the injury behind him, which is good news heading into the regular season. The expectation is that McGee is going to have a limited role off the bench for the Kings this season. It's unlikely that he'll play enough to have consistent fantasy value while Domantas Sabonis is healthy.
According to The Athletic's Sam Amick, JaVale McGee elected against joining his former team, the Golden State Warriors, when the Dallas Mavericks waived him last month. The 35-year-old won two championships with the Warriors in 2017 and 2018, but he decided to join the Sacramento Kings instead for the upcoming campaign. McGee won multiple rings with the Warriors but actually didn't play a lot for the team, averaging just 9.5 minutes per game. He would've been well down in the pecking order on the current roster as well, although McGee isn't expected to see the court very often for the Kings either.
The Sacramento Kings recently signed center JaVale McGee to a one-year deal. It was reported that the deal was a one-year contract for the veteran minimum. That being said, the deal is worth a little over $3 million considering McGee has over 10 years of NBA service time. The expectation is that McGee will make the roster because of the guaranteed money, but the Kings could still cut him if they don't believe he can contribute to their roster. The Kings have six centers on their roster, so there's no chance that they carry all of them on their regular season roster.
According to Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes, the Sacramento Kings are interested in picking up center JaVale McGee, who was waived by the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. McGee signed a three-year deal for around $17 million with Dallas last summer, but he became redundant on the team and averaged just 8.5 minutes in 42 appearances. The three-time NBA champion doesn't really have a clear pathway to playing time in Sactown either, but it looks like the Kings believe that McGee can be valuable for them. If he indeed moves to Sacramento, McGee will find himself on a sixth different team in six seasons.
Sacramento Kings Depth Chart
*Starters marked in blue
PG | De'Aaron Fox |
Davion Mitchell |
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Jordan Ford |
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SG | Keon Ellis |
Malik Monk |
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Colby Jones |
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Kevin Huerter |
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Mason Jones |
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SF | Harrison Barnes |
Chris Duarte |
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Kessler Edwards |
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PF | Keegan Murray |
Trey Lyles |
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Sasha Vezenkov |
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Jalen Slawson |
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C | Domantas Sabonis |
Alex Len |
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JaVale McGee |